Nonstop flight route between Brownsville, Texas, United States and Hachijojima (Hachijo Jima), Tokyo, Japan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport (BRO), Brownsville, Texas, United States and Hachijojima Airport (HAC), Hachijojima (Hachijo Jima), Tokyo, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,892 miles (or 11,091 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 Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport and Hachijojima 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 Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport and Hachijojima Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport (BRO):

• The furthest airport from Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport (BRO) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,143 miles (17,933 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Because of Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport's relatively low elevation of 22 feet, planes can take off or land at Brownsville/South Padre Island 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.
• Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport (BRO) has 3 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport", another name for BRO is "(former Brownsville Army Airfield)".
• For the first year of the United States' involvement in combat of the war, Pan American continued to operate the airport, providing training to Ferrying Command pilots and ground mechanics assigned to the 18th Transport Transition Training Detachment.
• During World War II the airport was used by the United States Army Air Forces, although the Air Corps had signed a contract with Pan American Airways in 1940 for the training of aircraft mechanics at the airport.
• The closest airport to Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport (BRO) is General Servando Canales International Airport (MAM), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SSW of BRO.
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• Various aircraft types, including Bombardier CRJ-200 and Embraer ERJ 145, are used by American Eagle and United Express in Brownsville.

Facts about Hachijojima Airport (HAC):

• Later the same year, on August 17, 1963 Fujita Airlines DH-115 Heron crashed shortly after takeoff into Hachijō-Fuji, the highest mountain on the island, killing all aboard.
• The closest airport to Hachijojima Airport (HAC) is Miyakejima Airport (MYE), which is located 67 miles (109 kilometers) N of HAC.
• Because of Hachijojima Airport's relatively low elevation of 301 feet, planes can take off or land at Hachijojima 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.
• An air field was established on the island of Hachijōjima in 1926 by the Imperial Japanese Navy.
• Hachijojima Airport (HAC) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Hachijojima Airport", other names for HAC include "八丈島空港" and "Hachijōjima Kūkō".
• Toho Airlines operates helicopter services from Hachijōjima Airport to Aogashima and Mikurajima.
• The furthest airport from Hachijojima Airport (HAC) is Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN), which is located 11,814 miles (19,013 kilometers) away in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil.