Nonstop flight route between Tahsis, British Columbia, Canada and Okinawa, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tahsis Water Aerodrome (ZTS), Tahsis, British Columbia, Canada and Naha Airport (OKA), Okinawa, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,496 miles (or 8,845 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 Tahsis Water Aerodrome and Naha 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 Tahsis Water Aerodrome and Naha Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZTS / |
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Location: | Tahsis, British Columbia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°55'23"N by 126°39'16"W |
Operator/Owner: | The Village of Tahsis |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from ZTS |
More Information: | ZTS Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Tahsis Water Aerodrome (ZTS):
- The furthest airport from Tahsis Water Aerodrome (ZTS) is East London Airport (ELS), which is located 10,690 miles (17,204 kilometers) away in East London, South Africa.
- The closest airport to Tahsis Water Aerodrome (ZTS) is Alert Bay Airport (YAL), which is located 47 miles (76 kilometers) NNW of ZTS.
- Because of Tahsis Water Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Tahsis Water Aerodrome 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 "Tahsis Water Aerodrome", another name for ZTS is "CAL9".
Facts about Naha Airport (OKA):
- Oroku Aerodrome, an Imperial Japanese Navy airfield, opened in 1933.
- 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.
- 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 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.
- 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.
- Air America operated interisland flights to Miyako and Ishigaki from 1964 to 1967, when Southwest Airlines took over these routes.
- 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.