Nonstop flight route between Atka, Alaska, United States and Izumo, Shimane, Japan:
Departure Airport:
(52°13'14"N by 174°12'21"W)
Arrival Airport:
(35°24'48"N by 132°53'23"E)
Distance from AKB to IZO:
2,805.95 miles (4,515.73 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Atka Airport (AKB), Atka, Alaska, United States and Izumo Airport (IZO), Izumo, Shimane, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,806 miles (or 4,516 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 Atka Airport and Izumo 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 Atka Airport and Izumo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AKB / PAAK |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Atka, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°13'14"N by 174°12'21"W |
| Area Served: | Atka, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 57 feet (17 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AKB |
| More Information: | AKB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IZO / RJOC |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Izumo, Shimane, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°24'48"N by 132°53'23"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Shimane Prefecture |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IZO |
| More Information: | IZO Maps & Info |
Facts about Atka Airport (AKB):
- In addition to being known as "Atka Airport", another name for AKB is "AKA".
- The closest airport to Atka Airport (AKB) is Adak Airport (ADK), which is located 106 miles (171 kilometers) WSW of AKB.
- Because of Atka Airport's relatively low elevation of 57 feet, planes can take off or land at Atka 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.
- Atka Airport (AKB) currently has only 1 runway.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 321 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 406 enplanements in 2009, and 322 in 2010.
- The furthest airport from Atka Airport (AKB) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 11,025 miles (17,743 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
Facts about Izumo Airport (IZO):
- Izumo Airport (IZO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Izumo Airport (IZO) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is nearly antipodal to Izumo Airport (meaning Izumo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rio Grande Regional Airport), and is located 12,066 miles (19,419 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Izumo Airport (IZO) is Miho-Yonago Airport (YGJ), which is located 20 miles (33 kilometers) ENE of IZO.
- In addition to being known as "Izumo Airport", other names for IZO include "出雲空港" and "Izumo Kūkō".
- Because of Izumo Airport's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Izumo 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 106.34 miles (171.14 km) WSW | Adak Airport (ADK) | Adak Island, Alaska, United States |     |
| 2 | 230.31 miles (370.65 km) ENE | Nikolski Air Station (IKO) | Nikolski, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 338.39 miles (544.58 km) ENE | Unalaska Airport (DUT) | Unalaska, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 351.95 miles (566.41 km) NNE | St. George Airport (STG) | St. George, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 372.91 miles (600.14 km) ENE | Akutan Seaplane Base (KQA) | Akutan, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 376.86 miles (606.50 km) NNE | St. Paul Island Airport (SNP) | St. Paul Island, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 478.42 miles (769.95 km) ENE | False Pass Airport (KFP) | False Pass, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 492.29 miles (792.27 km) W | Eareckson Air Station (SYA) | Shemya, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 498.81 miles (802.75 km) ENE | Pauloff Harbor Seaplane Base (KPH) | Sanak Island, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 512.01 miles (824.00 km) ENE | Cold Bay Airport (CDB) | Cold Bay, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 527.28 miles (848.58 km) ENE | King Cove Airport (KVC) | King Cove, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 531.42 miles (855.23 km) W | Casco Cove Coast Guard Station (ATU) | Attu Island, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 588.35 miles (946.86 km) ENE | Nelson Lagoon Airport (NLG) | Nelson Lagoon, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 597.11 miles (960.95 km) ENE | Sand Point Airport (SDP) | Sand Point, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 610.03 miles (981.75 km) ENE | Port Moller Airport (PML) | Cold Bay, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,024.78 miles (17,742.62 km) SSW | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 2 | 10,933.53 miles (17,595.76 km) SW | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,839.48 miles (17,444.40 km) SW | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,776.31 miles (17,342.74 km) SSW | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,775.33 miles (17,341.18 km) SW | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,717.70 miles (17,248.42 km) SSW | Aggeneys Airport (AGZ) | Aggeneys, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,717.69 miles (17,248.41 km) SSW | Wild Coast Sun Airport (MZF) | Mzamba, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,715.67 miles (17,245.16 km) SW | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 9 | 10,712.27 miles (17,239.69 km) SSW | Alexander Bay Airport (ALJ) | Alexander Bay, South Africa | |
| 10 | 10,637.54 miles (17,119.42 km) SSW | Karasburg Airport (KAS) | Karasburg, Namibia | |
| 11 | 10,609.15 miles (17,073.74 km) SSW | Upington Airport (UTN) | Upington, South Africa | |
| 12 | 10,605.61 miles (17,068.04 km) SSW | Lüderitz Airport (LUD) | Luderitz, Namibia | |
| 13 | 10,602.16 miles (17,062.48 km) SW | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 14 | 10,550.45 miles (16,979.26 km) SSW | Keetmanshoop Airport (KMP) | Keetmanshoop, Namibia | |
| 15 | 10,549.27 miles (16,977.35 km) SW | Kimberley Airport (KIM) | Kimberley, South Africa | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 20.41 miles (32.85 km) ENE | Miho-Yonago Airport (YGJ) | Yonago, Tottori, Japan | |
| 2 | 67.56 miles (108.73 km) S | Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) | Hiroshima, Honshū, Japan | |
| 3 | 70.97 miles (114.22 km) SE | Okayama Airport (OKJ) | Okayama, Japan | |
| 4 | 80.40 miles (129.39 km) SW | Iwami Airport (IWJ) | Masuda, Shimane, Japan, Japan | |
| 5 | 104.61 miles (168.36 km) SE | Takamatsu Airport (TAK) | Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan | |
| 6 | 110.14 miles (177.26 km) S | Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) | Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan | |
| 7 | 136.45 miles (219.60 km) SSE | Kōchi Airport (KCZ) | Kōchi, Japan | |
| 8 | 137.44 miles (221.19 km) SW | Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ) | Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan | |
| 9 | 142.65 miles (229.57 km) ESE | Kobe Airport (UKB) | Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan | |
| 10 | 148.90 miles (239.64 km) SSW | Oita Airport (OIT) | Oita, Japan | |
| 11 | 148.97 miles (239.74 km) ESE | Kansai International Airport (KIX) | Osaka, Japan | |
| 12 | 150.51 miles (242.22 km) ESE | Osaka International Airport (ITM) | Itami (near Osaka), Japan | |
| 13 | 150.51 miles (242.22 km) ESE | Osaka International Airport (OSA) | Osaka, Japan | |
| 14 | 155.17 miles (249.72 km) SW | Kokura Airport (KKJ) | Kita Kyūshū, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| 15 | 185.67 miles (298.80 km) SE | Nanki-Shirahama Airport (SHM) | Shirahama, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,066.38 miles (19,418.91 km) SE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,042.42 miles (19,380.36 km) SE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,996.35 miles (19,306.20 km) ESE | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 4 | 11,994.22 miles (19,302.78 km) SSE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 5 | 11,984.13 miles (19,286.54 km) E | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 6 | 11,977.14 miles (19,275.29 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 7 | 11,955.26 miles (19,240.08 km) SSE | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,946.85 miles (19,226.54 km) ESE | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,937.28 miles (19,211.14 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 10 | 11,931.29 miles (19,201.49 km) E | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 11 | 11,895.11 miles (19,143.27 km) S | Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,887.38 miles (19,130.84 km) SE | Santa Maria Airport (RIA) | Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,883.18 miles (19,124.07 km) ESE | Santa Bernardina International Airport (DZO) | Durazno, Durazno, Uruguay | |
| 14 | 11,877.56 miles (19,115.03 km) SSE | Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) | Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,870.76 miles (19,104.09 km) ESE | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |