Nonstop flight route between Okayama, Japan and Groton, Connecticut, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Okayama Airport (OKJ), Okayama, Japan and Groton-New London Airport (GON), Groton, Connecticut, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,929 miles (or 11,151 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Okayama Airport and Groton-New London Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Okayama Airport and Groton-New London Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OKJ / RJOB |
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Location: | Okayama, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°45'24"N by 133°51'19"E |
Area Served: | Okayama |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 785 feet (239 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from OKJ |
More Information: | OKJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GON / KGON |
Airport Name: | Groton-New London Airport |
Location: | Groton, Connecticut, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°19'47"N by 72°2'42"W |
Area Served: | Groton, Connecticut |
Operator/Owner: | Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 9 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GON |
More Information: | GON Maps & Info |
Facts about Okayama Airport (OKJ):
- Okayama Airport (OKJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Okayama Airport", other names for OKJ include "岡山空港" and "Okayama Kūkō".
- The closest airport to Okayama Airport (OKJ) is Takamatsu Airport (TAK), which is located 39 miles (62 kilometers) SSE of OKJ.
- The furthest airport from Okayama Airport (OKJ) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is nearly antipodal to Okayama Airport (meaning Okayama Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rio Grande Regional Airport), and is located 12,044 miles (19,382 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- Because of Okayama Airport's relatively low elevation of 785 feet, planes can take off or land at Okayama Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
Facts about Groton-New London Airport (GON):
- Because of Groton-New London Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Groton-New London Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The closest airport to Groton-New London Airport (GON) is Elizabeth Field (FID), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) S of GON.
- The furthest airport from Groton-New London Airport (GON) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,794 miles (18,980 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Groton-New London Airport is a state owned, public use airport located three nautical miles southeast of the central business district of Groton, a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States.
- Groton-New London Airport (GON) has 2 runways.
- Groton-New London Airport covers an area of 489 acres at an elevation of 9 feet above mean sea level.
- In January 1944, the USAAF turned the airfield to the United States Navy.