Nonstop flight route between Chignik, Alaska, United States. and Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan:
Departure Airport:
(56°19'4"N by 158°35'26"W)
Arrival Airport:
(25°50'48"N by 131°15'48"E)
Distance from KCG to MMD:
3,996.34 miles (6,431.46 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chignik Fisheries Airport (KCG), Chignik, Alaska, United States. and Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,996 miles (or 6,431 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 Chignik Fisheries Airport and Minami-Daito Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KCG / |
| Airport Name: | Chignik Fisheries Airport |
| Location: | Chignik, Alaska, United States. |
| GPS Coordinates: | 56°19'4"N by 158°35'26"W |
| Area Served: | Chignik, Alaska |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 25 feet (8 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KCG |
| More Information: | KCG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MMD / ROMD |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 25°50'48"N by 131°15'48"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Okinawa Prefecture |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 159 feet (48 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MMD |
| More Information: | MMD Maps & Info |
Facts about Chignik Fisheries Airport (KCG):
- Because of Chignik Fisheries Airport's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at Chignik Fisheries 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 closest airport to Chignik Fisheries Airport (KCG) is Chignik Lagoon Airport (KCL), which is located only 2 miles (4 kilometers) ESE of KCG.
- Chignik Fisheries Airport (KCG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Chignik Fisheries Airport (KCG) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,895 miles (17,533 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
Facts about Minami-Daito Airport (MMD):
- The furthest airport from Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) is Joinville-Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport (JOI), which is nearly antipodal to Minami-Daito Airport (meaning Minami-Daito Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Joinville-Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport), and is located 12,411 miles (19,973 kilometers) away in Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Minami-Daito Airport", other names for MMD include "南大東空港" and "Minamidaitō Kūkō".
- The original Minamidaito Airport began as an air base for the Imperial Japanese Navy in 1934.
- Only a round flight from Naha, to Minami-Daito and Kitadaitō, back to Naha is operated everyday.
- Because of Minami-Daito Airport's relatively low elevation of 159 feet, planes can take off or land at Minami-Daito 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.
- Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) is Kitadaito Airport (KTD), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NNE of MMD.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 2.22 miles (3.57 km) ESE | Chignik Lagoon Airport (KCL) | Chignik Lagoon, Alaska, United States |     |
| 2 | 7.42 miles (11.94 km) ESE | Chignik Bay Seaplane Base (KBW) | Chignik, Alaska, United States. | |
| 3 | 8.30 miles (13.35 km) WSW | Chignik Lake Airport (KCQ) | Chignik Lake, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 35.90 miles (57.78 km) SW | Perryville Airport (KPV) | Perryville, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 44.35 miles (71.37 km) N | Port Heiden Airport (PTH) | Port Heiden, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 78.79 miles (126.80 km) WSW | Port Moller Airport (PML) | Cold Bay, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 82.99 miles (133.56 km) NNE | Ugashik Bay Airport (UGB) | Pilot Point, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 94.70 miles (152.40 km) NNE | Ugashik Airport (UGS) | Ugashik, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 95.30 miles (153.38 km) NNE | Pilot Point Airport (PIP) | Pilot Point, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 101.15 miles (162.78 km) W | Nelson Lagoon Airport (NLG) | Nelson Lagoon, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 102.12 miles (164.35 km) SW | Sand Point Airport (SDP) | Sand Point, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 136.81 miles (220.17 km) NNE | Egegik Airport (EGX) | Egegik, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 165.35 miles (266.10 km) WSW | King Cove Airport (KVC) | King Cove, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 169.94 miles (273.48 km) ENE | Alitak Seaplane Base (ALZ) | Lazy Bay, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 172.91 miles (278.28 km) ENE | Akhiok Airport (AKK) | Akhiok, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,894.56 miles (17,533.05 km) S | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 2 | 10,886.92 miles (17,520.76 km) S | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,880.91 miles (17,511.09 km) S | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,842.59 miles (17,449.41 km) SSW | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,799.23 miles (17,379.63 km) SSW | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,689.75 miles (17,203.43 km) SSW | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,625.33 miles (17,099.78 km) SSW | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,584.51 miles (17,034.07 km) S | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 9 | 10,582.67 miles (17,031.12 km) SSW | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 10 | 10,578.71 miles (17,024.74 km) SSW | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 11 | 10,577.00 miles (17,022.00 km) SSW | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 12 | 10,570.47 miles (17,011.48 km) SSW | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 13 | 10,564.47 miles (17,001.82 km) S | Wild Coast Sun Airport (MZF) | Mzamba, South Africa | |
| 14 | 10,564.47 miles (17,001.82 km) S | Aggeneys Airport (AGZ) | Aggeneys, South Africa | |
| 15 | 10,557.10 miles (16,989.97 km) SSW | Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU) | Maseru, Lesotho | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 7.84 miles (12.61 km) NNE | Kitadaito Airport (KTD) | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 2 | 189.70 miles (305.29 km) NNW | Kikai Airport (KKX) | Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan | |
| 3 | 202.42 miles (325.76 km) NNW | Amami Airport (ASJ) | Amami Island, Japan | |
| 4 | 219.59 miles (353.39 km) W | Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 5 | 223.71 miles (360.02 km) WNW | Iejima Airport (IEJ) | Iejima, Japan | |
| 6 | 225.91 miles (363.57 km) W | Naha Airport (OKA) | Okinawa, Japan | |
| 7 | 247.53 miles (398.36 km) W | Kerama Airport (KJP) | Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 8 | 254.64 miles (409.81 km) WNW | Aguni Airport (AGJ) | Aguni, Japan | |
| 9 | 315.76 miles (508.17 km) N | Yakushima Airport (KUM) | Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan | |
| 10 | 379.93 miles (611.44 km) W | Miyako Airport (MMY) | Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 11 | 388.51 miles (625.25 km) W | Shimojishima Airport (SHI) | Shimojishima, Japan | |
| 12 | 412.89 miles (664.48 km) N | Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) | Kagoshima, Japan | |
| 13 | 416.82 miles (670.81 km) N | Miyazaki Airport (KMI) | Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan | |
| 14 | 454.72 miles (731.80 km) WSW | Ishigaki Airport (ISG) | Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 15 | 483.28 miles (777.76 km) WSW | Hateruma Airport (HTR) | Hateruma, Okinawa, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,410.52 miles (19,972.74 km) S | Joinville-Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport (JOI) | Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,401.83 miles (19,958.75 km) SE | Afonso Pena International Airport (CWB) | Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,393.23 miles (19,944.93 km) SE | Bacacheri Airport (BFH) | Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,365.30 miles (19,899.97 km) S | Navegantes Airport (NVT) | Navegantes, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,310.29 miles (19,811.44 km) S | Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,299.49 miles (19,794.06 km) SSE | Avelino Vieira Airport (AAG) | Arapoti, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,289.58 miles (19,778.11 km) E | José Cleto Airport (QVB) | União da Vitória, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,285.60 miles (19,771.71 km) ESE | Carlos Alberto da Costa Neves Airport (CFC) | Caçador, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,272.59 miles (19,750.78 km) SE | Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) | Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,267.12 miles (19,741.97 km) ESE | Ângelo Ponzoni Municipal Airport (VIA) | Videira, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,260.41 miles (19,731.16 km) E | Tancredo Thomas de Faria Airport (GPB) | Guarapuava, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 12 | 12,255.61 miles (19,723.45 km) SSW | Bertram Luiz Leupolz State Airport (SOD) | Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 13 | 12,240.10 miles (19,698.48 km) ESE | Santa Terezinha Municipal Airport (JCB) | Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 14 | 12,235.37 miles (19,690.87 km) SW | São Paulo/Congonhas Airport (CGH) | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 15 | 12,233.56 miles (19,687.97 km) SSE | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |