Nonstop flight route between London, England, United Kingdom and Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan:
Departure Airport:
(51°8'53"N by 0°11'25"W)
Arrival Airport:
(36°10'0"N by 137°55'22"E)
Distance from LGW to MMJ:
5,891.19 miles (9,480.92 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gatwick Airport (LGW), London, England, United Kingdom and Matsumoto Airport (MMJ), Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,891 miles (or 9,481 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 Gatwick Airport and Matsumoto 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 Gatwick Airport and Matsumoto Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LGW / EGKK |
| Airport Name: | Gatwick Airport |
| Location: | London, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°8'53"N by 0°11'25"W |
| Area Served: | London, United Kingdom |
| Operator/Owner: | Global Infrastructure Partners |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 203 feet (62 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LGW |
| More Information: | LGW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MMJ / RJAF |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°10'0"N by 137°55'22"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Nagano Prefecture |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2157 feet (657 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MMJ |
| More Information: | MMJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Gatwick Airport (LGW):
- Pope John Paul II arrived at the airport on 28 May 1982 on an Alitalia Boeing 727-200 Advanced, beginning the first papal visit to the United Kingdom.
- Beginning in the late 1950s, a number of British contemporary private airlines joined Airwork at the airport.
- The first scheduled flight departed from the Beehive terminal on 17 May 1936, bound for Paris.
- The closest airport to Gatwick Airport (LGW) is Redhill Aerodrome (KRH), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NNE of LGW.
- Because of Gatwick Airport's relatively low elevation of 203 feet, planes can take off or land at Gatwick 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.
- Gatwick Airport (LGW) has 2 runways.
- On 9 April 1965, a BUA One-Eleven operated the type's first commercial service from Gatwick to Genoa.
- Gatwick Airport handled 35,444,206 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Gatwick Airport (LGW) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,901 miles (19,152 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Matsumoto Airport (MMJ):
- Matsumoto Airport (MMJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Matsumoto Airport (MMJ) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 11,795 miles (18,982 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Matsumoto Airport (MMJ) is Toyama Airport (TOY), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) NW of MMJ.
- In addition to being known as "Matsumoto Airport", another name for MMJ is "松本空港".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 5.05 miles (8.13 km) NNE | Redhill Aerodrome (KRH) | Redhill, Surrey, England, United Kingdom |     |
| 2 | 15.89 miles (25.56 km) NE | London Biggin Hill Airport (BQH) | Biggin Hill / London, England, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 22.09 miles (35.55 km) SSW | Shoreham Airport (ESH) | Lancing, West Sussex, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 25.60 miles (41.19 km) NNW | London Heathrow Airport (LHR) | London, England, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 26.86 miles (43.23 km) NNE | London City Airport (LCY) | London, England, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 26.89 miles (43.28 km) WNW | Farnborough Airport (FAB) | Farnborough, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 29.66 miles (47.74 km) NNW | RAF Northolt (NHT) | Ruislip, England, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 30.92 miles (49.76 km) WNW | Blackbushe Airport (BBS) | Yateley, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 31.77 miles (51.13 km) SW | Chichester/Goodwood Airport (QUG) | Chichester, England, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 33.12 miles (53.30 km) ENE | Rochester Airport (RCS) | Rochester, Kent, England, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 33.12 miles (53.31 km) W | RAF Odiham (ODH) | Odiham, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 36.64 miles (58.96 km) W | Lasham Airfield (QLA) | Lasham, England, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 42.76 miles (68.82 km) N | Hatfield Aerodrome (HTF) | Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 45.31 miles (72.91 km) NW | RAF High Wycombe (HYC) | High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 48.00 miles (77.25 km) NE | London Southend Airport (SEN) | Southend, Essex (near London) United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,900.84 miles (19,152.49 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,868.89 miles (19,101.08 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,850.50 miles (19,071.48 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,831.53 miles (19,040.95 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,820.54 miles (19,023.26 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,818.86 miles (19,020.57 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,812.82 miles (19,010.84 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,808.04 miles (19,003.15 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,805.86 miles (18,999.65 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,777.49 miles (18,953.99 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,774.47 miles (18,949.12 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,766.93 miles (18,937.00 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,763.87 miles (18,932.06 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,756.52 miles (18,920.23 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,736.31 miles (18,887.71 km) SE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 52.72 miles (84.84 km) NW | Toyama Airport (TOY) | Toyama, Toyama, Japan | |
| 2 | 84.29 miles (135.65 km) SW | Nagoya Airfield (NKM) | Nagoya, Japan | |
| 3 | 85.85 miles (138.15 km) W | Komatsu Airport (KMQ) | Komatsu, Ishikawa, Japan | |
| 4 | 94.79 miles (152.55 km) W | Fukui Airport (FKJ) | Fukui, Honshu, Japan | |
| 5 | 95.88 miles (154.30 km) S | Shizuoka Airport (FSZ) | Shizuoka, Honshu, Japan | |
| 6 | 110.10 miles (177.18 km) SW | Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) | Nagoya, Japan | |
| 7 | 111.05 miles (178.71 km) ENE | Utsunomiya Air Field (QUT) | Nikkō / Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan | |
| 8 | 112.36 miles (180.82 km) ESE | Tokyo International Airport (HND) | Tokyo, Honshū, Japan | |
| 9 | 139.92 miles (225.18 km) NNE | Niigata Airport (KIJ) | Niigata, Japan | |
| 10 | 140.48 miles (226.09 km) E | Narita International Airport (NRT) | Narita (near Tokyo), Japan | |
| 11 | 156.95 miles (252.58 km) ENE | Fukushima Airport (FKS) | Sugawa, Fukushima, Japan | |
| 12 | 169.25 miles (272.38 km) WSW | Osaka International Airport (ITM) | Itami (near Osaka), Japan | |
| 13 | 169.25 miles (272.38 km) WSW | Osaka International Airport (OSA) | Osaka, Japan | |
| 14 | 171.68 miles (276.30 km) SSE | Miyakejima Airport (MYE) | Miyakejima, Japan | |
| 15 | 185.29 miles (298.19 km) SW | Kobe Airport (UKB) | Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,795.03 miles (18,982.21 km) ESE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,773.99 miles (18,948.35 km) ESE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,768.11 miles (18,938.89 km) SE | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 4 | 11,759.82 miles (18,925.55 km) SE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 5 | 11,738.07 miles (18,890.55 km) SE | Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,710.63 miles (18,846.39 km) ESE | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 7 | 11,699.68 miles (18,828.76 km) E | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 8 | 11,695.29 miles (18,821.70 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 9 | 11,687.81 miles (18,809.65 km) SSE | Navegantes Airport (NVT) | Navegantes, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,684.58 miles (18,804.47 km) SE | Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) | Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,671.81 miles (18,783.91 km) ESE | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,658.05 miles (18,761.77 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 13 | 11,647.28 miles (18,744.44 km) E | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 14 | 11,643.77 miles (18,738.78 km) SSE | Joinville-Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport (JOI) | Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,629.93 miles (18,716.51 km) ESE | Santa Maria Airport (RIA) | Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |