Nonstop flight route between Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan and Ouarzazate, Morocco:
Departure Airport:
(24°47'4"N by 141°19'27"E)
Arrival Airport:
(30°56'21"N by 6°54'33"W)
Distance from IWO to OZZ:
8,050.85 miles (12,956.56 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 Ouarzazate Airport (OZZ), Ouarzazate, Morocco would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,051 miles (or 12,957 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 Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 and Ouarzazate 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 Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 and Ouarzazate Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | OZZ / GMMZ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Ouarzazate, Morocco |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°56'21"N by 6°54'33"W |
| Operator/Owner: | ONDA |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3782 feet (1,153 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OZZ |
| More Information: | OZZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO):
- 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.
- United States Marines landed on Iwo Jima February 19, 1945.
- 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.
- At any given time about 350 JSDF personnel are posted to Iwo Jima and though the airfield is strictly for military use, commercial flights carrying Veterans are frequent visitors.
- 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 Ouarzazate Airport (OZZ):
- Ouarzazate Airport (OZZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Ouarzazate Airport handled 95,577 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Ouarzazate Airport (OZZ) is Marrakesh Menara Airport (RAK), which is located 81 miles (130 kilometers) NW of OZZ.
- In addition to being known as "Ouarzazate Airport", another name for OZZ is "مطار ورززات".
- The furthest airport from Ouarzazate Airport (OZZ) is Kaitaia Airport (KAT), which is nearly antipodal to Ouarzazate Airport (meaning Ouarzazate Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kaitaia Airport), and is located 12,151 miles (19,555 kilometers) away in Kaitaia, New Zealand.
| 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 | 80.98 miles (130.32 km) NW | Marrakesh Menara Airport (RAK) | Marrakech, Morocco | |
| 2 | 154.77 miles (249.08 km) WSW | Agadir – Al Massira Airport (AGA) | Agadir, Morocco | |
| 3 | 163.59 miles (263.28 km) ENE | Moulay Ali Cherif Airport (ERH) | Er-Rachidia (Errachidia), Morocco | |
| 4 | 166.92 miles (268.63 km) WNW | Essaouira-Mogador Airport (ESU) | Essaouira, Morocco | |
| 5 | 172.42 miles (277.48 km) NNW | Mohammed V International Airport (CMN) | Casablanca, Morocco | |
| 6 | 186.12 miles (299.53 km) NNW | Casablanca–Anfa Airport (CAS) | Casablanca, Morocco | |
| 7 | 215.23 miles (346.38 km) N | Rabat–Salé Airport (RBA) | Rabat, Morocco | |
| 8 | 232.85 miles (374.73 km) N | Kenitra Air Base (NNA) | Kenitra, Morocco | |
| 9 | 235.16 miles (378.46 km) NNE | Saïss Airport (FEZ) | Fes, Morocco | |
| 10 | 278.82 miles (448.72 km) ENE | Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi Airport (CBH) | Béchar, Algeria | |
| 11 | 280.64 miles (451.65 km) S | Gara Djebilet Airport (GBB) | Gara Djebilet, Algeria | |
| 12 | 307.77 miles (495.30 km) WSW | Tan Tan Airport (TTA) | Tan-Tan, Morocco | |
| 13 | 334.48 miles (538.30 km) NNE | Sania Ramel Airport (SII) | Sidi Ifni, Morocco | |
| 14 | 334.48 miles (538.30 km) NNE | Sania Ramel Airport (TTU) | Tétouan, Morocco | |
| 15 | 335.72 miles (540.29 km) N | Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) | Tangier, Morocco | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,151.16 miles (19,555.35 km) S | Kaitaia Airport (KAT) | Kaitaia, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,134.31 miles (19,528.23 km) S | Kerikeri Airport (KKE) | Kerikeri, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,122.12 miles (19,508.62 km) S | Kaikohe Aerodrome (KKO) | Kaikohe, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,101.82 miles (19,475.94 km) ESE | Norfolk Island Airport (NLK) | Norfolk Island, Australia | |
| 5 | 12,095.14 miles (19,465.19 km) SSW | Whangarei Airport (WRE) | Whangarei, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,088.21 miles (19,454.04 km) S | Dargaville Aerodrome (DGR) | Dargaville, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,045.69 miles (19,385.61 km) SSW | Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) | Great Barrier Island, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,009.34 miles (19,327.11 km) SSW | Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV) | Coromandel, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,006.32 miles (19,322.26 km) SSW | Auckland Airport (AKL) | Mangere, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,002.41 miles (19,315.95 km) SSW | Ardmore Airport (AMZ) | Ardmore, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,984.57 miles (19,287.25 km) SSW | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,943.62 miles (19,221.35 km) SSW | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,941.44 miles (19,217.84 km) SSW | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,938.96 miles (19,213.85 km) SSW | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,908.55 miles (19,164.90 km) SSW | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |