Nonstop flight route between Borama, Somalia and Tokyo, Honshū, Japan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Borama Airport (BXX), Borama, Somalia and Tokyo International Airport (HND), Tokyo, Honshū, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,187 miles (or 9,957 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 Borama Airport and Tokyo International 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 Borama Airport and Tokyo International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Borama Airport (BXX):

• The closest airport to Borama Airport (BXX) is Wilwal International Airport (JIJ), which is located 46 miles (73 kilometers) SSW of BXX.
• The furthest airport from Borama Airport (BXX) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Borama Airport (meaning Borama Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Atuona Airport), and is located 12,289 miles (19,777 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.

Facts about Tokyo International Airport (HND):

• The closest airport to Tokyo International Airport (HND) is Narita International Airport (NRT), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) ENE of HND.
• Because of Tokyo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at Tokyo 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.
• Tokyo International Airport (HND) has 4 runways.
• In May 2008, the Japanese Ministry of Transport announced that international flights would be allowed between Haneda and any overseas destination, provided that such flights must operate between 11 PM and 7 AM.
• While most international flights moved from Haneda to Narita in 1978, airlines based in the Republic of China continued to use Haneda Airport for many years due to the ongoing political conflict between the Republic of China and the People's Republic of China.
• Haneda Air Force Base received its first international passenger flights in 1947 when Northwest Orient Airlines began DC-4 flights to the United States, China, South Korea, and the Philippines.
• Daytime international slots were allocated in October 2013.
• In addition to being known as "Tokyo International Airport", other names for HND include "東京国際空港" and "Tōkyō Kokusai Kūkō".
• Tokyo International Airport, commonly known as Haneda Airport or Tokyo Haneda Airport, is one of the two primary airports that serve the Greater Tokyo Area, and is the primary base of Japan's two major domestic airlines, Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways, as well as low-cost carriers Air Do, Skymark Airlines, Skynet Asia Airways, and StarFlyer.
• Before the construction of Haneda Airport, aviators in Tokyo used various beaches of Tokyo Bay as airstrips, including beaches near the current site of Haneda.
• The furthest airport from Tokyo International Airport (HND) is Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM), which is located 11,722 miles (18,864 kilometers) away in Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
• A third terminal for international flights was completed in October 2010.