Nonstop flight route between Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands and Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bikini Atoll Airport (BII), Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands and Ishigaki Airport (ISG), Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,848 miles (or 4,583 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 Bikini Atoll Airport and Ishigaki 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 Bikini Atoll Airport and Ishigaki Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BII / | 
| Airport Name: | Bikini Atoll Airport | 
| Location: | Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°31'22"N by 165°34'0"E | 
| Area Served: | Enyu, Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BII | 
| More Information: | BII Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ISG / ROIG | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 24°20'40"N by 124°11'12"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport | 
| Elevation: | 86 feet (26 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ISG | 
| More Information: | ISG Maps & Info | 
Facts about Bikini Atoll Airport (BII):
- The closest airport to Bikini Atoll Airport (BII) is Rongelap Airport (RNP), which is located 93 miles (150 kilometers) ESE of BII.
- The furthest airport from Bikini Atoll Airport (BII) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Bikini Atoll Airport (meaning Bikini Atoll Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,191 miles (19,620 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
- Bikini Atoll Airport (BII) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Ishigaki Airport (ISG):
- The new airport has a 2,000 m runway, expandable to 2,500 m.
- The airport served about 1.8 million passengers a year, making it the second busiest third-class airport in Japan, behind Kobe Airport, and traffic grew steadily as the Yaeyama Islands become a popular tourist destination.
- The furthest airport from Ishigaki Airport (ISG) is Guaraní International Airport (AGT), which is nearly antipodal to Ishigaki Airport (meaning Ishigaki Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Guaraní International Airport), and is located 12,339 miles (19,858 kilometers) away in Ciudad del Este, Paraguay.
- Southwest Air Lines Flight 611 took off on runway 36 from Naha Airport on the island of Okinawa at 13:09 for a regular flight to Ishigaki Airport, Japan.
- In addition to being known as "Ishigaki Airport", other names for ISG include "石垣空港" and "Ishigaki Kūkō".
- Because of Ishigaki Airport's relatively low elevation of 86 feet, planes can take off or land at Ishigaki 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 Ishigaki Airport (ISG) is Hateruma Airport (HTR), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) SW of ISG.
- Ishigaki Airport (ISG) currently has only 1 runway.




