Nonstop flight route between Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan and Badajoz, Spain:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wakkanai Airport (WKJ), Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan and Badajoz Airport (BJZ), Badajoz, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,296 miles (or 10,132 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 Wakkanai Airport and Badajoz 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 Wakkanai Airport and Badajoz Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WKJ / RJCW | 
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| Location: | Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°24'15"N by 141°48'7"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 27 feet (8 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from WKJ | 
| More Information: | WKJ Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BJZ / LEBZ | 
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| Location: | Badajoz, Spain | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°53'29"N by 6°49'17"W | 
| Area Served: | Badajoz, Spain | 
| Operator/Owner: | Aena | 
| Airport Type: | Military/Public | 
| Elevation: | 608 feet (185 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BJZ | 
| More Information: | BJZ Maps & Info | 
Facts about Wakkanai Airport (WKJ):
- Wakkanai Airport opened to passenger traffic in 1960, initially on an irregular basis.
 - Because of Wakkanai Airport's relatively low elevation of 27 feet, planes can take off or land at Wakkanai 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 "Wakkanai Airport", other names for WKJ include "稚内空港" and "Wakkanai Kūkō".
 - The closest airport to Wakkanai Airport (WKJ) is Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport (MBE), which is located 109 miles (176 kilometers) SE of WKJ.
 - Wakkanai Airport (WKJ) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The furthest airport from Wakkanai Airport (WKJ) is Port Stanley Airport (PSY), which is located 11,446 miles (18,420 kilometers) away in Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom.
 
Facts about Badajoz Airport (BJZ):
- In addition to being known as "Badajoz Airport", other names for BJZ include "Aeropuerto de Badajoz", "Talavera la Real Air Base" and "Base Aérea de Talavera la Real".
 - Because of Badajoz Airport's relatively low elevation of 608 feet, planes can take off or land at Badajoz 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 closest airport to Badajoz Airport (BJZ) is Beja Airport (BYJ), which is located 82 miles (132 kilometers) SW of BJZ.
 - Badajoz Airport handled 29,113 passengers last year.
 - Badajoz Airport (BJZ) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The furthest airport from Badajoz Airport (BJZ) is New Plymouth Airport (NPL), which is nearly antipodal to Badajoz Airport (meaning Badajoz Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from New Plymouth Airport), and is located 12,382 miles (19,928 kilometers) away in New Plymouth, New Zealand.
 
