Nonstop flight route between Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan and Bayda, Libya:
Departure Airport:
(24°47'4"N by 141°19'27"E)
Arrival Airport:
(32°47'18"N by 21°57'51"E)
Distance from IWO to LAQ:
6,803.23 miles (10,948.70 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 Al Bayda - Al abraq Airport (LAQ), Bayda, Libya would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,803 miles (or 10,949 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 Al Bayda - Al abraq 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 Al Bayda - Al abraq 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: | LAQ / HLLQ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Bayda, Libya |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°47'18"N by 21°57'51"E |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 2157 feet (657 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LAQ |
| More Information: | LAQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (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.
- Central Field was one of three Japanese airfields built on Iwo Jima.
- 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.
- At any given time about 350 JSDF personnel are posted to Iwo Jima and though the airfield is strictly for military use, commercial flights carrying Veterans are frequent visitors.
Facts about Al Bayda - Al abraq Airport (LAQ):
- Al Bayda - Al abraq Airport (LAQ) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Al Bayda - Al abraq Airport (LAQ) is Mangaia Island Airport (MGS), which is located 11,684 miles (18,804 kilometers) away in Mangaia Island, Cook Islands.
- The closest airport to Al Bayda - Al abraq Airport (LAQ) is Benina International Airport (BEN), which is located 110 miles (177 kilometers) WSW of LAQ.
- In addition to being known as "Al Bayda - Al abraq Airport", another name for LAQ is "مطار الأبرق الدولي".
| 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 | 109.77 miles (176.65 km) WSW | Benina International Airport (BEN) | Benghazi, Libya | |
| 2 | 119.25 miles (191.92 km) ESE | Tobruk International Airport (TOB) | Tobruk, Libya | |
| 3 | 217.91 miles (350.69 km) SW | Marsa Brega Airport (LMQ) | Brega, Libya | |
| 4 | 226.99 miles (365.31 km) NNE | Chania International Airport, "Daskalogiannis" (CHQ) | Chania, Greece | |
| 5 | 248.17 miles (399.39 km) NNE | Kythira National Airport "Alexandros Aristotelous Onassis" (KIT) | Kithira, Greece | |
| 6 | 254.83 miles (410.11 km) NE | Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) | Heraklion, Crete, Greece | |
| 7 | 290.28 miles (467.15 km) NE | Sitia Airport (JSH) | Sitia, Crete, Greece | |
| 8 | 290.92 miles (468.19 km) N | Sparti Airport (SPJ) | Sparti, Laconia, Greece | |
| 9 | 295.72 miles (475.92 km) N | Kalamata International Airport (KLX) | Kalamata, Greece | |
| 10 | 305.37 miles (491.45 km) NNE | Milos Island National Airport (MLO) | Milos, Greece | |
| 11 | 318.74 miles (512.96 km) NNE | Porto Kheli Airport (PKH) | Porto Cheli, Argolis, Greece | |
| 12 | 319.64 miles (514.41 km) NE | Santorini National Airport (JTR) | Santorini, Thira, Greece | |
| 13 | 324.00 miles (521.43 km) ESE | Mersa Matruh Airport (MUH) | Mersa Matruh, Egypt | |
| 14 | 335.77 miles (540.37 km) WSW | Ghardabiya Air Base (SRX) | Sirte, Libya | |
| 15 | 336.31 miles (541.23 km) NE | Kasos Island Public Airport (KSJ) | Kasos Island, Greece | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,684.14 miles (18,803.75 km) S | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 2 | 11,628.96 miles (18,714.95 km) S | Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) | Avarua, Cook Islands | |
| 3 | 11,613.43 miles (18,689.96 km) SSW | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,561.60 miles (18,606.54 km) S | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) | Mauke Island, Cook Islands | |
| 5 | 11,542.09 miles (18,575.14 km) S | Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) | Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands | |
| 6 | 11,261.09 miles (18,122.92 km) SSW | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,261.01 miles (18,122.80 km) SSW | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,249.79 miles (18,104.74 km) SSW | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,241.28 miles (18,091.05 km) SSW | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,241.22 miles (18,090.95 km) SSW | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,237.60 miles (18,085.12 km) SE | Niue International Airport (IUE) | Alofi, Niue | |
| 12 | 11,185.62 miles (18,001.46 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,118.53 miles (17,893.49 km) ESE | Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU) | Nukuʻalofa, Tongatapu, Tonga | |
| 14 | 11,115.54 miles (17,888.68 km) SW | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,087.86 miles (17,844.14 km) SE | Lifuka Island Airport (HPA) | Lifuka, Ha'apai, Tonga | |