Nonstop flight route between Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan and Guasopa, Papua New Guinea:
Departure Airport:
(24°47'4"N by 141°19'27"E)
Arrival Airport:
(9°13'59"S by 152°56'59"E)
Distance from IWO to GAZ:
2,477.51 miles (3,987.16 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO), Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan and Guasopa Airport (GAZ), Guasopa, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,478 miles (or 3,987 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 relatively short distance between Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 and Guasopa Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IWO / RJAW |
| Airport Name: | Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 |
| Location: | Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 24°47'4"N by 141°19'27"E |
| View all routes: | Routes from IWO |
| More Information: | IWO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GAZ / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Guasopa, Papua New Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°13'59"S by 152°56'59"E |
| Area Served: | Guasopa, Woodlark Island |
| View all routes: | Routes from GAZ |
| More Information: | GAZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO):
- Located south and west of the midpoint between Tokyo and Saipan, the island of Iwo Jima was needed by the United States Army Air Forces Twentieth Air Force as an emergency landing facility for its B-29 Superfortress strategic bombing campaign against the Empire of Japan.
- The furthest airport from Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO) is Cabo Frio International Airport (CFB), which is nearly antipodal to Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (meaning Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cabo Frio International Airport), and is located 12,187 miles (19,612 kilometers) away in Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- Central Field was also the headquarters for VII Fighter Command from March 1 – December 1, 1945, along with the intelligence-gathering 41st Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron from August though mid-September 1945.
- The closest airport to Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO) is Hachijojima Airport (HAC), which is located 583 miles (938 kilometers) N of IWO.
- Central Field stayed in American hands until being turned over to the Japanese Government on 27 June 1968.
Facts about Guasopa Airport (GAZ):
- In addition to being known as "Guasopa Airport", other names for GAZ include "AYGJ" and "Guasopa Airport".
- The closest airport to Guasopa Airport (GAZ) is Misima Airport (MIS), which is located 101 miles (162 kilometers) S of GAZ.
- The furthest airport from Guasopa Airport (GAZ) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is nearly antipodal to Guasopa Airport (meaning Guasopa Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from São Filipe Airport), and is located 12,010 miles (19,328 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.
- Guasopa Airport, is an airport at Guasopa on Woodlark Island, in the Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 583.01 miles (938.26 km) N | Hachijojima Airport (HAC) | Hachijojima (Hachijo Jima), Tokyo, Japan |     |
| 2 | 629.12 miles (1,012.46 km) W | Kitadaito Airport (KTD) | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 3 | 632.47 miles (1,017.86 km) W | Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 4 | 650.48 miles (1,046.85 km) N | Miyakejima Airport (MYE) | Miyakejima, Japan | |
| 5 | 710.52 miles (1,143.48 km) NNW | Nanki-Shirahama Airport (SHM) | Shirahama, Japan | |
| 6 | 716.68 miles (1,153.38 km) NNW | Shizuoka Airport (FSZ) | Shizuoka, Honshu, Japan | |
| 7 | 726.36 miles (1,168.96 km) SSE | Saipan International Airport (SPN) | Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 8 | 731.26 miles (1,176.85 km) SSE | Tinian International Airport (TIQ) | Tinian Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 9 | 745.12 miles (1,199.15 km) WNW | Kikai Airport (KKX) | Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan | |
| 10 | 746.61 miles (1,201.56 km) NNW | Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) | Nagoya, Japan | |
| 11 | 749.69 miles (1,206.51 km) N | Tokyo International Airport (HND) | Tokyo, Honshū, Japan | |
| 12 | 758.57 miles (1,220.80 km) WNW | Yakushima Airport (KUM) | Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan | |
| 13 | 759.84 miles (1,222.84 km) WNW | Amami Airport (ASJ) | Amami Island, Japan | |
| 14 | 760.09 miles (1,223.25 km) NNW | Kansai International Airport (KIX) | Osaka, Japan | |
