Nonstop flight route between Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States and Masuda, Shimane, Japan, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Stillwater Regional Airport (SWO), Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States and Iwami Airport (IWJ), Masuda, Shimane, Japan, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,619 miles (or 10,652 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 Stillwater Regional Airport and Iwami 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 Stillwater Regional Airport and Iwami Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SWO / KSWO |
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Location: | Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°9'39"N by 97°5'8"W |
Area Served: | Stillwater, Oklahoma |
Operator/Owner: | City of Stillwater |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1000 feet (305 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SWO |
More Information: | SWO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IWJ / RJOW |
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Location: | Masuda, Shimane, Japan, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°40'35"N by 131°47'25"E |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 177 feet (54 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IWJ |
More Information: | IWJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Stillwater Regional Airport (SWO):
- After World War II the airfield was one of six locations in the nation that stored surplus bombers, fighters, trainers, and transports.
- The airport is home to the Stillwater Airport Memorial Museum.
- Stillwater Regional Airport (SWO) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Stillwater Regional Airport", another name for SWO is "Searcy Field".
- One of the aircraft processed through Stillwater - and purchased by Mantz - was B-17 41-24577 "Hells Angels," which was the first B-17 to complete 25 missions.
- Central DC-3s landed at Stillwater starting in 1953.
- Stillwater Regional Airport is in Payne County, Oklahoma, three miles northwest of Stillwater, which owns it.
- The furthest airport from Stillwater Regional Airport (SWO) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,797 miles (17,377 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Stillwater Regional Airport (SWO) is Cushing Municipal Airport (CUH), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) SE of SWO.
Facts about Iwami Airport (IWJ):
- Iwami Airport (IWJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Iwami Airport's relatively low elevation of 177 feet, planes can take off or land at Iwami 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 closest airport to Iwami Airport (IWJ) is Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) SSW of IWJ.
- The furthest airport from Iwami Airport (IWJ) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is nearly antipodal to Iwami Airport (meaning Iwami Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rio Grande Regional Airport), and is located 12,147 miles (19,548 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Iwami Airport", other names for IWJ include "石見空港" and "Iwami Kūkō".