Nonstop flight route between Monbetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan and Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport (MBE), Monbetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan and Grider Field (PBF), Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,998 miles (or 9,653 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 Grider Field, 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 Grider Field. 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):

• 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.
• Monbetsu Airport or Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport, is a third class airport located 3.8 NM southeast of Monbetsu, a city in the Hokkaidō prefecture of Japan.
• Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport (MBE) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• The airport has a two-story, 1,993 m² terminal building which is open daily from 8:30 a.m.
• 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".

Facts about Grider Field (PBF):

• In November 2007, it was announced that Grider Field will undergo an extensive renovation, and modernization project.
• The furthest airport from Grider Field (PBF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,894 miles (17,532 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Grider Field (PBF) is Stuttgart Municipal Airport (SGT), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) NE of PBF.
• Grider Field is a city-owned, public-use airport located four nautical miles southeast of the central business district of Pine Bluff, a city in Jefferson County, Arkansas, United States.
• Inactivated on 30 November 1944 with the drawdown of AAFTC's pilot training program.
• Because of Grider Field's relatively low elevation of 206 feet, planes can take off or land at Grider Field 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.
• Grider Field (PBF) currently has only 1 runway.