Nonstop flight route between Phaplu, Nepal and Tokyo, Honshū, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Phaplu Airport (PPL), Phaplu, Nepal and Tokyo International Airport (HND), Tokyo, Honshū, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,144 miles (or 5,059 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 Phaplu Airport and Tokyo International 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 Phaplu Airport and Tokyo International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PPL / VNPL |
Airport Name: | Phaplu Airport |
Location: | Phaplu, Nepal |
GPS Coordinates: | 27°31'5"N by 86°35'3"E |
Area Served: | Phaplu, Nepal |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 7918 feet (2,413 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from PPL |
More Information: | PPL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HND / RJTT |
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Location: | Tokyo, Honshū, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°33'11"N by 139°46'51"E |
Operator/Owner: | Tokyo Aviation Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (airfield); Japan Airport Terminal Co., Ltd. (terminals) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 21 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from HND |
More Information: | HND Maps & Info |
Facts about Phaplu Airport (PPL):
- The furthest airport from Phaplu Airport (PPL) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,455 miles (18,435 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The closest airport to Phaplu Airport (PPL) is Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) NE of PPL.
- Because of Phaplu Airport's high elevation of 7,918 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at PPL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make PPL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
Facts about Tokyo International Airport (HND):
- The closest airport to Tokyo International Airport (HND) is Narita International Airport (NRT), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) ENE of HND.
- In addition to being known as "Tokyo International Airport", other names for HND include "東京国際空港" and "Tōkyō Kokusai Kūkō".
- Because of Tokyo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at Tokyo International 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.
- While most international flights moved from Haneda to Narita in 1978, airlines based in the Republic of China continued to use Haneda Airport for many years due to the ongoing political conflict between the Republic of China and the People's Republic of China.
- A third terminal for international flights was completed in October 2010.
- 30,000 annual international slots became available upon the opening of the international terminal in October 2010, and were allocated to government authorities in several countries for further allocation to airlines.
- During World War II, both IJA and Haneda Airport shifted to almost exclusively military transport services.
- In June 2011, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced an expansion of the new international terminal that was completed at the end of March 2014.
- The furthest airport from Tokyo International Airport (HND) is Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM), which is located 11,722 miles (18,864 kilometers) away in Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
- Tokyo International Airport (HND) has 4 runways.