Nonstop flight route between Sirjan, Kerman Province, Iran and Okinawa, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sirjan Airport (SYJ), Sirjan, Kerman Province, Iran and Naha Airport (OKA), Okinawa, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,330 miles (or 6,968 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 Sirjan Airport and Naha 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 Sirjan Airport and Naha Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SYJ / OIKY |
| Airport Name: | Sirjan Airport |
| Location: | Sirjan, Kerman Province, Iran |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°33'1"N by 55°39'55"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5846 feet (1,782 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SYJ |
| More Information: | SYJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | OKA / ROAH |
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| Location: | Okinawa, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°11'44"N by 127°38'44"E |
| Area Served: | Naha, Okinawa, Japan |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 11 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OKA |
| More Information: | OKA Maps & Info |
Facts about Sirjan Airport (SYJ):
- Sirjan Airport (SYJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Sirjan Airport's high elevation of 5,846 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SYJ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SYJ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Sirjan Airport (SYJ) is Kerman International Airport (KER), which is located 92 miles (148 kilometers) ENE of SYJ.
- The furthest airport from Sirjan Airport (SYJ) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,646 miles (18,742 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
Facts about Naha Airport (OKA):
- Naha Airport (OKA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Okinawa was returned to Japan in 1972.
- In addition to being known as "Naha Airport", other names for OKA include "那覇空港" and "Naha Kūkō".
- The closest airport to Naha Airport (OKA) is Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) NE of OKA.
- The furthest airport from Naha Airport (OKA) is Paulo Abdala Airport (FBE), which is nearly antipodal to Naha Airport (meaning Naha Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Paulo Abdala Airport), and is located 12,392 miles (19,943 kilometers) away in Francisco Beltrao, Paraná, Brazil.
- Because of Naha Airport's relatively low elevation of 11 feet, planes can take off or land at Naha 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.
