Nonstop flight route between Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan and Ahe, French Polynesia:
Departure Airport:
(24°47'4"N by 141°19'27"E)
Arrival Airport:
(14°25'41"S by 146°15'24"W)
Distance from IWO to AHE:
5,577.72 miles (8,976.45 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 Ahe Airport (AHE), Ahe, French Polynesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,578 miles (or 8,976 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 Ahe 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 Ahe 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: | AHE / NTHE |
| Airport Name: | Ahe Airport |
| Location: | Ahe, French Polynesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°25'41"S by 146°15'24"W |
| Area Served: | Ahe |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 11 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AHE |
| More Information: | AHE Maps & Info |
Facts about Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO):
- 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.
- Central Field was also the headquarters for VII Fighter Command from March 1 – December 1, 1945, along with the intelligence-gathering 41st Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron from August though mid-September 1945.
- 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.
Facts about Ahe Airport (AHE):
- Ahe Airport (AHE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Ahe Airport (AHE) is Manihi Airport (XMH), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) E of AHE.
- Because of Ahe Airport's relatively low elevation of 11 feet, planes can take off or land at Ahe 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 Ahe Airport (AHE) is Khartoum International Airport (KRT), which is nearly antipodal to Ahe Airport (meaning Ahe Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Khartoum International Airport), and is located 12,324 miles (19,833 kilometers) away in Khartoum, Sudan.
| 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 | 12.47 miles (20.07 km) E | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 61.53 miles (99.02 km) SSW | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 79.77 miles (128.38 km) S | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 119.26 miles (191.93 km) SSE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 166.88 miles (268.56 km) W | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 207.79 miles (334.40 km) SSE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 228.66 miles (367.99 km) SE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 275.69 miles (443.68 km) ESE | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 310.40 miles (499.55 km) SW | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 314.56 miles (506.23 km) SW | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 353.45 miles (568.82 km) WSW | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 370.84 miles (596.81 km) ESE | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 391.58 miles (630.18 km) WSW | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 421.91 miles (679.00 km) WSW | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 433.06 miles (696.94 km) SE | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,323.90 miles (19,833.35 km) NE | Khartoum International Airport (KRT) | Khartoum, Sudan | |
| 2 | 12,290.03 miles (19,778.84 km) WNW | Khashm El Girba Airport (GBU) | Khashm El Girba, Sudan | |
| 3 | 12,278.51 miles (19,760.29 km) NW | Galegu Airport (DNX) | Dinder, Sudan | |
| 4 | 12,251.89 miles (19,717.45 km) WNW | Kassala Airport (KSL) | Kassala, Sudan | |
| 5 | 12,222.49 miles (19,670.14 km) W | Humera Airport (HUE) | Humera, Ethiopia | |
| 6 | 12,209.10 miles (19,648.60 km) N | Atbara Airport (ATB) | Atbara, Sudan | |
| 7 | 12,185.31 miles (19,610.30 km) ENE | El Obeid Airport (EBD) | El Obeid, Sudan | |
| 8 | 12,155.95 miles (19,563.05 km) WNW | Gondar Atse Tewodros Airport (GDQ) | Gondar, Ethiopia | |
| 9 | 12,131.45 miles (19,523.63 km) NNE | Merowe Airport (MWE) | Merowe, Sudan | |
| 10 | 12,127.15 miles (19,516.71 km) NE | El Debba Airport (EDB) | El Debba (Al Dabbah), Sudan | |
| 11 | 12,126.85 miles (19,516.22 km) N | Asosa Airport (ASO) | Asosa, Ethiopia | |
| 12 | 12,125.45 miles (19,513.96 km) NE | Ad-Dabbah Airport (AAD) | Al Dabbah, Sudan | |
| 13 | 12,100.31 miles (19,473.51 km) WNW | Debre Tabor Airport (DBT) | Debre Tabor, Ethiopia | |
| 14 | 12,099.20 miles (19,471.73 km) W | Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU) | Axum, Ethiopia | |
| 15 | 12,086.58 miles (19,451.42 km) W | Asmara International Airport (ASM) | Asmara, Eritrea | |