Nonstop flight route between Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan and Yoshkar-Ola, Russia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wakkanai Airport (WKJ), Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan and Yoshkar-Ola Airport (JOK), Yoshkar-Ola, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,823 miles (or 6,152 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 Yoshkar-Ola 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 Yoshkar-Ola 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: | JOK / UWKJ | 
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| Location: | Yoshkar-Ola, Russia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 56°42'17"N by 47°53'42"E | 
| Area Served: | Yoshkar-Ola, Mari El Republic, Russia | 
| Operator/Owner: | GU Mari El Republic "Yoshkar-Ola Airport" | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 348 feet (106 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from JOK | 
| More Information: | JOK Maps & Info | 
Facts about Wakkanai Airport (WKJ):
- In addition to being known as "Wakkanai Airport", other names for WKJ include "稚内空港" and "Wakkanai Kūkō".
 - Wakkanai is the northernmost airport in Japan which is capable of handling jet aircraft.
 - The airport is located on Japan National Route 238 approx.
 - 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.
 - 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.
 - 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.
 - Wakkanai Airport is an airport located 10 km east southeast of Wakkanai, Hokkaidō, Japan.
 
Facts about Yoshkar-Ola Airport (JOK):
- The closest airport to Yoshkar-Ola Airport (JOK) is Cheboksary Airport (CSY), which is located 47 miles (76 kilometers) SSW of JOK.
 - The furthest airport from Yoshkar-Ola Airport (JOK) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,332 miles (16,627 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
 - Because of Yoshkar-Ola Airport's relatively low elevation of 348 feet, planes can take off or land at Yoshkar-Ola 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.
 - Yoshkar-Ola Airport (JOK) currently has only 1 runway.
 - In addition to being known as "Yoshkar-Ola Airport", other names for JOK include "Йошкар-Ола Аэропорт", "Якшар-Хала Аэропорт" and "Аэропорт Йошкар-Ола".
 
