Nonstop flight route between Angoche, Mozambique and Shimojishima, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Angoche Airport (ANO), Angoche, Mozambique and Shimojishima Airport (SHI), Shimojishima, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,393 miles (or 10,288 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 Angoche Airport and Shimojishima 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 Angoche Airport and Shimojishima Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ANO / FQAG | 
| Airport Name: | Angoche Airport | 
| Location: | Angoche, Mozambique | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 16°10'54"S by 39°56'40"E | 
| Area Served: | Angoche, Mozambique | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 118 feet (36 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 3 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ANO | 
| More Information: | ANO Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SHI / RORS | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Shimojishima, Japan | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 24°49'36"N by 125°8'40"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Okinawa Prefecture | 
| Airport Type: | Public / Dual-use | 
| Elevation: | 25 feet (8 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from SHI | 
| More Information: | SHI Maps & Info | 
Facts about Angoche Airport (ANO):
- Because of Angoche Airport's relatively low elevation of 118 feet, planes can take off or land at Angoche 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.
- Angoche Airport (ANO) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Angoche Airport (ANO) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,422 miles (18,382 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- The closest airport to Angoche Airport (ANO) is Nampula Airport (APL), which is located 86 miles (139 kilometers) NNW of ANO.
Facts about Shimojishima Airport (SHI):
- The furthest airport from Shimojishima Airport (SHI) is Guaraní International Airport (AGT), which is nearly antipodal to Shimojishima Airport (meaning Shimojishima Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Guaraní International Airport), and is located 12,393 miles (19,945 kilometers) away in Ciudad del Este, Paraguay.
- The closest airport to Shimojishima Airport (SHI) is Miyako Airport (MMY), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) ESE of SHI.
- In 2004, there were some protests over the use of the airport as a refueling stop by USMC helicopters returning from an exercise in the Philippines.
- In addition to being known as "Shimojishima Airport", other names for SHI include "下地島空港" and "Shimojishima Kūkō".
- Shimojishima Airport (SHI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Shimojishima Airport's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at Shimojishima 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 prefecture operates the airport, which has been classified as a Third Class airport since May 1979.




