Nonstop flight route between Masuda, Shimane, Japan, Japan and Abingdon, Queensland, Australia:
Departure Airport:
(34°40'35"N by 131°47'25"E)
Arrival Airport:
(17°36'27"S by 143°11'0"E)
Distance from IWJ to ABG:
3,689.20 miles (5,937.17 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Iwami Airport (IWJ), Masuda, Shimane, Japan, Japan and Abingdon Airport (ABG), Abingdon, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,689 miles (or 5,937 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 Iwami Airport and Abingdon 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 Iwami Airport and Abingdon Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IWJ / RJOW |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Masuda, Shimane, Japan, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°40'35"N by 131°47'25"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 177 feet (54 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IWJ |
| More Information: | IWJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ABG / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Abingdon, Queensland, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 17°36'27"S by 143°11'0"E |
| Elevation: | 600 feet (183 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ABG |
| More Information: | ABG Maps & Info |
Facts about Iwami Airport (IWJ):
- The closest airport to Iwami Airport (IWJ) is Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) SSW of IWJ.
- The furthest airport from Iwami Airport (IWJ) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is nearly antipodal to Iwami Airport (meaning Iwami Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rio Grande Regional Airport), and is located 12,147 miles (19,548 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- Because of Iwami Airport's relatively low elevation of 177 feet, planes can take off or land at Iwami 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 "Iwami Airport", other names for IWJ include "石見空港" and "Iwami Kūkō".
- Iwami Airport (IWJ) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Abingdon Airport (ABG):
- Because of Abingdon Airport's relatively low elevation of 600 feet, planes can take off or land at Abingdon 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.
- Abingdon Airport (ABG) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Abingdon Airport", other names for ABG include "Abingdon Downs Airport" and "YABI".
- The closest airport to Abingdon Airport (ABG) is Chillagoe Airport (LLG), which is located 94 miles (152 kilometers) ENE of ABG.
- The furthest airport from Abingdon Airport (ABG) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,663 miles (18,770 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 59.27 miles (95.38 km) SSW | Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ) | Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan |     |
| 2 | 66.36 miles (106.80 km) ESE | Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) | Hiroshima, Honshū, Japan | |
| 3 | 75.42 miles (121.37 km) SW | Kokura Airport (KKJ) | Kita Kyūshū, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| 4 | 78.36 miles (126.10 km) SE | Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) | Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan | |
| 5 | 80.40 miles (129.39 km) NE | Izumo Airport (IZO) | Izumo, Shimane, Japan | |
| 6 | 82.76 miles (133.18 km) S | Oita Airport (OIT) | Oita, Japan | |
| 7 | 99.48 miles (160.10 km) NE | Miho-Yonago Airport (YGJ) | Yonago, Tottori, Japan | |
| 8 | 107.48 miles (172.98 km) SW | Fukuoka Airport (FUK) | Fukuoka, Japan | |
| 9 | 117.41 miles (188.95 km) E | Okayama Airport (OKJ) | Okayama, Japan | |
| 10 | 130.75 miles (210.42 km) ESE | Takamatsu Airport (TAK) | Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan | |
| 11 | 131.22 miles (211.19 km) WSW | Iki Airport (IKI) | Iki, Iki Island, Japan | |
| 12 | 132.87 miles (213.83 km) SE | Kōchi Airport (KCZ) | Kōchi, Japan | |
| 13 | 135.67 miles (218.34 km) SW | Saga Airport (HSG) | Saga, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| 14 | 137.96 miles (222.02 km) SSW | Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) | Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan | |
| 15 | 161.41 miles (259.77 km) NW | Pohang Airport (KPO) | Pohang, South Korea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,146.72 miles (19,548.20 km) SE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,122.82 miles (19,509.75 km) SE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,070.46 miles (19,425.47 km) ESE | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 4 | 12,070.03 miles (19,424.78 km) SSE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,054.85 miles (19,400.35 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 6 | 12,045.92 miles (19,385.98 km) E | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 7 | 12,026.64 miles (19,354.96 km) ESE | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,019.45 miles (19,343.38 km) S | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,016.05 miles (19,337.92 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 10 | 11,992.80 miles (19,300.50 km) E | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 11 | 11,967.43 miles (19,259.66 km) SE | Santa Maria Airport (RIA) | Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,953.57 miles (19,237.35 km) E | Santa Bernardina International Airport (DZO) | Durazno, Durazno, Uruguay | |
| 13 | 11,952.30 miles (19,235.31 km) S | Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,947.24 miles (19,227.17 km) ESE | Tacuarembó Airport (TAW) | Tacuarembó, Tacuarembó, Uruguay | |
| 15 | 11,945.02 miles (19,223.60 km) SSE | Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) | Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 94.34 miles (151.83 km) ENE | Chillagoe Airport (LLG) | Chillagoe, Queensland, Australia | |
| 2 | 152.06 miles (244.72 km) ENE | Mareeba Airfield (MRG) | Mareeba, Queensland, Australia | |
| 3 | 155.31 miles (249.95 km) W | Karumba Airport (KRB) | Karumba, Queensland, Australia | |
| 4 | 174.62 miles (281.02 km) NNW | Kowanyama Airport (KWM) | Kowanyama, Queensland, Australia | |
| 5 | 176.83 miles (284.58 km) ENE | Cairns Airport (CNS) | Cairns, Queensland, Australia | |
| 6 | 195.88 miles (315.24 km) E | Dunk Island Airport (DKI) | Dunk Island, Queensland, Australia | |
| 7 | 199.73 miles (321.44 km) NE | Cooktown Airport (CTN) | Cooktown, Queensland, Australia | |
| 8 | 213.85 miles (344.16 km) S | Richmond Airport (RCM) | Richmond, Queensland, Australia | |
| 9 | 214.43 miles (345.10 km) NNW | Edward River Airport (EDR) | Edward River, Queensland, Australia | |
| 10 | 231.80 miles (373.04 km) SSE | Hughenden Airport (HGD) | Hughenden, Queensland, Australia | |
| 11 | 231.99 miles (373.35 km) SSW | Julia Creek Airport (JCK) | Julia Creek, Queensland, Australia | |
| 12 | 240.42 miles (386.92 km) W | Burketown Airport (BUC) | Burketown, Queensland, Australia | |
| 13 | 252.63 miles (406.56 km) NE | Lizard Island Airport (LZR) | Lizard Island, Queensland, Australia | |
| 14 | 260.84 miles (419.77 km) ESE | Townsville Airport (TSV) | Townsville, Queensland, Australia | |
| 15 | 262.95 miles (423.18 km) SE | Charters Towers Airport (CXT) | Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,663.36 miles (18,770.31 km) W | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 2 | 11,659.00 miles (18,763.30 km) W | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 11,606.32 miles (18,678.51 km) W | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,597.31 miles (18,664.02 km) W | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,591.00 miles (18,653.86 km) W | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 6 | 11,534.16 miles (18,562.39 km) W | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 7 | 11,519.58 miles (18,538.93 km) W | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 11,519.58 miles (18,538.91 km) W | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 11,510.60 miles (18,524.46 km) W | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 10 | 11,139.74 miles (17,927.63 km) W | Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) | Dakar, Senegal | |
| 11 | 11,130.53 miles (17,912.80 km) WNW | La Güera Airport (ZLG) | La Güera, Western Sahara | |
| 12 | 11,126.91 miles (17,906.99 km) WNW | Nouadhibou International Airport (NDB) | Nouadhibou, Mauritania | |
| 13 | 11,087.11 miles (17,842.93 km) W | Saint-Louis Airport (XLS) | Saint-Louis, Senegal | |
| 14 | 11,064.65 miles (17,806.79 km) W | Nouakchott International Airport (NKC) | Nouakchott, Mauritania | |
| 15 | 11,063.74 miles (17,805.32 km) NE | Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY) | Cayenne, French Guiana | |