Nonstop flight route between Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan and Ironwood, Michigan, United States:
Departure Airport:
(26°10'5"N by 127°17'35"E)
Arrival Airport:
(46°31'39"N by 90°7'53"W)
Distance from KJP to IWD:
6,896.02 miles (11,098.04 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kerama Airport (KJP), Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan and Gogebic-Iron County Airport (IWD), Ironwood, Michigan, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,896 miles (or 11,098 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 Kerama Airport and Gogebic-Iron County 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 Kerama Airport and Gogebic-Iron County Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KJP / ROKR |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°10'5"N by 127°17'35"E |
| Area Served: | Kerama Islands, Japan |
| Operator/Owner: | Okinawa Prefecture |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 156 feet (48 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KJP |
| More Information: | KJP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IWD / KIWD |
| Airport Name: | Gogebic-Iron County Airport |
| Location: | Ironwood, Michigan, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°31'39"N by 90°7'53"W |
| Area Served: | Ironwood, Michigan / Ashland, Wisconsin |
| Operator/Owner: | Gogebic County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1230 feet (375 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IWD |
| More Information: | IWD Maps & Info |
Facts about Kerama Airport (KJP):
- The furthest airport from Kerama Airport (KJP) is Paulo Abdala Airport (FBE), which is nearly antipodal to Kerama Airport (meaning Kerama Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Paulo Abdala Airport), and is located 12,413 miles (19,977 kilometers) away in Francisco Beltrao, Paraná, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Kerama Airport", other names for KJP include "慶良間空港" and "Kerama Kūkō".
- The closest airport to Kerama Airport (KJP) is Naha Airport (OKA), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) E of KJP.
- Because of Kerama Airport's relatively low elevation of 156 feet, planes can take off or land at Kerama 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.
- Kerama Airport (KJP) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Gogebic-Iron County Airport (IWD):
- The closest airport to Gogebic-Iron County Airport (IWD) is John F. Kennedy Memorial Airport (ASX), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) W of IWD.
- Gogebic-Iron County Airport (IWD) currently has only 1 runway.
- Gogebic-Iron County Airport covers an area of 1,180 acres at an elevation of 1,230 feet above mean sea level.
- As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 1,524 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 1,092 in 2009, and 944 in 2010.
- Gogebic-Iron County Airport is a county owned, public use airport located seven nautical miles northeast of the central business district of Ironwood, a city in Gogebic County, Michigan, United States.
- The furthest airport from Gogebic-Iron County Airport (IWD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,857 miles (17,473 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 21.94 miles (35.31 km) E | Naha Airport (OKA) | Okinawa, Japan |     |
| 2 | 29.51 miles (47.49 km) N | Aguni Airport (AGJ) | Aguni, Japan | |
| 3 | 32.11 miles (51.67 km) ENE | Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 4 | 48.97 miles (78.82 km) NE | Iejima Airport (IEJ) | Iejima, Japan | |
| 5 | 157.16 miles (252.93 km) SW | Miyako Airport (MMY) | Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 6 | 162.93 miles (262.21 km) SW | Shimojishima Airport (SHI) | Shimojishima, Japan | |
| 7 | 215.62 miles (347.01 km) NE | Amami Airport (ASJ) | Amami Island, Japan | |
| 8 | 219.81 miles (353.75 km) NE | Kikai Airport (KKX) | Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan | |
| 9 | 231.41 miles (372.41 km) WSW | Ishigaki Airport (ISG) | Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 10 | 247.53 miles (398.36 km) E | Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 11 | 250.84 miles (403.68 km) E | Kitadaito Airport (KTD) | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 12 | 262.49 miles (422.43 km) WSW | Hateruma Airport (HTR) | Hateruma, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 13 | 293.90 miles (472.99 km) WSW | Yonaguni Airport (OGN) | Yonaguni, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 14 | 356.11 miles (573.09 km) NE | Yakushima Airport (KUM) | Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan | |
