Nonstop flight route between Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil and Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Afonso Pena International Airport (CWB), Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil and Kerama Airport (KJP), Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,213 miles (or 19,655 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 Afonso Pena International Airport and Kerama 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 Afonso Pena International Airport and Kerama Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
The distance between CWB and KJP makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Afonso Pena International Airport and Kerama Airport would be very impractical for the airlines, because only a lightly loaded Boeing 777-200LR would be able to make the trip. Since airlines need to be able to take as many people and cargo as possible in order to make a profit, the odds of ever seeing a nonstop flight between CWB and KJP are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil and Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan by taking some connecting flights!
Did you know that one full circling of the Earth (measuring from the equator) is about 24,901.5 miles (or 40,075 kilometers), which means if you were 12,450 miles from any given point on the planet, the distance back to your starting point would be about the same -- in any direction! The same can be said for a nonstop flight between CWB and KJP!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CWB / SBCT |
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Location: | Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°31'51"S by 49°10'32"W |
Area Served: | Curitiba |
Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2988 feet (911 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CWB |
More Information: | CWB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KJP / ROKR |
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Location: | Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°10'5"N by 127°17'35"E |
Area Served: | Kerama Islands, Japan |
Operator/Owner: | Okinawa Prefecture |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 156 feet (48 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KJP |
More Information: | KJP Maps & Info |
Facts about Afonso Pena International Airport (CWB):
- In 2012 the airport was ranked 10th in terms of transported passengers and 7th in terms of cargo handled in Brazil, placing it amongst the busiest airports in the country.
- In addition to being known as "Afonso Pena International Airport", another name for CWB is "Aeroporto Internacional Afonso Pena".
- The closest airport to Afonso Pena International Airport (CWB) is Bacacheri Airport (BFH), which is located only 10 miles (15 kilometers) NNW of CWB.
- Afonso Pena International Airport handled 6,825,666 passengers last year.
- On 31 August 2009, Infraero unveiled a BRL30 million investiment plan to upgrade Afonso Pena International Airport focusing on the preparations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup which will be held in Brazil, Curitiba being one of the venue cities.
- The furthest airport from Afonso Pena International Airport (CWB) is Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), which is nearly antipodal to Afonso Pena International Airport (meaning Afonso Pena International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Minami-Daito Airport), and is located 12,402 miles (19,959 kilometers) away in Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan.
- The airport is located 18 km southeast of downtown Curitiba.
- Afonso Pena International Airport (CWB) has 2 runways.
- The terminal is 45,000 m², has 6 jetways, and is capable of handling 3.5 million passengers annually.
Facts about Kerama Airport (KJP):
- In addition to being known as "Kerama Airport", other names for KJP include "慶良間空港" and "Kerama Kūkō".
- The furthest airport from Kerama Airport (KJP) is Paulo Abdala Airport (FBE), which is nearly antipodal to Kerama Airport (meaning Kerama Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Paulo Abdala Airport), and is located 12,413 miles (19,977 kilometers) away in Francisco Beltrao, Paraná, Brazil.
- Because of Kerama Airport's relatively low elevation of 156 feet, planes can take off or land at Kerama 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.
- Kerama Airport (KJP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Kerama Airport (KJP) is Naha Airport (OKA), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) E of KJP.