Nonstop flight route between Banff, Alberta, Canada and Okushiri, Okushiri Island, Hokkaido, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Banff Airport (YBA), Banff, Alberta, Canada and Okushiri Airport (OIR), Okushiri, Okushiri Island, Hokkaido, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,582 miles (or 7,374 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 Banff Airport and Okushiri 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 Banff Airport and Okushiri Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YBA / CYBA | 
| Airport Name: | Banff Airport | 
| Location: | Banff, Alberta, Canada | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°12'29"N by 115°32'25"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Supt. Banff National Park | 
| Airport Type: | Private | 
| Elevation: | 4583 feet (1,397 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from YBA | 
| More Information: | YBA Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | OIR / RJEO | 
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| Location: | Okushiri, Okushiri Island, Hokkaido, Japan | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°4'18"N by 139°25'58"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Hokkaidō Prefecture | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 161 feet (49 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from OIR | 
| More Information: | OIR Maps & Info | 
Facts about Banff Airport (YBA):
- Banff Airport (YBA) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The closest airport to Banff Airport (YBA) is Fairmont Hot Springs Airport (YCZ), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) SSW of YBA.
 - The furthest airport from Banff Airport (YBA) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,405 miles (16,746 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
 - Because of Banff Airport's high elevation of 4,583 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at YBA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make YBA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
 
Facts about Okushiri Airport (OIR):
- Because of Okushiri Airport's relatively low elevation of 161 feet, planes can take off or land at Okushiri 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 "Okushiri Airport", other names for OIR include "奥尻空港" and "Okushiri Kūkō".
 - Okushiri Airport (OIR) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The furthest airport from Okushiri Airport (OIR) is Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP), which is located 11,508 miles (18,520 kilometers) away in Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay.
 - The closest airport to Okushiri Airport (OIR) is Hakodate Airport (HKD), which is located 74 miles (120 kilometers) ESE of OIR.
 
