Nonstop flight route between Diomede, Alaska, United States and San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) (DIO), Diomede, Alaska, United States and San Jose Airport (SJI), San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,877 miles (or 7,849 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 Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) and San Jose 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 Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) and San Jose Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) (DIO):

• The island's only school, and likely the most isolated school in the United States, the Diomede School has grades from Pre-K through 12 and approximately 40 students and 5 teachers.
• The median income for a household in the city was $23,750, and the median income for a family was $24,583.
• The school year 1953–1954 in Little Diomede Island was adapted to better serve the local needs.
• Because of Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2)'s relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) 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.
• According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.84 square miles, all of it land.
• The current location of the city, which is believed to be at least 3,000 years old by some archaeologists, was originally a spring hunting campsite and the early explorers from the west found the Iñupiat at Diomede had an advanced culture including their elaborate whale hunting ceremonies.
• The furthest airport from Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) (DIO) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,411 miles (16,755 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
• The closest airport to Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) (DIO) is Wales Airport (WAA), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) ESE of DIO.
• The first square building in the island was a small Catholic church, which was planned by Father Bellarmine Lafortune in 1935 and built by Father Thomas Cunningham during his residency in the island between 1936 and 1947.

Facts about San Jose Airport (SJI):

• The airport resides at an elevation of 14 feet above mean sea level.
• Originally an American air facility, the airport was formerly named after World War II 5th Air Force ace Major Thomas McGuire.
• Because of San Jose Airport's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at San Jose 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.
• San Jose Airport (SJI) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "San Jose Airport", another name for SJI is "Paliparan ng San Jose".
• San Jose Airport, formerly known as McGuire Field, is an airport serving the general area of San Jose, Occidental Mindoro in the Philippines.
• San Jose Airport handled 63,423 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from San Jose Airport (SJI) is Juína Airport (JIA), which is nearly antipodal to San Jose Airport (meaning San Jose Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Juína Airport), and is located 12,370 miles (19,907 kilometers) away in Juina, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
• The closest airport to San Jose Airport (SJI) is Mamburao Airport (MBO), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) NNW of SJI.