Nonstop flight route between Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan and Panguitch, Utah, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ishigaki Airport (ISG), Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan and Panguitch Municipal Airport (PNU), Panguitch, Utah, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,788 miles (or 10,924 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 Ishigaki Airport and Panguitch Municipal 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 Ishigaki Airport and Panguitch Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ISG / ROIG |
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Location: | Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 24°20'40"N by 124°11'12"E |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport |
Elevation: | 86 feet (26 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ISG |
More Information: | ISG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PNU / |
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Location: | Panguitch, Utah, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°50'43"N by 112°23'30"W |
Area Served: | Panguitch, Utah |
Operator/Owner: | Panguitch City Corp. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6763 feet (2,061 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PNU |
More Information: | PNU Maps & Info |
Facts about Ishigaki Airport (ISG):
- None of the 138 passengers and crew were killed in the accident, but 67 were injured.
- Ishigaki Airport (ISG) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Ishigaki Airport's relatively low elevation of 86 feet, planes can take off or land at Ishigaki 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 new airport has a 2,000 m runway, expandable to 2,500 m.
- The closest airport to Ishigaki Airport (ISG) is Hateruma Airport (HTR), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) SW of ISG.
- Flight 611 of Southwest Air Lines is the only significant aircraft accident on record at Ishigaki Airport.
- In addition to being known as "Ishigaki Airport", other names for ISG include "石垣空港" and "Ishigaki Kūkō".
- The airport was opened in 1943 for military use, and converted to a civilian airport in 1956.
- The furthest airport from Ishigaki Airport (ISG) is Guaraní International Airport (AGT), which is nearly antipodal to Ishigaki Airport (meaning Ishigaki Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Guaraní International Airport), and is located 12,339 miles (19,858 kilometers) away in Ciudad del Este, Paraguay.
Facts about Panguitch Municipal Airport (PNU):
- The closest airport to Panguitch Municipal Airport (PNU) is Bryce Canyon Airport (BCE), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) SE of PNU.
- The furthest airport from Panguitch Municipal Airport (PNU) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,161 miles (17,962 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Panguitch Municipal Airport (PNU) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Panguitch Municipal Airport", another name for PNU is "U55".
- Because of Panguitch Municipal Airport's high elevation of 6,763 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at PNU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make PNU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.