Nonstop flight route between Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan and Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada:
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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 Fort McMurray International Airport (YMM), Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,419 miles (or 8,721 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 Fort McMurray International 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 Fort McMurray International 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: | YMM / CYMM |
Airport Name: | Fort McMurray International Airport |
Location: | Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 56°39'11"N by 111°13'23"W |
Area Served: | Fort McMurray, Alberta |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1211 feet (369 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YMM |
More Information: | YMM Maps & Info |
Facts about Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO):
- 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 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.
- 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.
Facts about Fort McMurray International Airport (YMM):
- The airport is nearing completion of the new international terminal building which will open on June 9, 2014.
- Fort McMurray International Airport (YMM) currently has only 1 runway.
- Bus service operates between the airport and downtown Fort McMurray via the Route 11 Airport Shuttle bus.
- Fort McMurray International Airport handled 1,195,378 passengers last year.
- As the current terminal building can only accommodate 250,000, the ever exceeding growth in passenger demand has pushed for the construction of a new building.
- The furthest airport from Fort McMurray International Airport (YMM) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 9,996 miles (16,087 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Fort McMurray International Airport (YMM) is Buffalo Narrows Airport (YVT), which is located 121 miles (195 kilometers) ESE of YMM.