| 15 | 760.74 miles (1,224.28 km) N | Narita International Airport (NRT) | Narita (near Tokyo), Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,186.56 miles (19,612.32 km) ESE | Cabo Frio International Airport (CFB) | Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,186.38 miles (19,612.02 km) ESE | Umberto Modiano Airport (BZC) | Búzios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,178.66 miles (19,599.61 km) SE | Benedito Lacerda Airport (MEA) | Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,166.06 miles (19,579.32 km) SE | Campos–Bartolomeu Lysandro Airport (CAW) | Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,125.10 miles (19,513.41 km) ESE | Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,120.60 miles (19,506.16 km) SSE | Raimundo de Andrade Airport (CDI) | Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,117.05 miles (19,500.46 km) ESE | Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (GIG) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,107.59 miles (19,485.23 km) SSE | Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras) (VIX) | Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,093.41 miles (19,462.40 km) ESE | Santa Cruz Air Force Base (SNZ) | Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,073.44 miles (19,430.28 km) ESE | Francisco Álvares de Assis Airport (JDF) | Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,072.53 miles (19,428.81 km) SE | Presidente Itamar Franco Airport (IZA) | Juiz de Fora, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,996.02 miles (19,305.68 km) SE | Usiminas Airport (IPN) | Ipatinga / Santana do Paraiso, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,977.99 miles (19,276.66 km) SSE | Coronel Altino Machado de Oliveira Airport (GVR) | Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,970.18 miles (19,264.09 km) ESE | São José dos Campos-Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf Airport (SJK) | São José dos Campos, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,957.52 miles (19,243.71 km) SE | Belo Horizonte/Pampulha–Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport (PLU) | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 100.88 miles (162.35 km) S | Misima Airport (MIS) | Misima Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 2 | 137.22 miles (220.83 km) WNW | Losuia Airport (Kiriwina Airfield) (LSA) | Losuia, Kiriwina Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 3 | 179.41 miles (288.74 km) W | Vivigani Airport (VIV) | Vivigani, Goodenough Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 4 | 193.09 miles (310.75 km) WSW | Gurney Airport (GUR) | Alotau, Papua New Guinea | |
| 5 | 218.47 miles (351.59 km) NE | Mono Airport (MNY) | Stirling Island, Treasury Islands, Solomon Islands | |
| 6 | 247.57 miles (398.42 km) WSW | Agaun Airport (AUP) | Agaun, Papua New Guinea | |
| 7 | 253.70 miles (408.28 km) NE | Balalae Airport (BAS) | Ballalae, Solomon Islands | |
| 8 | 258.83 miles (416.55 km) W | Wanigela Airport (AGL) | Wanigela, Papua New Guinea | |
| 9 | 264.42 miles (425.54 km) NNW | Manguna Airport (MFO) | Manguna, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 266.43 miles (428.77 km) NNW | Jacquinot Bay Airport (JAQ) | Jacquinot Bay, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11 | 271.79 miles (437.41 km) NW | Gasmata Airport (GMI) | Gasmata Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 277.53 miles (446.64 km) NE | Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE) | Kieta, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 278.61 miles (448.38 km) ENE | Nusatupe Airport (GZO) | Gizo / Nusatupe, Western Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 14 | 288.56 miles (464.39 km) NNE | Buka Island Airport (BUA) | Buka Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 293.16 miles (471.79 km) NE | Choiseul Bay Airport (CHY) | Choiseul Bay, Taro Island, Solomon Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,009.59 miles (19,327.52 km) NNW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 2 | 11,995.52 miles (19,304.88 km) NNW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 11,976.06 miles (19,273.55 km) NNW | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,952.57 miles (19,235.74 km) NNW | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,895.63 miles (19,144.12 km) NNW | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 6 | 11,894.86 miles (19,142.88 km) NNW | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 7 | 11,883.53 miles (19,124.65 km) NNW | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 11,870.62 miles (19,103.87 km) NNW | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 11,849.15 miles (19,069.32 km) NNW | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 10 | 11,704.02 miles (18,835.75 km) WNW | Cap Skirring Airport (CSK) | Cap Skirring, Senegal | |
| 11 | 11,687.26 miles (18,808.77 km) WNW | Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) | Dakar, Senegal | |
| 12 | 11,677.52 miles (18,793.11 km) WNW | Banjul International Airport (BJL) | Banjul, Gambia | |
| 13 | 11,671.12 miles (18,782.80 km) WNW | Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG) | Ziguinchor, Senegal | |
| 14 | 11,661.39 miles (18,767.14 km) WNW | Bubaque Airport (BQE) | Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 15 | 11,641.30 miles (18,734.81 km) WNW | Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB) | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | |