Nonstop flight route between Korla, Xinjiang, China and Shimojishima, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Korla Airport (KRL), Korla, Xinjiang, China and Shimojishima Airport (SHI), Shimojishima, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,507 miles (or 4,034 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 Korla Airport and Shimojishima 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 Korla Airport and Shimojishima Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KRL / ZWKL | 
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| Location: | Korla, Xinjiang, China | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°36'59"N by 86°8'35"E | 
| Area Served: | Korla, Xinjiang, People's Republic of China | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 3041 feet (927 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KRL | 
| More Information: | KRL Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SHI / RORS | 
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| Location: | Shimojishima, Japan | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 24°49'36"N by 125°8'40"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Okinawa Prefecture | 
| Airport Type: | Public / Dual-use | 
| Elevation: | 25 feet (8 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from SHI | 
| More Information: | SHI Maps & Info | 
Facts about Korla Airport (KRL):
- The closest airport to Korla Airport (KRL) is Kuqa Qiuci Airport (KCA), which is located 163 miles (262 kilometers) W of KRL.
 - Korla Airport (KRL) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The furthest airport from Korla Airport (KRL) is Gamboa Airport (WCA), which is located 11,407 miles (18,358 kilometers) away in Castro, Chile.
 - In addition to being known as "Korla Airport", other names for KRL include "库尔勒机场" and "Kù'ěrlè Jīchǎng".
 
Facts about Shimojishima Airport (SHI):
- On July 22, 1994 Japan Transocean Air suspended flights.
 - Because of Shimojishima Airport's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at Shimojishima 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 Shimojishima Airport (SHI) is Miyako Airport (MMY), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) ESE of SHI.
 - The furthest airport from Shimojishima Airport (SHI) is Guaraní International Airport (AGT), which is nearly antipodal to Shimojishima Airport (meaning Shimojishima Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Guaraní International Airport), and is located 12,393 miles (19,945 kilometers) away in Ciudad del Este, Paraguay.
 - In the anime Stratos 4, set in an alternate timeline, Shimojishima Airport had become Shimoji airbase sometime after the year 1984.
 - In addition to being known as "Shimojishima Airport", other names for SHI include "下地島空港" and "Shimojishima Kūkō".
 - Shimojishima Airport (SHI) currently has only 1 runway.
 
