Nonstop flight route between Haycock, Alaska, United States and Shimojishima, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Haycock Airport (HAY), Haycock, Alaska, United States and Shimojishima Airport (SHI), Shimojishima, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,200 miles (or 6,760 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 Haycock Airport and Shimojishima 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 Haycock Airport and Shimojishima Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HAY / |
Airport Name: | Haycock Airport |
Location: | Haycock, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 65°12'3"N by 161°9'24"W |
Area Served: | Haycock, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Alaska Department of Natural Resources |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 175 feet (53 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HAY |
More Information: | HAY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SHI / RORS |
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Location: | Shimojishima, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 24°49'36"N by 125°8'40"E |
Operator/Owner: | Okinawa Prefecture |
Airport Type: | Public / Dual-use |
Elevation: | 25 feet (8 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SHI |
More Information: | SHI Maps & Info |
Facts about Haycock Airport (HAY):
- Because of Haycock Airport's relatively low elevation of 175 feet, planes can take off or land at Haycock 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.
- The furthest airport from Haycock Airport (HAY) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,279 miles (16,542 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- Haycock Airport (HAY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Haycock Airport (HAY) is Granite Mountain Air Station (GMT), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) NNW of HAY.
Facts about Shimojishima Airport (SHI):
- Because of Shimojishima Airport's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at Shimojishima 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 2004, there were some protests over the use of the airport as a refueling stop by USMC helicopters returning from an exercise in the Philippines.
- As of early 2013, serious consideration was being given to basing a detachment of JASDF F-15J fighters out of the Airport, in order to provide better air defense coverage over the Senkaku Islands.
- Shimojishima Airport (SHI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Shimojishima Airport (SHI) is Miyako Airport (MMY), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) ESE of SHI.
- The furthest airport from Shimojishima Airport (SHI) is Guaraní International Airport (AGT), which is nearly antipodal to Shimojishima Airport (meaning Shimojishima Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Guaraní International Airport), and is located 12,393 miles (19,945 kilometers) away in Ciudad del Este, Paraguay.
- In addition to being known as "Shimojishima Airport", other names for SHI include "下地島空港" and "Shimojishima Kūkō".