Nonstop flight route between Amami Island, Japan and Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States:
Departure Airport:
(28°25'50"N by 129°42'45"E)
Arrival Airport:
(44°49'37"N by 93°27'25"W)
Distance from ASJ to FCM:
6,691.59 miles (10,769.04 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Amami Airport (ASJ), Amami Island, Japan and Flying Cloud Airport (FCM), Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,692 miles (or 10,769 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 Amami Airport and Flying Cloud 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 Amami Airport and Flying Cloud Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ASJ / RJKA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Amami Island, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°25'50"N by 129°42'45"E |
| Area Served: | Amami Ōshima (Amami Island), Japan |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 14 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ASJ |
| More Information: | ASJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FCM / KFCM |
| Airport Name: | Flying Cloud Airport |
| Location: | Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°49'37"N by 93°27'25"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Metropolitan Airports Commission |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 906 feet (276 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FCM |
| More Information: | FCM Maps & Info |
Facts about Amami Airport (ASJ):
- In addition to being known as "Amami Airport", other names for ASJ include "奄美空港" and "Amami Kūkō".
- Amami Airport (ASJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Amami Airport (ASJ) is Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ), which is nearly antipodal to Amami Airport (meaning Amami Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport), and is located 12,392 miles (19,943 kilometers) away in Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
- Because of Amami Airport's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Amami 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 Amami Airport (ASJ) is Kikai Airport (KKX), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) ESE of ASJ.
Facts about Flying Cloud Airport (FCM):
- The furthest airport from Flying Cloud Airport (FCM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,748 miles (17,297 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Flying Cloud Airport (FCM) has 3 runways.
- Because of Flying Cloud Airport's relatively low elevation of 906 feet, planes can take off or land at Flying Cloud 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 Flying Cloud Airport (FCM) is Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport Wold–Chamberlain Airport (MSP), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) ENE of FCM.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 15.13 miles (24.35 km) ESE | Kikai Airport (KKX) | Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan |     |
| 2 | 146.58 miles (235.90 km) NNE | Yakushima Airport (KUM) | Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan | |
| 3 | 166.84 miles (268.51 km) SW | Iejima Airport (IEJ) | Iejima, Japan | |
| 4 | 186.66 miles (300.40 km) SW | Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 5 | 197.67 miles (318.13 km) SW | Aguni Airport (AGJ) | Aguni, Japan | |
| 6 | 198.36 miles (319.24 km) SSE | Kitadaito Airport (KTD) | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 7 | 199.85 miles (321.62 km) SW | Naha Airport (OKA) | Okinawa, Japan | |
| 8 | 202.42 miles (325.76 km) SSE | Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 9 | 215.62 miles (347.01 km) SW | Kerama Airport (KJP) | Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 10 | 240.62 miles (387.24 km) NNE | Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) | Kagoshima, Japan | |
| 11 | 259.72 miles (417.98 km) NNE | Miyazaki Airport (KMI) | Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan | |
| 12 | 297.29 miles (478.44 km) N | Fukue Airport (FUJ) | Gotō, Nagasaki, Japan | |
| 13 | 310.19 miles (499.20 km) N | Nagasaki Airport (NGS) | Nagasaki, Japan | |
| 14 | 311.93 miles (502.01 km) NNE | Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) | Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan | |
| 15 | 327.92 miles (527.73 km) N | Saga Airport (HSG) | Saga, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,391.98 miles (19,942.91 km) S | Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) | Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,380.47 miles (19,924.38 km) WSW | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,324.53 miles (19,834.35 km) SSE | Ângelo Ponzoni Municipal Airport (VIA) | Videira, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,320.50 miles (19,827.88 km) SE | Santa Terezinha Municipal Airport (JCB) | Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,318.67 miles (19,824.93 km) WSW | Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,316.59 miles (19,821.58 km) SSE | Carlos Alberto da Costa Neves Airport (CFC) | Caçador, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,316.37 miles (19,821.23 km) SSE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,312.01 miles (19,814.21 km) E | Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB) | Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,304.36 miles (19,801.89 km) ESE | Erechim Airport (ERM) | Erechim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,298.67 miles (19,792.75 km) SE | Olavo Cecco Rigon Airport (CCI) | Concórdia, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,290.05 miles (19,778.88 km) SW | Navegantes Airport (NVT) | Navegantes, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 12 | 12,277.46 miles (19,758.61 km) SSE | José Cleto Airport (QVB) | União da Vitória, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 13 | 12,266.23 miles (19,740.53 km) ESE | Serafin Enoss Bertaso Airport (XAP) | Chapecó, Brazil | |
| 14 | 12,258.94 miles (19,728.81 km) SSW | Joinville-Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport (JOI) | Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 15 | 12,225.08 miles (19,674.30 km) SSW | Afonso Pena International Airport (CWB) | Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12.14 miles (19.54 km) ENE | Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport Wold–Chamberlain Airport (MSP) | Bloomington, Minnesota, United States | |
| 2 | 16.99 miles (27.34 km) NNE | Crystal Airport (MIC) | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | |
| 3 | 20.81 miles (33.49 km) ENE | St. Paul Downtown Airport (STP) | St. Paul, Minnesota, United States | |
| 4 | 32.56 miles (52.39 km) SE | Stanton Airfield (SYN) | Stanton, Minnesota, United States | |
| 5 | 47.61 miles (76.63 km) SSW | Mankato Regional Airport (MKT) | Mankato, Minnesota, United States | |
| 6 | 50.03 miles (80.52 km) ENE | New Richmond Regional Airport (RNH) | New Richmond, Wisconsin, United States | |
| 7 | 50.12 miles (80.66 km) NE | L.O. Simenstad Municipal Airport (OEO) | Osceola, Wisconsin, United States | |
| 8 | 57.73 miles (92.90 km) NNW | St. Cloud Regional Airport (STC) | St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States | |
| 9 | 61.42 miles (98.84 km) ENE | Amery Municipal Airport (AHH) | Amery, Wisconsin, United States | |
| 10 | 62.26 miles (100.20 km) SW | New Ulm Municipal Airport (ULM) | New Ulm, Minnesota, United States | |
| 11 | 77.35 miles (124.48 km) NNE | Grantsburg Municipal Airport (GTG) | Grantsburg, Wisconsin, United States | |
| 12 | 79.16 miles (127.39 km) SE | Rochester International Airport (RST) | Rochester, Minnesota, United States | |
| 13 | 79.31 miles (127.64 km) S | Albert Lea Municipal Airport (AEL) | Albert Lea, Minnesota, United States | |
| 14 | 84.22 miles (135.54 km) WNW | Willmar Municipal Airport (ILL) | Willmar, Minnesota, United States | |
| 15 | 84.56 miles (136.08 km) SSE | Austin Municipal Airport (AUM) | Austin, Minnesota, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,747.97 miles (17,297.13 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,724.22 miles (17,258.91 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,711.98 miles (17,239.21 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,698.84 miles (17,218.08 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,657.86 miles (17,152.13 km) WSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,648.38 miles (17,136.86 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,636.45 miles (17,117.67 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,625.82 miles (17,100.56 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,618.19 miles (17,088.28 km) WSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,595.58 miles (17,051.89 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,541.09 miles (16,964.20 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,507.27 miles (16,909.77 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,501.69 miles (16,900.80 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,490.08 miles (16,882.11 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,445.87 miles (16,810.96 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |