Nonstop flight route between Chios Island, Greece and Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Chios Island National Airport (JKH), Chios Island, Greece and Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,876 miles (or 9,457 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 Chios Island National Airport and Minami-Daito 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 Chios Island National Airport and Minami-Daito Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Chios Island National Airport (JKH):

• Chios Island National Airport (JKH) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Chios Island National Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Chios Island National 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 Chios Island National Airport (JKH) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,328 miles (18,230 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• In addition to being known as "Chios Island National Airport", another name for JKH is "Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Χίου".
• The closest airport to Chios Island National Airport (JKH) is Ikaria Island National Airport (JIK), which is located 47 miles (76 kilometers) SSE of JKH.

Facts about Minami-Daito Airport (MMD):

• Because of Minami-Daito Airport's relatively low elevation of 159 feet, planes can take off or land at Minami-Daito 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 Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) is Joinville-Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport (JOI), which is nearly antipodal to Minami-Daito Airport (meaning Minami-Daito Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Joinville-Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport), and is located 12,411 miles (19,973 kilometers) away in Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
• The prefecture operates the airport, which is classified as a third class airport.
• The airport was relocated to its present location and upgraded to accommodate larger flights in July 1997 with the present 1500 meter runway.
• In addition to being known as "Minami-Daito Airport", other names for MMD include "南大東空港" and "Minamidaitō Kūkō".
• Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) is Kitadaito Airport (KTD), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NNE of MMD.
• The original Minamidaito Airport began as an air base for the Imperial Japanese Navy in 1934.