Nonstop flight route between Trollhättan / Vänersborg, Sweden and Misawa, Aomori, Japan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Trollhättan–Vänersborg Airport (THN), Trollhättan / Vänersborg, Sweden and Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō (MSJ), Misawa, Aomori, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,994 miles (or 8,038 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 Trollhättan–Vänersborg 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 Trollhättan–Vänersborg 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 Trollhättan–Vänersborg Airport (THN):

• Trollhättan–Vänersborg Airport (THN) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Trollhättan–Vänersborg Airport (THN) is Lidköping-Hovby Airport (LDK), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) ENE of THN.
• The furthest airport from Trollhättan–Vänersborg Airport (THN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,366 miles (18,292 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of Trollhättan–Vänersborg Airport's relatively low elevation of 137 feet, planes can take off or land at Trollhättan–Vänersborg 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):

• 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 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.
• At Misawa, the 49th was replaced by the 6163d Air Base Wing to perform host and occupation duties.
• The first operational fighter wing was the 49th Fighter-Bomber Group, being reassigned to Misawa on March 31, 1948.
• The Misawa Passive Radio Frequency space surveillance site was used for tracking satellites using the signals they transmit.
• The United States Air Force's 35th Fighter Wing is the host unit at Misawa Air Base.
• 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 Imperial Army transformed Misawa into an air base in 1938 when it was used as a base for long-range bombers.
• The 6112th ABG took over the base host duties at Misawa in 1971, with the inactivation of the 475th ABW.
• In addition to being known as "Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō", another name for MSJ is "Misawa AB".