Nonstop flight route between Monbetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan and Bloomington, Indiana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport (MBE), Monbetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan and Monroe County Airport (BMG), Bloomington, Indiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,884 miles (or 9,470 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 Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport and Monroe 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 Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport and Monroe 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: | MBE / RJEB |
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Location: | Monbetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°18'15"N by 143°24'15"E |
Operator/Owner: | Hokkaidō Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 58 feet (18 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MBE |
More Information: | MBE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BMG / KBMG |
Airport Name: | Monroe County Airport |
Location: | Bloomington, Indiana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°8'45"N by 86°37'0"W |
Operator/Owner: | Monroe County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 846 feet (258 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BMG |
More Information: | BMG Maps & Info |
Facts about Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport (MBE):
- Because of Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport's relatively low elevation of 58 feet, planes can take off or land at Okhotsk Monbetsu 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.
- In addition to being known as "Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport", other names for MBE include "オホーツク紋別空港" and "Ohōtsuku Monbetsu Kūkō".
- In fiscal year 2008, Monbetsu Airport recorded an operating loss of 273 million yen on total revenues of only 26 million yen, making its operating losses the highest among the six airports operated by the Hokkaido government.
- The furthest airport from Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport (MBE) is Port Stanley Airport (PSY), which is located 11,338 miles (18,247 kilometers) away in Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom.
- The closest airport to Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport (MBE) is Memanbetsu Airport (MMB), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) SE of MBE.
- Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport (MBE) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Monroe County Airport (BMG):
- The furthest airport from Monroe County Airport (BMG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,182 miles (17,996 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Monroe County Airport's relatively low elevation of 846 feet, planes can take off or land at Monroe County 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.
- Monroe County Airport covers an area of 1,035 acres at an elevation of 845 feet above mean sea level.
- As constructed, the original runway was 5,200 feet but was later lengthened to 6,500 feet permitting the operation of Boeing 727 aircraft.
- Monroe County Airport (BMG) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Monroe County Airport (BMG) is Virgil I. Grissom Municipal Airport (BFR), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) SSE of BMG.
- Commercial carriers offered scheduled service to and from Monroe County Airport until the late 1990s.