Nonstop flight route between Santa Cruz, Bolivia and Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Viru Viru International Airport (VVI), Santa Cruz, Bolivia and Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,354 miles (or 18,273 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 Viru Viru International 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 Viru Viru International Airport and Minami-Daito Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VVI / SLVR |
Airport Name: | Viru Viru International Airport |
Location: | Santa Cruz, Bolivia |
GPS Coordinates: | 17°38'40"S by 63°8'7"W |
Operator/Owner: | abertis airports (Abertis) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1225 feet (373 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from VVI |
More Information: | VVI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MMD / ROMD |
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Location: | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°50'48"N by 131°15'48"E |
Operator/Owner: | Okinawa Prefecture |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 159 feet (48 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MMD |
More Information: | MMD Maps & Info |
Facts about Viru Viru International Airport (VVI):
- The furthest airport from Viru Viru International Airport (VVI) is San Fernando Airport (SFE), which is nearly antipodal to Viru Viru International Airport (meaning Viru Viru International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from San Fernando Airport), and is located 12,198 miles (19,631 kilometers) away in San Fernando City, La Union, Philippines.
- The closest airport to Viru Viru International Airport (VVI) is El Trompillo Airport (SRZ), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) SSW of VVI.
- A new modern airport for Santa Cruz was conceived in 1976, to replace the obsolete El Trompillo Airport.
- Viru Viru International Airport (VVI) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Minami-Daito Airport (MMD):
- The airport was relocated to its present location and upgraded to accommodate larger flights in July 1997 with the present 1500 meter runway.
- The prefecture operates the airport, which is classified as a third class airport.
- 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 closest airport to Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) is Kitadaito Airport (KTD), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NNE of MMD.
- Only a round flight from Naha, to Minami-Daito and Kitadaitō, back to Naha is operated everyday.
- 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.
- 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.