Nonstop flight route between Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States and Okinawa Prefecture, Japan:
Departure Airport:
(35°21'25"N by 96°56'34"W)
Arrival Airport:
(26°21'6"N by 127°46'9"E)
Distance from SNL to DNA:
7,269.85 miles (11,699.67 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shawnee Regional Airport (SNL), Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States and Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA), Okinawa Prefecture, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,270 miles (or 11,700 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 Shawnee Regional Airport and Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena 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 Shawnee Regional Airport and Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SNL / KSNL |
| Airport Name: | Shawnee Regional Airport |
| Location: | Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°21'25"N by 96°56'34"W |
| Area Served: | Shawnee, Oklahoma |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Shawnee |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1073 feet (327 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SNL |
| More Information: | SNL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DNA / RODN |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°21'6"N by 127°46'9"E |
| View all routes: | Routes from DNA |
| More Information: | DNA Maps & Info |
Facts about Shawnee Regional Airport (SNL):
- The closest airport to Shawnee Regional Airport (SNL) is Tinker Air Force Base (TIK), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) W of SNL.
- The furthest airport from Shawnee Regional Airport (SNL) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,825 miles (17,421 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Shawnee Regional Airport is a city owned airport two miles northwest of Shawnee, in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma.
- Shawnee Regional Airport covers 520 acres at an elevation of 1,073 feet.
- Shawnee Regional Airport (SNL) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA):
- The furthest airport from Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) is Paulo Abdala Airport (FBE), which is nearly antipodal to Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (meaning Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Paulo Abdala Airport), and is located 12,381 miles (19,926 kilometers) away in Francisco Beltrao, Paraná, Brazil.
- Twentieth Air Force became the command and control organization for Kadena on 16 May 1949.
- In 1972, the 1st Special Operations Squadron was assigned, bringing their specialized Lockheed C/MC-130 Hercules aircraft to the wing.
- Upon its reassignment to the Pacific Theater, Eighth Air Force was assigned to the U.S.
- In addition to being known as "Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō", another name for DNA is "Kadena AFB".
- The closest airport to Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) is Naha Airport (OKA), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) SW of DNA.
- The surrender of Japanese forces in the Ryukyu Islands came on 7 September.
- The Korean War emphasized the need for maintaining a naval presence in Okinawa.
- What the Americans captured was a 4,600 feet strip of badly-damaged coral runway.
- Twentieth Air Force was inactivated in March 1955.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.32 miles (40.74 km) W | Tinker Air Force Base (TIK) | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States |     |
| 2 | 30.84 miles (49.62 km) WSW | University of Oklahoma Max Westheimer Airport (OUN) | Norman, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 3 | 33.95 miles (54.63 km) NNE | Stroud Municipal Airport (SUD) | Stroud, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 4 | 37.16 miles (59.80 km) W | Will Rogers World Airport (OKC) | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 5 | 41.16 miles (66.24 km) SSE | Ada Municipal Airport (ADT) | Ada, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 6 | 41.48 miles (66.75 km) WNW | Wiley Post Airport (PWA) | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 7 | 42.05 miles (67.67 km) NNE | Cushing Municipal Airport (CUH) | Cushing, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 8 | 43.28 miles (69.65 km) NW | Guthrie–Edmond Regional Airport (GOK) | Guthrie, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 9 | 56.12 miles (90.31 km) N | Stillwater Regional Airport (SWO) | Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 10 | 59.90 miles (96.39 km) ENE | Okmulgee Regional Airport (OKM) | Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 11 | 60.58 miles (97.49 km) WSW | Chickasha Municipal Airport (CHK) | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 12 | 71.51 miles (115.08 km) NE | Richard Lloyd Jones Jr. Airport (RVS) | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 13 | 72.89 miles (117.31 km) S | Ardmore Municipal Airport (ADM) | Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 