Nonstop flight route between Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan and Argyle Downs, Western Australia, Australia:
Departure Airport:
(24°47'4"N by 141°19'27"E)
Arrival Airport:
(16°21'0"S by 128°45'0"E)
Distance from IWO to AGY:
2,965.69 miles (4,772.81 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO), Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan and Argyle Downs Airport (AGY), Argyle Downs, Western Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,966 miles (or 4,773 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 Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 and Argyle Downs 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 Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 and Argyle Downs Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IWO / RJAW |
| Airport Name: | Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 |
| Location: | Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 24°47'4"N by 141°19'27"E |
| View all routes: | Routes from IWO |
| More Information: | IWO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AGY / |
| Airport Name: | Argyle Downs Airport |
| Location: | Argyle Downs, Western Australia, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 16°21'0"S by 128°45'0"E |
| Elevation: | 289 feet (88 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from AGY |
| More Information: | AGY Maps & Info |
Facts about Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO):
- Central Field stayed in American hands until being turned over to the Japanese Government on 27 June 1968.
- The furthest airport from Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO) is Cabo Frio International Airport (CFB), which is nearly antipodal to Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (meaning Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cabo Frio International Airport), and is located 12,187 miles (19,612 kilometers) away in Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- Central Field was one of three Japanese airfields built on Iwo Jima.
- Located south and west of the midpoint between Tokyo and Saipan, the island of Iwo Jima was needed by the United States Army Air Forces Twentieth Air Force as an emergency landing facility for its B-29 Superfortress strategic bombing campaign against the Empire of Japan.
- The closest airport to Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO) is Hachijojima Airport (HAC), which is located 583 miles (938 kilometers) N of IWO.
Facts about Argyle Downs Airport (AGY):
- The closest airport to Argyle Downs Airport (AGY) is Argyle Airport (GYL), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) SW of AGY.
- Because of Argyle Downs Airport's relatively low elevation of 289 feet, planes can take off or land at Argyle Downs 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 Argyle Downs Airport (AGY) is Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI), which is located 11,841 miles (19,057 kilometers) away in Bridgetown, Barbados.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 583.01 miles (938.26 km) N | Hachijojima Airport (HAC) | Hachijojima (Hachijo Jima), Tokyo, Japan |     |
| 2 | 629.12 miles (1,012.46 km) W | Kitadaito Airport (KTD) | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 3 | 632.47 miles (1,017.86 km) W | Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 4 | 650.48 miles (1,046.85 km) N | Miyakejima Airport (MYE) | Miyakejima, Japan | |
| 5 | 710.52 miles (1,143.48 km) NNW | Nanki-Shirahama Airport (SHM) | Shirahama, Japan | |
| 6 | 716.68 miles (1,153.38 km) NNW | Shizuoka Airport (FSZ) | Shizuoka, Honshu, Japan | |
| 7 | 726.36 miles (1,168.96 km) SSE | Saipan International Airport (SPN) | Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 8 | 731.26 miles (1,176.85 km) SSE | Tinian International Airport (TIQ) | Tinian Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 9 | 745.12 miles (1,199.15 km) WNW | Kikai Airport (KKX) | Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan | |
| 10 | 746.61 miles (1,201.56 km) NNW | Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) | Nagoya, Japan | |
| 11 | 749.69 miles (1,206.51 km) N | Tokyo International Airport (HND) | Tokyo, Honshū, Japan | |
| 12 | 758.57 miles (1,220.80 km) WNW | Yakushima Airport (KUM) | Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan | |
| 13 | 759.84 miles (1,222.84 km) WNW | Amami Airport (ASJ) | Amami Island, Japan | |
| 14 | 760.09 miles (1,223.25 km) NNW | Kansai International Airport (KIX) | Osaka, Japan | |
| 15 | 760.74 miles (1,224.28 km) N | Narita International Airport (NRT) | Narita (near Tokyo), Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,186.56 miles (19,612.32 km) ESE | Cabo Frio International Airport (CFB) | Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,186.38 miles (19,612.02 km) ESE | Umberto Modiano Airport (BZC) | Búzios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,178.66 miles (19,599.61 km) SE | Benedito Lacerda Airport (MEA) | Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,166.06 miles (19,579.32 km) SE | Campos–Bartolomeu Lysandro Airport (CAW) | Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,125.10 miles (19,513.41 km) ESE | Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,120.60 miles (19,506.16 km) SSE | Raimundo de Andrade Airport (CDI) | Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,117.05 miles (19,500.46 km) ESE | Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (GIG) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,107.59 miles (19,485.23 km) SSE | Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras) (VIX) | Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,093.41 miles (19,462.40 km) ESE | Santa Cruz Air Force Base (SNZ) | Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,073.44 miles (19,430.28 km) ESE | Francisco Álvares de Assis Airport (JDF) | Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,072.53 miles (19,428.81 km) SE | Presidente Itamar Franco Airport (IZA) | Juiz de Fora, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,996.02 miles (19,305.68 km) SE | Usiminas Airport (IPN) | Ipatinga / Santana do Paraiso, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,977.99 miles (19,276.66 km) SSE | Coronel Altino Machado de Oliveira Airport (GVR) | Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,970.18 miles (19,264.09 km) ESE | São José dos Campos-Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf Airport (SJK) | São José dos Campos, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,957.52 miles (19,243.71 km) SE | Belo Horizonte/Pampulha–Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport (PLU) | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 28.01 miles (45.07 km) SW | Argyle Airport (GYL) | Argyle, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 39.62 miles (63.76 km) N | East Kimberley Regional Airport (KNX) | Kununurra, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 122.25 miles (196.74 km) SW | Springvale Airport (ZVG) | Springvale, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 148.39 miles (238.82 km) SSW | Halls Creek Airport (HCQ) | Halls Creek, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 154.20 miles (248.15 km) NNE | Port Keats Airfield (PKT) | Wadeye, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 6 | 155.24 miles (249.84 km) ESE | Kalkgurung Airport (KFG) | Daguragu / Kalkaringi, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 7 | 245.67 miles (395.37 km) WSW | Fitzroy Crossing Airport (FIZ) | Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 267.34 miles (430.24 km) S | Balgo Hill Airport (BQW) | Balgo Hill, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 270.11 miles (434.71 km) SSW | Lake Gregory Airport (LGE) | Lake Gregory, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 306.89 miles (493.89 km) NNE | Darwin International Airport (DRW) | Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 11 | 340.40 miles (547.81 km) NNE | Bathurst Island Airport (BRT) | Bathurst Island, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 12 | 343.82 miles (553.32 km) WSW | Derby Airport (DRB) | Derby, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 360.04 miles (579.43 km) NNE | Garden Point Airport (GPN) | Pirlangimpi, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 14 | 363.58 miles (585.12 km) NNE | Snake Bay Airport (SNB) | Milikapiti, Melville Island, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 15 | 376.62 miles (606.10 km) NE | Jabiru Airport (JAB) | Jabiru, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,841.41 miles (19,056.85 km) ENE | Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) | Bridgetown, Barbados | |
| 2 | 11,776.61 miles (18,952.57 km) E | Aimé Césaire Airport (FDF) | Le Lamentin / Fort de France, Martinique | |
| 3 | 11,767.58 miles (18,938.04 km) ENE | George F. L. Charles Airport (SLU) | Castries, Saint Lucia | |
| 4 | 11,766.91 miles (18,936.96 km) E | Melville Hall Airport (DOM) | Melville Hall (near Roseau), Dominica | |
| 5 | 11,764.74 miles (18,933.46 km) ENE | Hewanorra International Airport (UVF) | Vieux-Fort, Saint Lucia | |
| 6 | 11,759.11 miles (18,924.41 km) E | Canefield Airport (DCF) | Canefield, Dominica | |
| 7 | 11,755.42 miles (18,918.46 km) E | Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (PTP) | Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe | |
| 8 | 11,750.30 miles (18,910.23 km) E | Les Saintes Airport (LSS) | Terre-de-Haut Island, Les Saintes, Guadeloupe | |
| 9 | 11,737.20 miles (18,889.15 km) E | V. C. Bird International Airport (ANU) | St. John's, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda | |
| 10 | 11,735.51 miles (18,886.42 km) ENE | E.T. Joshua Airport (SVD) | Arno Vale (near Kingstown), Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 11 | 11,732.39 miles (18,881.40 km) E | Barbuda Codrington Airport (BBQ) | Codrington, Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda | |
| 12 | 11,731.28 miles (18,879.62 km) ENE | Mustique Airport (MQS) | Mustique Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 13 | 11,728.59 miles (18,875.29 km) ENE | J. F. Mitchell Airport (BQU) | Bequia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 14 | 11,716.35 miles (18,855.59 km) ENE | Canouan Airport (CIW) | Canouan Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 15 | 11,711.54 miles (18,847.85 km) E | John A. Osborne Airport (MNI) | Montserrat, British Overseas Territories, United Kingdom | |