Nonstop flight route between White Plains, New York, United States and Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Westchester County Airport (HPN), White Plains, New York, United States and Ishigaki Airport (ISG), Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,774 miles (or 12,511 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 Westchester County Airport and Ishigaki 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 Westchester County Airport and Ishigaki Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Westchester County Airport (HPN):

• This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport.
• Westchester County Airport (HPN) has 2 runways.
• The airport's environmental management practices are monitored through the AEMS, an ISO 14001 certified Airport Environmental Management System.
• The furthest airport from Westchester County Airport (HPN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,747 miles (18,906 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Westchester County Airport (HPN) is Flushing Airport (closed 1984) (FLU), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) SSW of HPN.
• Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting is provided by Airport Operations Crews.
• The airport is presently served by six airlines.
• Because of Westchester County Airport's relatively low elevation of 439 feet, planes can take off or land at Westchester County 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.

Facts about Ishigaki Airport (ISG):

• Because of Ishigaki Airport's relatively low elevation of 86 feet, planes can take off or land at Ishigaki 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 furthest airport from Ishigaki Airport (ISG) is Guaraní International Airport (AGT), which is nearly antipodal to Ishigaki Airport (meaning Ishigaki Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Guaraní International Airport), and is located 12,339 miles (19,858 kilometers) away in Ciudad del Este, Paraguay.
• Ishigaki Airport, was a third-class airport located 1 NM from Ishigaki city centre in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
• Ishigaki Airport (ISG) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Ishigaki Airport", other names for ISG include "石垣空港" and "Ishigaki Kūkō".
• The closest airport to Ishigaki Airport (ISG) is Hateruma Airport (HTR), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) SW of ISG.
• The airport served about 1.8 million passengers a year, making it the second busiest third-class airport in Japan, behind Kobe Airport, and traffic grew steadily as the Yaeyama Islands become a popular tourist destination.
• None of the 138 passengers and crew were killed in the accident, but 67 were injured.