Nonstop flight route between Natori, Japan and Rockwood, Tennessee, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sendai Airport (SDJ), Natori, Japan and Rockwood Municipal Airport (RKW), Rockwood, Tennessee, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,548 miles (or 10,539 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 Sendai Airport and Rockwood Municipal 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 Sendai Airport and Rockwood Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SDJ / RJSS |
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Location: | Natori, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°8'22"N by 140°55'0"E |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SDJ |
More Information: | SDJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RKW / KRKW |
Airport Name: | Rockwood Municipal Airport |
Location: | Rockwood, Tennessee, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°55'19"N by 84°41'22"W |
Area Served: | Rockwood, Tennessee |
Operator/Owner: | City of Rockwood |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1664 feet (507 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from RKW |
More Information: | RKW Maps & Info |
Facts about Sendai Airport (SDJ):
- Sendai Airport (SDJ) has 2 runways.
- Because of Sendai Airport's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Sendai 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 "Sendai Airport", other names for SDJ include "仙台空港" and "Sendai Kūkō".
- In 1992, Runway B was extended further to 2,500 metres and 5 years later, in 1997, a new terminal was opened.
- In 1940, the Imperial Japanese Army built Sendai Airport in order to use it for the Kumakaya Army Flight School, Masda Branch School Trainee Training Center.
- The closest airport to Sendai Airport (SDJ) is Yamagata Airport (GAJ), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) WNW of SDJ.
- Because of the damage caused by the earthquake and tsunami, all scheduled service were suspended from 11 March 2011 until 13 April 2011.
- The furthest airport from Sendai Airport (SDJ) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 11,588 miles (18,650 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- The airport has 8 Jet bridges to handle aircraft coming and leaving the airport.
Facts about Rockwood Municipal Airport (RKW):
- The furthest airport from Rockwood Municipal Airport (RKW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,309 miles (18,200 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Rockwood Municipal Airport (RKW) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Rockwood Municipal Airport (RKW) is McMinn County Airport (MMI), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) S of RKW.