Nonstop flight route between Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan and Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, United States:
Departure Airport:
(24°47'4"N by 141°19'27"E)
Arrival Airport:
(43°1'9"N by 91°7'24"W)
Distance from IWO to PCD:
6,688.86 miles (10,764.65 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 Prairie du Chien Municipal Airport (PCD), Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,689 miles (or 10,765 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 Prairie du Chien 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 Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 and Prairie du Chien 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: | 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: | PCD / KPDC |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°1'9"N by 91°7'24"W |
| Area Served: | Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 661 feet (201 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PCD |
| More Information: | PCD Maps & Info |
Facts about Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO):
- Central Field stayed in American hands until being turned over to the Japanese Government on 27 June 1968.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Prairie du Chien Municipal Airport (PCD):
- Prairie du Chien Municipal Airport (PCD) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Prairie du Chien Municipal Airport (PCD) is Decorah Municipal Airport (DEH), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) WNW of PCD.
- In addition to being known as "Prairie du Chien Municipal Airport", another name for PCD is "PDC".
- Because of Prairie du Chien Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 661 feet, planes can take off or land at Prairie du Chien Municipal 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 Prairie du Chien Municipal Airport (PCD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,894 miles (17,532 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
| 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 | 35.74 miles (57.52 km) WNW | Decorah Municipal Airport (DEH) | Decorah, Iowa, United States | |
| 2 | 47.55 miles (76.52 km) SSE | Dubuque Regional Airport (DBQ) | Dubuque, Iowa, United States | |
| 3 | 49.43 miles (79.56 km) ENE | Tri-County Regional Airport (LNR) | Lone Rock, Wisconsin, United States | |
| 4 | 55.23 miles (88.89 km) S | Monticello Regional Airport (MXO) | Monticello, Iowa, United States | |
| 5 | 59.79 miles (96.23 km) N | La Crosse Regional Airport (LSE) | La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States | |
| 6 | 67.71 miles (108.97 km) NNE | Sparta/Fort McCoy Airport (CMY) | Sparta, Wisconsin, United States | |
| 7 | 72.18 miles (116.17 km) WSW | Waterloo Regional Airport (Livingston Betsworth Field) (ALO) | Waterloo, Iowa, United States | |
| 8 | 75.18 miles (121.00 km) W | Northeast Iowa Regional Airport (CCY) | Charles City, Iowa, United States | |
| 9 | 77.07 miles (124.04 km) NE | Volk Field Air National Guard Base (VOK) | Camp Douglas, Wisconsin, United States | |
| 10 | 78.75 miles (126.74 km) NNW | Winona Municipal Airport (ONA) | Winona, Minnesota, United States | |
| 11 | 83.91 miles (135.03 km) SSW | The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) | Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States | |
| 12 | 90.52 miles (145.68 km) E | Dane County Regional Airport (MSN) | Madison, Wisconsin, United States | |
| 13 | 91.54 miles (147.32 km) SSE | Clinton Municipal Airport (CWI) | Clinton, Iowa, United States | |
| 14 | 92.40 miles (148.71 km) NW | Rochester International Airport (RST) | Rochester, Minnesota, United States | |
| 15 | 97.76 miles (157.33 km) SSW | Iowa City Municipal Airport (IOW) | Iowa City, Iowa, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,893.91 miles (17,532.00 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,870.40 miles (17,494.17 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,854.96 miles (17,469.32 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,845.51 miles (17,454.12 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,799.22 miles (17,379.61 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,795.55 miles (17,373.70 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,786.47 miles (17,359.10 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,776.12 miles (17,342.44 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,760.41 miles (17,317.15 km) WSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,751.31 miles (17,302.51 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,700.31 miles (17,220.44 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,668.91 miles (17,169.91 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,658.23 miles (17,152.71 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,648.72 miles (17,137.40 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,610.69 miles (17,076.21 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |