Nonstop flight route between Kingman, Arizona, United States and Shimojishima, Japan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kingman Airport (IGM), Kingman, Arizona, United States and Shimojishima Airport (SHI), Shimojishima, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,768 miles (or 10,892 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 Kingman Airport and Shimojishima 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 Kingman Airport and Shimojishima Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kingman Airport (IGM):

• On May 7, 1943, the facility was officially named the Kingman Army Air Field.
• Kingman Army Air Field was set up to handle two classes of about 200 students at any one time.
• General sales were conducted from these centers.
• The furthest airport from Kingman Airport (IGM) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,353 miles (18,271 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Kingman Airport (IGM) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Kingman Airport (IGM) is Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport (IFP), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) WSW of IGM.
• In addition to being known as "Kingman Airport", another name for IGM is "(former Kingman Army Airfield)".
• Most of the transports and trainers could be used in the civil fleet, and trainers were sold for $875 to $2,400.
• With the disposal of the military aircraft completed, Kingman AAF was returned to civilian use in 1949.
• The 1120th and the 329th merged with the 328th to become the 328th Flexible Gunnery Training Group.
• As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 897 passenger boardings in calendar year 2010, 878 in 2011, and 924 in 2012.

Facts about Shimojishima Airport (SHI):

• As of 2005, the airport was in use as a training facility for Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways.
• The closest airport to Shimojishima Airport (SHI) is Miyako Airport (MMY), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) ESE of SHI.
• Because of Shimojishima Airport's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at Shimojishima 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 "Shimojishima Airport", other names for SHI include "下地島空港" and "Shimojishima Kūkō".
• As of early 2013, serious consideration was being given to basing a detachment of JASDF F-15J fighters out of the Airport, in order to provide better air defense coverage over the Senkaku Islands.
• The furthest airport from Shimojishima Airport (SHI) is Guaraní International Airport (AGT), which is nearly antipodal to Shimojishima Airport (meaning Shimojishima Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Guaraní International Airport), and is located 12,393 miles (19,945 kilometers) away in Ciudad del Este, Paraguay.
• Shimojishima Airport ) is located on the island of Shimojishima in Miyakojima, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
• Shimojishima Airport (SHI) currently has only 1 runway.