Nonstop flight route between Amami Island, Japan and Greenville, South Carolina, United States:
Departure Airport:
(28°25'50"N by 129°42'45"E)
Arrival Airport:
(34°50'53"N by 82°20'59"W)
Distance from ASJ to GMU:
7,589.94 miles (12,214.80 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Amami Airport (ASJ), Amami Island, Japan and Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU), Greenville, South Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,590 miles (or 12,215 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 Greenville Downtown 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 Greenville Downtown 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: | GMU / KGMU |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Greenville, South Carolina, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°50'53"N by 82°20'59"W |
| Area Served: | Greenville, South Carolina |
| Operator/Owner: | Greenville Airport Commission |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1048 feet (319 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GMU |
| More Information: | GMU 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".
- The closest airport to Amami Airport (ASJ) is Kikai Airport (KKX), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) ESE of ASJ.
- 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.
- Amami Airport (ASJ) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU):
- GMU opened in 1928 and was initially named Greenville Municipal Airport.
- During World War II the United States Army Air Forces used the airfield for training.
- The closest airport to Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) is Donaldson Center Airport (GDC), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) SSW of GMU.
- Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) has 2 runways.
- Located at GMU are many companies that provide aviation services like aircraft rental and flight instruction, aircraft maintenance, helicopter services and flight instruction, aircraft management, fuel service, aircraft sales, air charter and air taxi services.
- The furthest airport from Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,441 miles (18,413 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Greenville Downtown Airport", another name for GMU is "(Greenville Municipal Airport)".
- Greenville Downtown Airport covers an area of 385 acres at an elevation of 1,048 feet above mean sea level.
| 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 | 6.38 miles (10.26 km) SSW | Donaldson Center Airport (GDC) | Greenville, South Carolina, United States | |
| 2 | 8.12 miles (13.08 km) ENE | Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) | Greenville / Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States | |
| 3 | 20.18 miles (32.48 km) W | Pickens County Airport (LQK) | Pickens, South Carolina, United States | |
| 4 | 22.79 miles (36.67 km) ENE | Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport (SPA) | Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States | |
| 5 | 31.80 miles (51.18 km) SW | Anderson Regional Airport (AND) | Anderson, South Carolina, United States | |
| 6 | 32.81 miles (52.80 km) WSW | Oconee County Regional Airport (CEU) | Clemson, South Carolina, United States | |
| 7 | 42.05 miles (67.67 km) NNW | Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) | Fletcher, North Carolina, United States | |
| 8 | 42.82 miles (68.91 km) SSE | Greenwood County Airport (GRD) | Greenwood, South Carolina, United States | |
| 9 | 56.57 miles (91.03 km) WSW | Toccoa Airport (TOC) | Toccoa, Georgia, United States | |
| 10 | 79.03 miles (127.18 km) NNE | Foothills Regional Airport (MRN) | Morganton, North Carolina, United States | |
| 11 | 82.11 miles (132.14 km) NE | Hickory Regional Airport (HKY) | Hickory, North Carolina, United States | |
| 12 | 83.43 miles (134.27 km) SW | Athens Ben Epps Airport (AHN) | Athens, Georgia, United States | |
| 13 | 83.52 miles (134.41 km) ENE | Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | |
| 14 | 91.11 miles (146.63 km) SSE | Aiken Municipal Airport (AIK) | Aiken, South Carolina, United States | |
| 15 | 93.14 miles (149.90 km) WSW | Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport (GVL) | Gainesville, Georgia, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,441.08 miles (18,412.59 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,421.42 miles (18,380.95 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,401.99 miles (18,349.68 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,388.18 miles (18,327.46 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,385.37 miles (18,322.93 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,377.53 miles (18,310.32 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,370.58 miles (18,299.13 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,362.84 miles (18,286.67 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,353.48 miles (18,271.60 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,340.33 miles (18,250.45 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,305.88 miles (18,195.01 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,299.59 miles (18,184.89 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,296.32 miles (18,179.62 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,294.18 miles (18,176.17 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,293.74 miles (18,175.47 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |