Nonstop flight route between Okinawa, Japan and Bequia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Naha Airport (OKA), Okinawa, Japan and J. F. Mitchell Airport (BQU), Bequia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,664 miles (or 15,553 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 Naha Airport and J. F. Mitchell 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 Naha Airport and J. F. Mitchell Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OKA / ROAH |
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Location: | Okinawa, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°11'44"N by 127°38'44"E |
Area Served: | Naha, Okinawa, Japan |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 11 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from OKA |
More Information: | OKA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BQU / TVSB |
Airport Name: | J. F. Mitchell Airport |
Location: | Bequia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
GPS Coordinates: | 12°59'17"N by 61°15'42"W |
Area Served: | Bequia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 15 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BQU |
More Information: | BQU Maps & Info |
Facts about Naha Airport (OKA):
- The furthest airport from Naha Airport (OKA) is Paulo Abdala Airport (FBE), which is nearly antipodal to Naha Airport (meaning Naha Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Paulo Abdala Airport), and is located 12,392 miles (19,943 kilometers) away in Francisco Beltrao, Paraná, Brazil.
- The airport was closed for refurbishment between 1952 and 1954.
- Because of Naha Airport's relatively low elevation of 11 feet, planes can take off or land at Naha 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 "Naha Airport", other names for OKA include "那覇空港" and "Naha Kūkō".
- Naha Airport (OKA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The basic and detailed design engineering works in addition to the later construction management phase of the main passenger terminal were awarded in the 1990s in part to the Japan Branch of the American design-build engineering company, The Austin Company, which joined Japanese firms in a joint venture design consortium.
- Oroku Aerodrome, an Imperial Japanese Navy airfield, opened in 1933.
- The closest airport to Naha Airport (OKA) is Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) NE of OKA.
Facts about J. F. Mitchell Airport (BQU):
- J. F. Mitchell Airport (BQU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from J. F. Mitchell Airport (BQU) is Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP), which is nearly antipodal to J. F. Mitchell Airport (meaning J. F. Mitchell Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport), and is located 12,184 miles (19,608 kilometers) away in Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
- The closest airport to J. F. Mitchell Airport (BQU) is Mustique Airport (MQS), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) SE of BQU.
- Because of J. F. Mitchell Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at J. F. Mitchell 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.