Nonstop flight route between Monbetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan and Yaren, Nauru:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport (MBE), Monbetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan and Nauru International Airport (INU), Yaren, Nauru would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,420 miles (or 5,504 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 Nauru International 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 Nauru International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport (MBE):

• In the winter of 2013, ANA again started services to Sapporo, flying a daily 737-700 flight to New Chitose Airport.
• 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.
• 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".
• 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.
• 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.

Facts about Nauru International Airport (INU):

• The airport is located in the Yaren district, just north of many of the government buildings, including the Parliament House, police station, and the secondary school.
• The closest airport to Nauru International Airport (INU) is Ebon Airport (EBO), which is located 377 miles (607 kilometers) NNE of INU.
• Because of Nauru International Airport's relatively low elevation of 22 feet, planes can take off or land at Nauru International 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 "Nauru International Airport", another name for INU is "Reikoariata Republik Naoero".
• Nauru International Airport serves as the main hub of the national carrier, Our Airline, formerly known as Air Nauru.
• Nauru International Airport (INU) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Nauru International Airport (INU) is Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI), which is nearly antipodal to Nauru International Airport (meaning Nauru International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Greenville/Sinoe Airport), and is located 12,021 miles (19,346 kilometers) away in Greenville, Liberia.