Nonstop flight route between Aguni, Japan and Minot, North Dakota, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Aguni Airport (AGJ), Aguni, Japan and Minot Air Force Base (MIB), Minot, North Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,447 miles (or 10,375 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 Aguni Airport and Minot Air Force Base, 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 Aguni Airport and Minot Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Aguni Airport (AGJ):

• Aguni Airport (AGJ) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Aguni Airport's relatively low elevation of 38 feet, planes can take off or land at Aguni 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 Aguni Airport (AGJ) is Serafin Enoss Bertaso Airport (XAP), which is nearly antipodal to Aguni Airport (meaning Aguni Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Serafin Enoss Bertaso Airport), and is located 12,399 miles (19,954 kilometers) away in Chapecó, Brazil.
• The closest airport to Aguni Airport (AGJ) is Kerama Airport (KJP), which is located 30 miles (47 kilometers) S of AGJ.
• In addition to being known as "Aguni Airport", other names for AGJ include "粟国空港" and "Aguni Kūkō".

Facts about Minot Air Force Base (MIB):

• The closest airport to Minot Air Force Base (MIB) is Minot International Airport (MOT), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) SSE of MIB.
• The furthest airport from Minot Air Force Base (MIB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,320 miles (16,609 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Following the Iran hostage crisis of 1979-81, SAC tasked the former 57th Air Division to organize the Strategic Projection Force.
• Command of Minot AFB passed from Air Defense Command to SAC in July 1962 as the base's primary mission changed from air defense to strategic deterrence.
• The 862d Combat Support Group was deactivated on 31 July 1972, with host unit duties being taken over by the 91st Combat Support Group.
• The 91st Maintenance Group is the maintenance backbone of the 91st Missile Wing, originally activated as the 91st Maintenance and Supply Group on 10 November 1948.
• The 5th Bomb Wing is an element of the Global Strike Command and is the host unit at Minot AFB.
• In addition to being known as "Minot Air Force Base", another name for MIB is "Minot AFB".