Nonstop flight route between Boston, Massachusetts, United States and Hateruma, Okinawa, Japan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), Boston, Massachusetts, United States and Hateruma Airport (HTR), Hateruma, Okinawa, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,751 miles (or 12,474 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 Boston Logan International Airport and Hateruma 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 Boston Logan International Airport and Hateruma Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Boston Logan International Airport (BOS):

• ILS is available for runways 4R, 15R, 22L, 27, and 33L, with runway 4R being certified for CAT III Instrument Landing operations.
• Boston Logan International Airport handled 3,021,863 passengers last year.
• Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) has 6 runways.
• The furthest airport from Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,767 miles (18,937 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The era of the jumbo jet began at Logan in summer 1970 when Pan Am started daily Boeing 747s to London Heathrow Airport.
• The closest airport to Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) is Norwood Memorial Airport (OWD), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) SW of BOS.
• Because of Boston Logan International Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Boston Logan International 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.
• In April 2007 the FAA approved construction of a center field taxiway long-sought by Massport.
• Qatar Airways has announced that they will begin service to Boston once they begin receiving 787s in 2013.
• There was fierce opposition to the construction of 14/32 among communities adjacent to the northwest side of the airport, such as Chelsea and East Boston, as authorities acknowledged that these areas would likely see a slight increase in noise levels.

Facts about Hateruma Airport (HTR):

• The furthest airport from Hateruma Airport (HTR) is Dr. Augusto Roberto Fuster International Airport (PJC), which is nearly antipodal to Hateruma Airport (meaning Hateruma Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dr. Augusto Roberto Fuster International Airport), and is located 12,336 miles (19,853 kilometers) away in Pedro Juan Caballero, Paraguay.
• In addition to being known as "Hateruma Airport", other names for HTR include "波照間空港" and "Hateruma Kūkō".
• Because of Hateruma Airport's relatively low elevation of 43 feet, planes can take off or land at Hateruma 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.
• Hateruma Airport (HTR) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Hateruma Airport (HTR) is Ishigaki Airport (ISG), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) NE of HTR.