Nonstop flight route between Guatemala, Cuba and Misawa, Aomori, Japan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Preston Airport (PST), Guatemala, Cuba and Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō (MSJ), Misawa, Aomori, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,571 miles (or 12,185 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 Preston Airport and Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō, 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 Preston Airport and Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Preston Airport (PST):

• The closest airport to Preston Airport (PST) is Nicaro Airport (ICR), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) ESE of PST.
• Preston Airport (PST) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Preston Airport (PST) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is located 11,802 miles (18,993 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Preston Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Preston 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 Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō (MSJ):

• The closest airport to Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō (MSJ) is JMSDF Hachinohe Air Base (HHE), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) SSE of MSJ.
• The 31st Air Division was inactivated on January 15, 1968, and was replaced at Misawa by the 475th Air Base Wing.
• The first operational fighter wing was the 49th Fighter-Bomber Group, being reassigned to Misawa on March 31, 1948.
• The 35th Fighter Wing also serves as the host unit to a variety of other tenant units representing three U.S.
• In addition to being known as "Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō", another name for MSJ is "Misawa AB".
• On March 1, 1952, the 39th Air Division was established at Misawa, and through January 15, 1968, the Air Division controlled all of the units responsible for the air defense of north Japan, which included northern Honshū and Hokkaidō islands and the contiguous territorial waters.
• The Imperial Army transformed Misawa into an air base in 1938 when it was used as a base for long-range bombers.
• The furthest airport from Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō (MSJ) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 11,479 miles (18,473 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
• The United States Air Force's 35th Fighter Wing is the host unit at Misawa Air Base.
• The American occupation of Misawa began in September 1945.