Nonstop flight route between Mogadishu, Somalia and Shirahama, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ), Mogadishu, Somalia and Nanki-Shirahama Airport (SHM), Shirahama, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,145 miles (or 9,889 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 Aden Adde International Airport and Nanki-Shirahama 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 Aden Adde International Airport and Nanki-Shirahama Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MGQ / HCMM |
Airport Name: | Aden Adde International Airport |
Location: | Mogadishu, Somalia |
GPS Coordinates: | 2°0'48"N by 45°18'16"E |
Area Served: | Mogadishu, Somalia |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MGQ |
More Information: | MGQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SHM / RJBD |
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Location: | Shirahama, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°39'43"N by 135°21'51"E |
Operator/Owner: | Wakayama Prefecture |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 293 feet (89 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SHM |
More Information: | SHM Maps & Info |
Facts about Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ):
- Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- During the post-independence period, Mogadishu International Airport offered flights to numerous global destinations.
- The Mogadishu airport was established in 1928, the first such facility to be opened in the Horn of Africa.
- On 8 June 2007, the Transitional Federal Government announced that the airport would be renamed in honor of the first President of Somalia, Aden Abdullah Osman Daar, who had died earlier in the day.
- In April 2014, Prime Minister of Somalia Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed laid the foundation stone for a new national Aviation Training Academy at the Aden Adde International Airportu.
- The closest airport to Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ) is Baidoa Airport (BIB), which is located 138 miles (223 kilometers) WNW of MGQ.
- The furthest airport from Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,824 miles (19,029 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- As of January 2013, the airport accommodates over 40 flights per day, up from just 3 to 4 daily flights in 2011.
Facts about Nanki-Shirahama Airport (SHM):
- In addition to being known as "Nanki-Shirahama Airport", other names for SHM include "南紀白浜空港" and "Nanki Shirahama Kūkō".
- The closest airport to Nanki-Shirahama Airport (SHM) is Kansai International Airport (KIX), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) N of SHM.
- Because of Nanki-Shirahama Airport's relatively low elevation of 293 feet, planes can take off or land at Nanki-Shirahama 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.
- Nanki-Shirahama Airport (SHM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Nanki-Shirahama Airport (SHM) is Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM), which is located 11,994 miles (19,302 kilometers) away in Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil.