Nonstop flight route between Hampton, Virginia, United States and Hachijojima (Hachijo Jima), Tokyo, Japan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Langley Field (LFI), Hampton, Virginia, United States and Hachijojima Airport (HAC), Hachijojima (Hachijo Jima), Tokyo, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,057 miles (or 11,356 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 Langley Field and Hachijojima 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 Langley Field and Hachijojima Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Langley Field (LFI):

• The closest airport to Langley Field (LFI) is Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) WNW of LFI.
• At the outbreak of World War II Langley took on a new mission, to develop special detector equipment used in antisubmarine warfare.
• Langley Air Force Base was severely damaged by flooding due to the storm surge from Hurricane Isabel in September 2003 and again during the November 2009 Mid-Atlantic nor'easter.
• The furthest airport from Langley Field (LFI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,757 miles (18,921 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Langley also hosts the Global Cyberspace Integration Center field operating agency and Headquarters Air Combat Command.

Facts about Hachijojima Airport (HAC):

• Hachijojima Airport (HAC) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Hachijojima Airport", other names for HAC include "八丈島空港" and "Hachijōjima Kūkō".
• Because of Hachijojima Airport's relatively low elevation of 301 feet, planes can take off or land at Hachijojima 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.
• From the year 2000, ANA subsidiary Air Nippon operated flights to Hachijōjima using a Boeing 737-400 colorfully painted with a dolphin design to promote tourism.
• The closest airport to Hachijojima Airport (HAC) is Miyakejima Airport (MYE), which is located 67 miles (109 kilometers) N of HAC.
• The furthest airport from Hachijojima Airport (HAC) is Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN), which is located 11,814 miles (19,013 kilometers) away in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil.