Nonstop flight route between Columbus/West Point/Starkville, Mississippi, United States and Hachijojima (Hachijo Jima), Tokyo, Japan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Golden Triangle Regional Airport (GTR), Columbus/West Point/Starkville, Mississippi, United States and Hachijojima Airport (HAC), Hachijojima (Hachijo Jima), Tokyo, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,867 miles (or 11,051 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 Golden Triangle Regional 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 Golden Triangle Regional 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 Golden Triangle Regional Airport (GTR):

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• The furthest airport from Golden Triangle Regional Airport (GTR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,077 miles (17,827 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Golden Triangle Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 264 feet, planes can take off or land at Golden Triangle Regional 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 Golden Triangle Regional Airport (GTR) is Columbus-Lowndes County Airport (UBS), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) E of GTR.
• Chautauqua Airlines, a Republic Airways Holdings company, also operated flights under the Delta Connection banner early in 2006.
• GTR is the nucleus of a new industrial complex in northeast Mississippi.
• Golden Triangle Regional Airport (GTR) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Hachijojima Airport (HAC):

• Hachijojima Airport (HAC) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Hachijojima Airport", other names for HAC include "八丈島空港" and "Hachijōjima Kūkō".
• Hachijojima Airport is a regional airport serving Hachijōjima in the southern Izu Islands, Tokyo, Japan.
• 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.