Nonstop flight route between Masuda, Shimane, Japan, Japan and Bajura, Nepal:
Departure Airport:
(34°40'35"N by 131°47'25"E)
Arrival Airport:
(29°30'0"N by 81°40'1"E)
Distance from IWJ to BJU:
2,925.99 miles (4,708.92 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Iwami Airport (IWJ), Masuda, Shimane, Japan, Japan and Bajura Airport (BJU), Bajura, Nepal would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,926 miles (or 4,709 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 Iwami Airport and Bajura 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 Iwami Airport and Bajura Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IWJ / RJOW |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Masuda, Shimane, Japan, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°40'35"N by 131°47'25"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 177 feet (54 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IWJ |
| More Information: | IWJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BJU / VNBR |
| Airport Name: | Bajura Airport |
| Location: | Bajura, Nepal |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°30'0"N by 81°40'1"E |
| Area Served: | Bajura, Nepal |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4300 feet (1,311 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from BJU |
| More Information: | BJU Maps & Info |
Facts about Iwami Airport (IWJ):
- The closest airport to Iwami Airport (IWJ) is Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) SSW of IWJ.
- Because of Iwami Airport's relatively low elevation of 177 feet, planes can take off or land at Iwami 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 Iwami Airport (IWJ) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is nearly antipodal to Iwami Airport (meaning Iwami Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rio Grande Regional Airport), and is located 12,147 miles (19,548 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Iwami Airport", other names for IWJ include "石見空港" and "Iwami Kūkō".
- Iwami Airport (IWJ) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Bajura Airport (BJU):
- The closest airport to Bajura Airport (BJU) is Bajhang Airport (BJH), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) W of BJU.
- The furthest airport from Bajura Airport (BJU) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,744 miles (18,900 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Because of Bajura Airport's high elevation of 4,300 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BJU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BJU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 59.27 miles (95.38 km) SSW | Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ) | Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan |     |
| 2 | 66.36 miles (106.80 km) ESE | Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) | Hiroshima, Honshū, Japan | |
| 3 | 75.42 miles (121.37 km) SW | Kokura Airport (KKJ) | Kita Kyūshū, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| 4 | 78.36 miles (126.10 km) SE | Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) | Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan | |
| 5 | 80.40 miles (129.39 km) NE | Izumo Airport (IZO) | Izumo, Shimane, Japan | |
| 6 | 82.76 miles (133.18 km) S | Oita Airport (OIT) | Oita, Japan | |
| 7 | 99.48 miles (160.10 km) NE | Miho-Yonago Airport (YGJ) | Yonago, Tottori, Japan | |
| 8 | 107.48 miles (172.98 km) SW | Fukuoka Airport (FUK) | Fukuoka, Japan | |
| 9 | 117.41 miles (188.95 km) E | Okayama Airport (OKJ) | Okayama, Japan | |
| 10 | 130.75 miles (210.42 km) ESE | Takamatsu Airport (TAK) | Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan | |
| 11 | 131.22 miles (211.19 km) WSW | Iki Airport (IKI) | Iki, Iki Island, Japan | |
| 12 | 132.87 miles (213.83 km) SE | Kōchi Airport (KCZ) | Kōchi, Japan | |
| 13 | 135.67 miles (218.34 km) SW | Saga Airport (HSG) | Saga, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| 14 | 137.96 miles (222.02 km) SSW | Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) | Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan | |
| 15 | 161.41 miles (259.77 km) NW | Pohang Airport (KPO) | Pohang, South Korea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,146.72 miles (19,548.20 km) SE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,122.82 miles (19,509.75 km) SE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,070.46 miles (19,425.47 km) ESE | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 4 | 12,070.03 miles (19,424.78 km) SSE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,054.85 miles (19,400.35 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 6 | 12,045.92 miles (19,385.98 km) E | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 7 | 12,026.64 miles (19,354.96 km) ESE | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,019.45 miles (19,343.38 km) S | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,016.05 miles (19,337.92 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 10 | 11,992.80 miles (19,300.50 km) E | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 11 | 11,967.43 miles (19,259.66 km) SE | Santa Maria Airport (RIA) | Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,953.57 miles (19,237.35 km) E | Santa Bernardina International Airport (DZO) | Durazno, Durazno, Uruguay | |
| 13 | 11,952.30 miles (19,235.31 km) S | Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,947.24 miles (19,227.17 km) ESE | Tacuarembó Airport (TAW) | Tacuarembó, Tacuarembó, Uruguay | |
| 15 | 11,945.02 miles (19,223.60 km) SSE | Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) | Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 29.09 miles (46.81 km) W | Bajhang Airport (BJH) | Bajhang, Nepal | |
| 2 | 32.78 miles (52.76 km) SW | Sanphebagar Airport (FEB) | Sanfebagar, Nepal | |
| 3 | 33.80 miles (54.40 km) NNE | Simikot Airport (IMK) | Simikot, Nepal | |
| 4 | 35.31 miles (56.83 km) ESE | Jumla Airport (JUM) | Jumla, Nepal | |
| 5 | 68.19 miles (109.74 km) SSE | Chaurjahari Rukumkot Airport (RUK) | Rukumkot, Nepal | |
| 6 | 78.02 miles (125.56 km) ESE | Dolpa Airport (DOP) | Dolpa, Nepal | |
| 7 | 96.48 miles (155.27 km) S | Nepalgunj Airport (KEP) | Nepalgunj, Nepal | |
| 8 | 98.80 miles (159.01 km) WSW | Mahendranagar Airport (XMG) | Mahendranagar, Mahakali, Nepal | |
| 9 | 133.59 miles (214.99 km) ESE | Jomsom Airport (JMO) | Jomsom, Nepal | |
| 10 | 166.38 miles (267.76 km) ESE | Pokhara Airport (PKR) | Pokhara, Nepal | |
| 11 | 167.20 miles (269.07 km) SE | Chaurjhari Airport (HRJ) | Chaurjhari, Nepal | |
| 12 | 173.97 miles (279.98 km) SE | Gautam Buddha Airport Bhairahawa Airport (BWA) | Bhairawa, Nepal | |
| 13 | 195.11 miles (314.00 km) SSW | Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport (LKO) | Lucknow, India | |
| 14 | 204.11 miles (328.48 km) NNW | Ngari Gunsa Airport (NGQ) | Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China | |
| 15 | 204.51 miles (329.13 km) SE | Meghauli Airport (MEY) | Meghauli, Nepal | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,743.71 miles (18,899.61 km) E | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 10,896.34 miles (17,535.91 km) WSW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 3 | 10,845.96 miles (17,454.84 km) WSW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 4 | 10,842.70 miles (17,449.60 km) WSW | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 5 | 10,842.26 miles (17,448.88 km) WSW | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 6 | 10,840.93 miles (17,446.74 km) WSW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 7 | 10,836.74 miles (17,440.00 km) WSW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 8 | 10,835.25 miles (17,437.60 km) WSW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 9 | 10,824.09 miles (17,419.64 km) SW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 10 | 10,822.61 miles (17,417.27 km) SW | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 11 | 10,812.02 miles (17,400.21 km) W | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 12 | 10,809.95 miles (17,396.88 km) SW | Frutillar Airport (FRT) | Frutillar, Chile | |
| 13 | 10,807.76 miles (17,393.36 km) SW | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 14 | 10,806.15 miles (17,390.77 km) SW | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 15 | 10,803.42 miles (17,386.38 km) SW | El Tepual International Airport (PMC) | Puerto Montt, Chile | |