Nonstop flight route between Misawa, Aomori, Japan and Haskovo, Bulgaria:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō (MSJ), Misawa, Aomori, Japan and Haskovo Malevo Airport (HKV), Haskovo, Bulgaria would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,457 miles (or 8,783 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 Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō and Haskovo Malevo 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 Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō and Haskovo Malevo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MSJ / RJSM |
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Location: | Misawa, Aomori, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°42'19"N by 141°22'18"E |
View all routes: | Routes from MSJ |
More Information: | MSJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HKV / LBHS |
Airport Name: | Haskovo Malevo Airport |
Location: | Haskovo, Bulgaria |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°58'33"N by 25°35'22"E |
Airport Type: | Civil/Military |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HKV |
More Information: | HKV Maps & Info |
Facts about Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō (MSJ):
- Both squadrons fly the Block 50 F-16C/D "Wild Weasels", and use the tail code of "WW" was carried.
- In addition to being known as "Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō", another name for MSJ is "Misawa AB".
- At Misawa, the 49th was replaced by the 6163d Air Base Wing to perform host and occupation duties.
- Misawa Air Base was near the take-off site of the world's first non-stop trans-Pacific flight in 1931.
- The furthest airport from Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō (MSJ) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 11,479 miles (18,473 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō (MSJ) is JMSDF Hachinohe Air Base (HHE), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) SSE of MSJ.
- The division also supported combat operations during the Vietnam War.
Facts about Haskovo Malevo Airport (HKV):
- The furthest airport from Haskovo Malevo Airport (HKV) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,317 miles (18,213 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Haskovo Malevo Airport (HKV) is Stara Zagora Airport (SZR), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) N of HKV.
- Haskovo Malevo Airport (HKV) currently has only 1 runway.