Nonstop flight route between Rostock, Germany and Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rostock–Laage Airport (RLG), Rostock, Germany and Asahikawa Airport (AKJ), Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,081 miles (or 8,178 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 Rostock–Laage Airport and Asahikawa 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 Rostock–Laage Airport and Asahikawa Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RLG / ETNL | 
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| Location: | Rostock, Germany | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°55'5"N by 12°16'41"E | 
| Area Served: | Rostock, Germany | 
| Operator/Owner: | Flughafen Rostock Laage-Güstrow GmbH | 
| Airport Type: | Public/Military | 
| Elevation: | 138 feet (42 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from RLG | 
| More Information: | RLG Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AKJ / RJEC | 
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| Location: | Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°40'14"N by 142°26'50"E | 
| Area Served: | Asahikawa, Hokkaidō, Japan | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of Asahikawa | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 690 feet (210 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from AKJ | 
| More Information: | AKJ Maps & Info | 
Facts about Rostock–Laage Airport (RLG):
- Rostock–Laage Airport (RLG) currently has only 1 runway.
 - Construction of the airport began in 1979 as a National People's Army facility.
 - The furthest airport from Rostock–Laage Airport (RLG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,635 miles (18,724 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
 - The closest airport to Rostock–Laage Airport (RLG) is Stralsund Barth Airport (BBH), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) NNE of RLG.
 - There are three buses a day from Rostock Central Station.
 - Because of Rostock–Laage Airport's relatively low elevation of 138 feet, planes can take off or land at Rostock–Laage 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.
 - In addition to being known as "Rostock–Laage Airport", another name for RLG is "Flughafen Rostock–Laage".
 - The nearest major international airports are Berlin Tegel Airport 190 kilometres to the south and Hamburg Airport 200 kilometres to the west.
 
Facts about Asahikawa Airport (AKJ):
- Because of Asahikawa Airport's relatively low elevation of 690 feet, planes can take off or land at Asahikawa 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.
 - In addition to being known as "Asahikawa Airport", other names for AKJ include "旭川空港" and "Asahikawa Kūkō".
 - The closest airport to Asahikawa Airport (AKJ) is Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport (MBE), which is located 65 miles (104 kilometers) NE of AKJ.
 - The furthest airport from Asahikawa Airport (AKJ) is Port Stanley Airport (PSY), which is located 11,350 miles (18,267 kilometers) away in Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom.
 - Asahikawa Airport (AKJ) currently has only 1 runway.
 
