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

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Hachijojima Airport (HAC), Hachijojima (Hachijo Jima), Tokyo, Japan and King County International Airport (BFI), Seattle, Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,907 miles (or 7,898 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 Hachijojima Airport and King County 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 Hachijojima Airport and King County International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Hachijojima Airport (HAC):

• The closest airport to Hachijojima Airport (HAC) is Miyakejima Airport (MYE), which is located 67 miles (109 kilometers) N of HAC.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Hachijojima Airport (HAC) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about King County International Airport (BFI):

• The airport's property is mostly in Seattle just south of Georgetown, with its southern tip extending into Tukwila.
• King County International Airport (BFI) has 2 runways.
• The initial assembly of the 737 was at Boeing Field in the 1960s because the factory in Renton was at capacity building the 707 and 727.
• In addition to being known as "King County International Airport", another name for BFI is "Boeing Field".
• The August 1946 OAG shows 24 United Airlines weekday departures, 10 Northwest and two or three Pan Am DC-3s to Juneau via Annette Island.
• The closest airport to King County International Airport (BFI) is Renton Municipal Airport (RNT), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) ESE of BFI.
• At one point Aeroamerica scheduled a Boeing 720 to Spokane.
• Because of King County International Airport's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at King County 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.
• Helijet, a helicopter airline based at Vancouver International Airport in British Columbia, scheduled Sikorsky S-76s to the Victoria Harbour Heliport in British Columbia and on to Helijet's Vancouver Harbour Heliport near downtown Vancouver, B.C.
• The furthest airport from King County International Airport (BFI) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,775 miles (17,341 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.