14 | 73.28 miles (117.93 km) ESE | McAlester Regional Airport (MLC) | McAlester, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 15 | 82.90 miles (133.42 km) NE | Tulsa International Airport (TUL) | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,825.02 miles (17,421.14 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,620.64 miles (17,092.22 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,619.13 miles (17,089.78 km) SSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,600.17 miles (17,059.27 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,584.56 miles (17,034.15 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 6 | 10,579.79 miles (17,026.48 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,567.28 miles (17,006.35 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,563.36 miles (17,000.03 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,555.01 miles (16,986.60 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,545.87 miles (16,971.88 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,538.03 miles (16,959.27 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,537.92 miles (16,959.10 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,533.19 miles (16,951.48 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,517.37 miles (16,926.03 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,506.81 miles (16,909.03 km) ESE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 13.21 miles (21.26 km) SW | Naha Airport (OKA) | Okinawa, Japan | |
| 2 | 25.64 miles (41.27 km) N | Iejima Airport (IEJ) | Iejima, Japan | |
| 3 | 32.11 miles (51.67 km) WSW | Kerama Airport (KJP) | Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 4 | 36.72 miles (59.10 km) WNW | Aguni Airport (AGJ) | Aguni, Japan | |
| 5 | 186.66 miles (300.40 km) NE | Amami Airport (ASJ) | Amami Island, Japan | |
| 6 | 188.50 miles (303.36 km) SW | Miyako Airport (MMY) | Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 7 | 189.93 miles (305.66 km) NE | Kikai Airport (KKX) | Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan | |
| 8 | 194.55 miles (313.10 km) WSW | Shimojishima Airport (SHI) | Shimojishima, Japan | |
| 9 | 219.59 miles (353.39 km) E | Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 10 | 222.42 miles (357.95 km) E | Kitadaito Airport (KTD) | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 11 | 263.17 miles (423.52 km) WSW | Ishigaki Airport (ISG) | Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 12 | 294.19 miles (473.45 km) WSW | Hateruma Airport (HTR) | Hateruma, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 13 | 326.01 miles (524.66 km) WSW | Yonaguni Airport (OGN) | Yonaguni, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 14 | 329.43 miles (530.16 km) NNE | Yakushima Airport (KUM) | Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan | |
| 15 | 397.04 miles (638.96 km) WSW | Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport) (TSA) | Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,381.33 miles (19,925.78 km) ESE | Paulo Abdala Airport (FBE) | Francisco Beltrao, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,378.47 miles (19,921.16 km) S | Olavo Cecco Rigon Airport (CCI) | Concórdia, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,376.55 miles (19,918.08 km) SSE | Serafin Enoss Bertaso Airport (XAP) | Chapecó, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,366.28 miles (19,901.55 km) SW | Santa Terezinha Municipal Airport (JCB) | Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,364.36 miles (19,898.46 km) W | José Cleto Airport (QVB) | União da Vitória, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,356.96 miles (19,886.54 km) SSW | Tancredo Thomas de Faria Airport (GPB) | Guarapuava, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,356.83 miles (19,886.33 km) SW | Ângelo Ponzoni Municipal Airport (VIA) | Videira, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,352.73 miles (19,879.75 km) ESE | Hélio Wasum Airport (SQX) | São Miguel do Oeste, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,351.47 miles (19,877.71 km) WSW | Carlos Alberto da Costa Neves Airport (CFC) | Caçador, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,346.36 miles (19,869.49 km) S | Erechim Airport (ERM) | Erechim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,314.48 miles (19,818.19 km) SE | Adalberto Mendes da Silva Airport (CAC) | Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 12 | 12,305.82 miles (19,804.26 km) S | Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB) | Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 13 | 12,291.25 miles (19,780.80 km) ESE | Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport (IGR) | Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,288.05 miles (19,775.65 km) E | Eldorado Airport (ELO) | Eldorado, Misiones, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,287.46 miles (19,774.70 km) ESE | Foz do Iguaçu/Cataratas International Airport (IGU) | Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil | |