Nonstop flight route between Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan and Düne, Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Takamatsu Airport (TAK), Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan and Heligoland Airport (HGL), Düne, Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,539 miles (or 8,914 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 Takamatsu Airport and Heligoland 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 Takamatsu Airport and Heligoland Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TAK / RJOT |
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Location: | Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°12'51"N by 134°0'56"E |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 607 feet (185 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TAK |
More Information: | TAK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HGL / EDXH |
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Location: | Düne, Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 54°11'8"N by 7°54'51"E |
Area Served: | Heligoland, Germany |
Operator/Owner: | Helgoland AirService GmbH |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from HGL |
More Information: | HGL Maps & Info |
Facts about Takamatsu Airport (TAK):
- On January 16, 2013, an All Nippon Airways Boeing 787 made an emergency landing at Takamatsu after reporting a battery problem in flight.
- Because of Takamatsu Airport's relatively low elevation of 607 feet, planes can take off or land at Takamatsu 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.
- Takamatsu Airport is a second class airport located 8 NM south southwest of Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan.
- The furthest airport from Takamatsu Airport (TAK) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is nearly antipodal to Takamatsu Airport (meaning Takamatsu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rio Grande Regional Airport), and is located 12,050 miles (19,393 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- Most flights that arrive and depart from Takamatsu Airport are ANA and Japan Airlines planes.
- Takamatsu Airport (TAK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Takamatsu Airport (TAK) is Okayama Airport (OKJ), which is located 39 miles (62 kilometers) NNW of TAK.
- In addition to being known as "Takamatsu Airport", other names for TAK include "高松空港" and "Takamatsu Kūkō".
Facts about Heligoland Airport (HGL):
- The furthest airport from Heligoland Airport (HGL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,693 miles (18,819 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The airport is licensed for aeroplanes up to 5,700 kilograms maximum takeoff weight and helicopters up to 10,000 kilograms.
- In addition to being known as "Heligoland Airport", another name for HGL is "Flughafen Helgoland-Düne".
- The first military airfield on Düne existed during World War II when Heligoland had been fortified.
- The closest airport to Heligoland Airport (HGL) is Wangerooge Airport (AGE), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) S of HGL.
- Because of Heligoland Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Heligoland 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.
- Heligoland Airport (HGL) has 3 runways.