Nonstop flight route between Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan and Bolzano, Italy:
Departure Airport:
(45°24'15"N by 141°48'7"E)
Arrival Airport:
(46°27'37"N by 11°19'35"E)
Distance from WKJ to BZO:
5,412.23 miles (8,710.12 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wakkanai Airport (WKJ), Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan and Bolzano Airport (BZO), Bolzano, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,412 miles (or 8,710 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 Bolzano 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 Bolzano 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 |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | BZO / LIPB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Bolzano, Italy |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°27'37"N by 11°19'35"E |
| Area Served: | Bolzano, Italy |
| Operator/Owner: | ABD Airport AG/S.p.A. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 787 feet (240 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BZO |
| More Information: | BZO Maps & Info |
Facts about Wakkanai Airport (WKJ):
- Wakkanai Airport (WKJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Wakkanai Airport", other names for WKJ include "稚内空港" and "Wakkanai Kūkō".
- 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.
- 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.
- In 1987, the 1,200 m main runway was extended to 1,800 m, allowing All Nippon Airways to begin jet service to Tokyo.
- The closest airport to Wakkanai Airport (WKJ) is Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport (MBE), which is located 109 miles (176 kilometers) SE of WKJ.
- Wakkanai is the northernmost airport in Japan which is capable of handling jet aircraft.
Facts about Bolzano Airport (BZO):
- Because of Bolzano Airport's relatively low elevation of 787 feet, planes can take off or land at Bolzano 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 Bolzano Airport (BZO) is Cortina Airport (CDF), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) ENE of BZO.
- Bolzano Airport is a small regional airport near Bolzano, South Tyrol in northern Italy.
- Bolzano Airport handled 12,905 passengers last year.
- Bolzano Airport (BZO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Bolzano Airport (BZO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Bolzano Airport (meaning Bolzano Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,016 miles (19,337 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Bolzano Airport", another name for BZO is "Aeroporto di Bolzano".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 109.25 miles (175.82 km) SE | Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport (MBE) | Monbetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan |     |
| 2 | 111.49 miles (179.42 km) NNE | Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport (UUS) | Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin Island, Russia | |
| 3 | 123.92 miles (199.44 km) SSE | Asahikawa Airport (AKJ) | Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 4 | 156.73 miles (252.23 km) SE | Memanbetsu Airport (MMB) | Kitami, Japan | |
| 5 | 181.74 miles (292.48 km) S | New Chitose Airport (CTS) | Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 6 | 197.46 miles (317.79 km) SSE | Tokachi-Obihiro Airport (OBO) | Obihiro, Tokachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 7 | 200.37 miles (322.46 km) SE | Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB) | Nakashibetsu, Japan | |
| 8 | 201.68 miles (324.58 km) SE | Kushiro Airport (KUH) | Kushiro, Hokkaidō, Japan | |
| 9 | 255.86 miles (411.76 km) SSW | Hakodate Airport (HKD) | Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan | |
| 10 | 258.84 miles (416.57 km) SSW | Okushiri Airport (OIR) | Okushiri, Okushiri Island, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 11 | 325.41 miles (523.69 km) S | Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō (MSJ) | Misawa, Aomori, Japan | |
| 12 | 327.59 miles (527.21 km) S | Aomori Airport (AOJ) | Aomori, Japan | |
| 13 | 335.70 miles (540.26 km) S | JMSDF Hachinohe Air Base (HHE) | Hachinohe, Honshū, Japan | |
| 14 | 367.36 miles (591.21 km) SSW | Odate-Noshiro Airport (ONJ) | Kitaakita, Akita, Japan | |
| 15 | 379.03 miles (609.99 km) NW | Khabarovsk Novy Airport (KHV) | Khabarovsk, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,445.74 miles (18,420.09 km) ESE | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 2 | 11,415.57 miles (18,371.54 km) ESE | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 3 | 11,315.45 miles (18,210.41 km) ESE | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 4 | 11,312.85 miles (18,206.22 km) ESE | Miramar Airport (MJR) | Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 5 | 11,312.37 miles (18,205.44 km) ESE | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 6 | 11,288.52 miles (18,167.06 km) ESE | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 7 | 11,278.58 miles (18,151.07 km) ESE | Necochea Airport (NEC) | Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 8 | 11,251.41 miles (18,107.34 km) SE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,249.44 miles (18,104.17 km) ESE | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 10 | 11,234.00 miles (18,079.33 km) SE | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 11 | 11,225.06 miles (18,064.93 km) SE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,212.93 miles (18,045.42 km) ESE | Tandil Airport (TDL) | Tandil, Argentina | |
| 13 | 11,204.74 miles (18,032.24 km) ESE | Tres Arroyos Airport (OYO) | Tres Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 14 | 11,193.41 miles (18,014.00 km) SE | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 15 | 11,177.21 miles (17,987.93 km) ESE | La Plata Airport (LPG) | La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 38.42 miles (61.83 km) ENE | Cortina Airport (CDF) | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | |
| 2 | 48.44 miles (77.95 km) ESE | Belluno Airport (BLX) | Belluno, Italy | |
| 3 | 55.28 miles (88.97 km) N | Innsbruck Airport (INN) | Innsbruck, Austria | |
| 4 | 62.05 miles (99.87 km) S | Vicenza “Tommaso Dal Molin” Airport (VIC) | Vicenza, Italy | |
| 5 | 67.56 miles (108.72 km) ESE | Aviano Air Base (AVB) | Aviano, Pordenone, Italy | |
| 6 | 68.80 miles (110.72 km) W | Samedan Airport (SMV) | St. Moritz / Samedan, Switzerland | |
| 7 | 69.81 miles (112.35 km) SE | Treviso-Sant'Angelo Airport (TSF) | Treviso, Italy | |
| 8 | 76.47 miles (123.06 km) SSW | Verona Airport (VRN) | Verona, Italy | |
| 9 | 77.70 miles (125.05 km) SSE | Padua “Gino Allegri” Airport (QPA) | Padua, Italy | |
| 10 | 82.33 miles (132.49 km) SE | Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) | Venice, Italy | |
| 11 | 85.83 miles (138.12 km) SW | Brescia Airport Gabriele D'Annunzio (VBS) | Brescia, Italy | |
| 12 | 95.22 miles (153.24 km) SW | Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) | Bergamo (near Milan), Italy | |
| 13 | 99.85 miles (160.69 km) NW | Hohenems-Dornbirn Airport (HOH) | Hohenems, Austria | |
| 14 | 109.29 miles (175.88 km) NW | St. Gallen–Altenrhein Airport (ACH) | Altenrhein, Switzerland | |
| 15 | 111.64 miles (179.66 km) ESE | Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) | Trieste, Italy | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,015.79 miles (19,337.49 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,571.83 miles (18,623.00 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,568.36 miles (18,617.42 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,562.84 miles (18,608.54 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,543.45 miles (18,577.34 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,543.22 miles (18,576.97 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,537.02 miles (18,566.98 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,521.40 miles (18,541.86 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,506.75 miles (18,518.27 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,503.71 miles (18,513.38 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,498.37 miles (18,504.79 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,497.95 miles (18,504.10 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,494.62 miles (18,498.76 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,479.52 miles (18,474.45 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,472.01 miles (18,462.37 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |