Nonstop flight route between Dili, East Timor (Timor-Leste) and Misawa, Aomori, Japan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport (DIL), Dili, East Timor (Timor-Leste) and Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō (MSJ), Misawa, Aomori, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,550 miles (or 5,712 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 Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport and Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō, 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 Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport and Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport (DIL):

• The furthest airport from Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport (DIL) is Zorg en Hoop Airport (ORG), which is nearly antipodal to Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport (meaning Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Zorg en Hoop Airport), and is located 12,242 miles (19,701 kilometers) away in Paramaribo, Suriname.
• Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport (DIL) currently has only 1 runway.
• Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport, formerly known as Comoro International Airport, is an airport located in Dili, the capital of East Timor.
• The closest airport to Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport (DIL) is Baucau Airport (BCH), which is located 60 miles (96 kilometers) E of DIL.
• In addition to being known as "Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport", another name for DIL is "Aeroporto Internacional Presidente Nicolau Lobato".
• Because of Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at Presidente Nicolau Lobato 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.
• Until recently, Dili's airport runway has been unable to accommodate aircraft larger than the Boeing 737 or C-130 Hercules, but in January 2008, the Portuguese charter airline EuroAtlantic Airways operated a direct flight from Lisbon using a Boeing 757, carrying 140 members of the Guarda Nacional Republicana.

Facts about Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō (MSJ):

• Misawa is the only combined, joint service installation in the western Pacific.
• In addition to being known as "Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō", another name for MSJ is "Misawa AB".
• Between May and August 1953, the 12th Strategic Fighter Wing pulled a rotational TDY at Misawa relieving the 27th and being relieved in turn by the 31st Strategic Fighter Wing.
• Japanese Air Self Defense Force
• After the Soviet Union shot down an RB-29 aircraft on November 7, 1954, the 39th provided fighter escort for all friendly reconnaissance aircraft flying near Soviet territory and the Northern Air Defense Sector.
• The furthest airport from Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō (MSJ) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 11,479 miles (18,473 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
• The closest airport to Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō (MSJ) is JMSDF Hachinohe Air Base (HHE), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) SSE of MSJ.
• What is now called Misawa Air Base has been used by the military since the Meiji period, when it was used as a cavalry training center for the Imperial Army.