| 15 | 365.64 miles (588.44 km) W | Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport) (TSA) | Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,413.39 miles (19,977.37 km) ESE | Paulo Abdala Airport (FBE) | Francisco Beltrao, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,371.84 miles (19,910.49 km) SE | Hélio Wasum Airport (SQX) | São Miguel do Oeste, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,370.03 miles (19,907.58 km) S | Serafin Enoss Bertaso Airport (XAP) | Chapecó, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,355.99 miles (19,884.99 km) SSW | Olavo Cecco Rigon Airport (CCI) | Concórdia, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,345.46 miles (19,868.05 km) SW | Tancredo Thomas de Faria Airport (GPB) | Guarapuava, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,342.21 miles (19,862.81 km) SSE | Adalberto Mendes da Silva Airport (CAC) | Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,337.29 miles (19,854.90 km) SW | Santa Terezinha Municipal Airport (JCB) | Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,335.17 miles (19,851.48 km) W | José Cleto Airport (QVB) | União da Vitória, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,330.38 miles (19,843.77 km) SSW | Erechim Airport (ERM) | Erechim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,325.16 miles (19,835.37 km) WSW | Ângelo Ponzoni Municipal Airport (VIA) | Videira, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,323.07 miles (19,832.02 km) ESE | Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport (IGR) | Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,319.50 miles (19,826.26 km) ESE | Foz do Iguaçu/Cataratas International Airport (IGU) | Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 13 | 12,319.37 miles (19,826.06 km) WSW | Carlos Alberto da Costa Neves Airport (CFC) | Caçador, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 14 | 12,316.40 miles (19,821.27 km) E | Eldorado Airport (ELO) | Eldorado, Misiones, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,295.06 miles (19,786.94 km) ESE | Guaraní International Airport (AGT) | Ciudad del Este, Paraguay | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 37.46 miles (60.28 km) W | John F. Kennedy Memorial Airport (ASX) | Ashland, Wisconsin, United States | |
| 2 | 41.96 miles (67.53 km) SSW | Park Falls Municipal Airport (PKF) | Park Falls, Wisconsin, United States | |
| 3 | 45.65 miles (73.46 km) SSE | Lakeland Airport (ARV) | Minocqua/Woodruff, Wisconsin, United States | |
| 4 | 58.25 miles (93.75 km) SE | Eagle River Union Airport (EGV) | Eagle River, Wisconsin, United States | |
| 5 | 68.68 miles (110.52 km) S | Prentice Airport (PRW) | Prentice, Wisconsin, United States | |
| 6 | 69.67 miles (112.12 km) SSE | Rhinelander–Oneida County Airport (RHI) | Rhinelander, Wisconsin, United States | |
| 7 | 71.65 miles (115.32 km) WSW | Sawyer County Airport (HYR) | Hayward, Wisconsin, United States | |
| 8 | 89.34 miles (143.78 km) ENE | Houghton County Memorial Airport (CMX) | Hancock, Michigan, United States | |
| 9 | 91.34 miles (146.99 km) N | Grand Marais/Cook County Airport (GRM) | Grand Marais, Minnesota, United States | |
| 10 | 93.86 miles (151.05 km) W | Richard I. Bong Airport (SUW) | Superior, Wisconsin, United States | |
| 11 | 93.98 miles (151.25 km) SSE | Merrill Municipal Airport (RRL) | Merrill, Wisconsin, United States | |
| 12 | 98.87 miles (159.12 km) S | Taylor County Airport (MDF) | Medford, Wisconsin, United States | |
| 13 | 100.13 miles (161.15 km) WNW | Duluth International Airport (DLH) | Duluth, Minnesota, United States | |
| 14 | 108.23 miles (174.17 km) ESE | Ford Airport (IMT) | Iron Mountain / Kingsford, Michigan, United States | |
| 15 | 109.87 miles (176.81 km) SW | Rice Lake Regional Airport (RIE) | Rice Lake, Wisconsin, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,857.39 miles (17,473.23 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,833.37 miles (17,434.58 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,826.99 miles (17,424.31 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,807.30 miles (17,392.62 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,781.94 miles (17,351.80 km) WSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,748.88 miles (17,298.60 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,738.76 miles (17,282.31 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,735.23 miles (17,276.63 km) WSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,727.63 miles (17,264.40 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,685.23 miles (17,196.16 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,621.73 miles (17,093.97 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,589.95 miles (17,042.83 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,580.60 miles (17,027.79 km) SW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,572.73 miles (17,015.11 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,547.24 miles (16,974.10 km) WSW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |