Nonstop flight route between Zhuhai, Guangdong, China and Okinawa Prefecture, Japan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Zhuhai Jinwan Airport (ZUH), Zhuhai, Guangdong, China and Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA), Okinawa Prefecture, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 955 miles (or 1,537 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 relatively short distance between Zhuhai Jinwan Airport and Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Zhuhai Jinwan Airport (ZUH):

• The furthest airport from Zhuhai Jinwan Airport (ZUH) is Uyuni Joya Andina Airport (UYU), which is nearly antipodal to Zhuhai Jinwan Airport (meaning Zhuhai Jinwan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Uyuni Joya Andina Airport), and is located 12,328 miles (19,840 kilometers) away in Uyuni, Potosí, Bolivia.
• In addition to being known as "Zhuhai Jinwan Airport", other names for ZUH include "珠海金湾机场" and "Zhūhǎi Jīnwān Jīchǎng".
• The closest airport to Zhuhai Jinwan Airport (ZUH) is Macau International Airport (MFM), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) NE of ZUH.
• Zhuhai Jinwan Airport handled 2,090,491 passengers last year.
• The airport is also served by the Zhuhai city bus network through routes 207, 504 and 701.
• The airport hosts the largest airshow in mainland China, the China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition.
• Other intercity lines connect hotels, city lounges or bus terminals of Macau, Zhongshan and Jiangmen with the airport.
• Because of Zhuhai Jinwan Airport's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Zhuhai Jinwan 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.
• Zhuhai Jinwan Airport (ZUH) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA):

• Kadena Air Base, is a United States Air Force base in the towns of Kadena and Chatan and the city of Okinawa, in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
• The McDonnell Douglas RF-4C Phantom II replaced the RF-101 in the reconnaissance role in 1967.
• Kadena airfield was initially under the control of Seventh Air Force, however on 16 July 1945, Headquarters Eighth Air Force was transferred, without personnel, equipment, or combat elements to the town of Sakugawa, near Kadena from RAF High Wycombe England.
• The furthest airport from Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) is Paulo Abdala Airport (FBE), which is nearly antipodal to Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (meaning Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Paulo Abdala Airport), and is located 12,381 miles (19,926 kilometers) away in Francisco Beltrao, Paraná, Brazil.
• The closest airport to Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) is Naha Airport (OKA), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) SW of DNA.
• Upon its reassignment to the Pacific Theater, Eighth Air Force was assigned to the U.S.
• In addition to being known as "Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō", another name for DNA is "Kadena AFB".
• Since November 1954, the 18th Wing under various designations has been the main United States Air Force operational unit at Kadena.