Nonstop flight route between Hiroshima, Honshū, Japan and Morganton, North Carolina, United States:
Departure Airport:
(34°26'9"N by 132°55'9"E)
Arrival Airport:
(35°49'13"N by 81°36'41"W)
Distance from HIJ to MRN:
7,096.47 miles (11,420.63 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hiroshima Airport (HIJ), Hiroshima, Honshū, Japan and Foothills Regional Airport (MRN), Morganton, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,096 miles (or 11,421 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 Hiroshima Airport and Foothills Regional 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 Hiroshima Airport and Foothills Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HIJ / RJOA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Hiroshima, Honshū, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°26'9"N by 132°55'9"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Hiroshima Prefectural Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1086 feet (331 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HIJ |
| More Information: | HIJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MRN / KMRN |
| Airport Name: | Foothills Regional Airport |
| Location: | Morganton, North Carolina, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°49'13"N by 81°36'41"W |
| Area Served: | Morganton, North Carolina, US |
| Operator/Owner: | Foothills Regional Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1270 feet (387 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MRN |
| More Information: | MRN Maps & Info |
Facts about Hiroshima Airport (HIJ):
- Hiroshima has one terminal with separated departures and arrivals facilities for domestic and international flights and seven lettered gates.
- Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- 80% of the airport's domestic traffic is to and from Haneda Airport in Tokyo.
- Hiroshima Airport is an airport in the city of Mihara, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.
- In addition to being known as "Hiroshima Airport", other names for HIJ include "広島空港" and "Hiroshima Kūkō".
- The furthest airport from Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is nearly antipodal to Hiroshima Airport (meaning Hiroshima Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rio Grande Regional Airport), and is located 12,101 miles (19,475 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- New Hiroshima Airport opened for public use in 1993 as a replacement for Hiroshima Airport, which was renamed Hiroshima-Nishi Airport.
- The airport has no direct expressway connection but is located near the San'yō Expressway.
- The closest airport to Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) is Matsuyama Airport (MYJ), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) SSW of HIJ.
Facts about Foothills Regional Airport (MRN):
- Foothills Regional Airport (MRN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Foothills Regional Airport (MRN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,482 miles (18,478 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Foothills Regional Airport (MRN) is Hickory Regional Airport (HKY), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) ESE of MRN.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 43.91 miles (70.66 km) SSW | Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) | Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan |     |
| 2 | 57.66 miles (92.79 km) ENE | Okayama Airport (OKJ) | Okayama, Japan | |
| 3 | 64.40 miles (103.64 km) ESE | Takamatsu Airport (TAK) | Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan | |
| 4 | 66.36 miles (106.80 km) WNW | Iwami Airport (IWJ) | Masuda, Shimane, Japan, Japan | |
| 5 | 67.56 miles (108.73 km) N | Izumo Airport (IZO) | Izumo, Shimane, Japan | |
| 6 | 75.02 miles (120.73 km) SE | Kōchi Airport (KCZ) | Kōchi, Japan | |
| 7 | 75.26 miles (121.11 km) NNE | Miho-Yonago Airport (YGJ) | Yonago, Tottori, Japan | |
| 8 | 94.65 miles (152.33 km) SW | Oita Airport (OIT) | Oita, Japan | |
| 9 | 100.09 miles (161.08 km) WSW | Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ) | Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan | |
| 10 | 120.17 miles (193.40 km) WSW | Kokura Airport (KKJ) | Kita Kyūshū, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| 11 | 131.82 miles (212.15 km) E | Kansai International Airport (KIX) | Osaka, Japan | |
| 12 | 131.86 miles (212.21 km) E | Kobe Airport (UKB) | Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan | |
| 13 | 145.29 miles (233.82 km) E | Osaka International Airport (ITM) | Itami (near Osaka), Japan | |
| 14 | 145.29 miles (233.82 km) E | Osaka International Airport (OSA) | Osaka, Japan | |
| 15 | 149.83 miles (241.13 km) ESE | Nanki-Shirahama Airport (SHM) | Shirahama, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,101.16 miles (19,474.87 km) ESE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,079.49 miles (19,440.01 km) ESE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,047.81 miles (19,389.02 km) SE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,018.84 miles (19,342.40 km) SSE | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,011.04 miles (19,329.84 km) E | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 6 | 12,000.30 miles (19,312.56 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 7 | 11,980.49 miles (19,280.69 km) E | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 8 | 11,978.16 miles (19,276.93 km) ESE | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,964.12 miles (19,254.33 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 10 | 11,961.29 miles (19,249.79 km) S | Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,939.67 miles (19,214.99 km) SSE | Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) | Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,930.63 miles (19,200.44 km) SE | Santa Maria Airport (RIA) | Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,927.41 miles (19,195.25 km) E | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 14 | 11,908.91 miles (19,165.49 km) SE | Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB) | Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,906.37 miles (19,161.41 km) S | Navegantes Airport (NVT) | Navegantes, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 13.59 miles (21.87 km) ESE | Hickory Regional Airport (HKY) | Hickory, North Carolina, United States | |
| 2 | 39.94 miles (64.28 km) NE | Wilkes County Airport (IKB) | North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States | |
| 3 | 56.29 miles (90.58 km) SE | Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | |
| 4 | 58.60 miles (94.31 km) WSW | Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) | Fletcher, North Carolina, United States | |
| 5 | 58.84 miles (94.69 km) ESE | Concord Regional Airport (USA) | Concord, North Carolina, United States | |
| 6 | 62.37 miles (100.38 km) E | Rowan County Airport (SRW) | Salisbury, North Carolina, United States | |
| 7 | 63.41 miles (102.05 km) NW | Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI) | Blountville, Tennessee (Tri-Cities area), United States | |
| 8 | 64.34 miles (103.55 km) NNW | Virginia Highlands Airport (VJI) | Abingdon, Virginia, United States | |
| 9 | 65.46 miles (105.34 km) SSW | Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport (SPA) | Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States | |
| 10 | 67.51 miles (108.65 km) SE | Wilgrove Air Park (QWG) | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | |
| 11 | 72.03 miles (115.93 km) WNW | Greeneville-Greene County Municipal Airport (GCY) | Greeneville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 12 | 72.48 miles (116.65 km) SSW | Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) | Greenville / Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States | |
| 13 | 79.03 miles (127.18 km) SSW | Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) | Greenville, South Carolina, United States | |
| 14 | 80.65 miles (129.79 km) ENE | Smith Reynolds Airport (INT) | Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States | |
| 15 | 85.12 miles (136.98 km) SSW | Donaldson Center Airport (GDC) | Greenville, South Carolina, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,481.76 miles (18,478.06 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,461.18 miles (18,444.94 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,440.54 miles (18,411.72 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,428.29 miles (18,392.00 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,420.20 miles (18,378.99 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,403.44 miles (18,352.01 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,400.90 miles (18,347.93 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,395.08 miles (18,338.56 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,369.36 miles (18,297.17 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,350.43 miles (18,266.70 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,342.92 miles (18,254.61 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,335.22 miles (18,242.22 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,315.80 miles (18,210.98 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,314.43 miles (18,208.77 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,306.97 miles (18,196.76 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |