Nonstop flight route between Grottaglie, Puglia, Italy and Hachinohe, Honshū, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Taranto-Grottaglie Airport (TAR), Grottaglie, Puglia, Italy and JMSDF Hachinohe Air Base (HHE), Hachinohe, Honshū, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,826 miles (or 9,377 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 Taranto-Grottaglie Airport and JMSDF Hachinohe Air Base, 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 Taranto-Grottaglie Airport and JMSDF Hachinohe Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TAR / LIBG | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Grottaglie, Puglia, Italy | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°31'2"N by 17°24'11"E | 
| Area Served: | Taranto / Grottaglie, Italy | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 215 feet (66 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from TAR | 
| More Information: | TAR Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HHE / RJSH | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Hachinohe, Honshū, Japan | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°33'6"N by 141°28'1"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force | 
| Airport Type: | Military | 
| Elevation: | 152 feet (46 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from HHE | 
| More Information: | HHE Maps & Info | 
Facts about Taranto-Grottaglie Airport (TAR):
- Taranto-Grottaglie "Marcello Arlotta" Airport is an airport serving Taranto and Grottaglie, both comunes in the province of Taranto in Italy.
- Because of Taranto-Grottaglie Airport's relatively low elevation of 215 feet, planes can take off or land at Taranto-Grottaglie 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.
- The furthest airport from Taranto-Grottaglie Airport (TAR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,692 miles (18,817 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- After the war ended, the airfield was turned over to local authorities.
- In addition to being known as "Taranto-Grottaglie Airport", other names for TAR include "Aeroporto di Taranto-Grottaglie" and "Taranto Grottaglie".
- Taranto-Grottaglie Airport (TAR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Taranto-Grottaglie Airport (TAR) is Brindisi – Salento Airport (BDS), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) ENE of TAR.
Facts about JMSDF Hachinohe Air Base (HHE):
- The closest airport to JMSDF Hachinohe Air Base (HHE) is Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō (MSJ), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) NNW of HHE.
- Because of JMSDF Hachinohe Air Base's relatively low elevation of 152 feet, planes can take off or land at JMSDF Hachinohe Air Base 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.
- JMSDF Hachinohe Air Base (HHE) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "JMSDF Hachinohe Air Base", other names for HHE include "八戸航空基地" and "Hachinohe Koku-kichi".
- The furthest airport from JMSDF Hachinohe Air Base (HHE) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 11,480 miles (18,476 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- JMSDF Hachinohe Air Base was initially founded as a training field for the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force in 1941.




