Nonstop flight route between Monastir, Tunisia and Tokyo, Honshū, Japan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport (MIR), Monastir, Tunisia and Tokyo International Airport (HND), Tokyo, Honshū, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,519 miles (or 10,492 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 Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport and Tokyo 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 Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport and Tokyo 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 Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport (MIR):

• Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport (MIR) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport (MIR) is Enfidha–Hammamet International Airport (NBE), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) NW of MIR.
• In addition to being known as "Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport", other names for MIR include "Aéroport International de Monastir–Habib Bourguiba" and "مطار الحبيب بورقيبة الدولي".
• Because of Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Monastir Habib Bourguiba 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.
• With a capacity of 3.5 million passengers per year, the terminal covers 28,000 m².
• Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport handled 3,831,924 passengers last year.
• Like all Tunisian airports, the airport is originally managed by the Office of Civil Aviation and Airports.
• The furthest airport from Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport (MIR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,762 miles (18,929 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The airport activity is mainly due to the movement of tourists coming to visit Monastir, Sousse and the surrounding resorts.

Facts about Tokyo International Airport (HND):

• Haneda was the primary international airport serving Tokyo until 1978.
• The closest airport to Tokyo International Airport (HND) is Narita International Airport (NRT), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) ENE of HND.
• Following Tokyo's winning bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics, the Japanese government plans to increase the combined slot capacity of Haneda and Narita, and to construct a new railway line linking Haneda Airport to Tokyo Station in approximately 18 minutes.JR East is also considering extending an existing freight line from Tamachi Station on the Yamanote Line to create a third rail link to the airport, which may potentially be connected to the Ueno-Tokyo Line to offer a through connection to Ueno and points on the Utsunomiya Line and Takasaki Line.
• In October 2006, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao reached an informal agreement to launch bilateral talks regarding an additional city-to-city service between Haneda and Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport.
• Because of Tokyo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at Tokyo 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.
• Tokyo International Airport (HND) has 4 runways.
• Japan's flag carrier Japan Airlines began its first domestic operations from Haneda in 1951.
• The furthest airport from Tokyo International Airport (HND) is Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM), which is located 11,722 miles (18,864 kilometers) away in Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
• In addition to being known as "Tokyo International Airport", other names for HND include "東京国際空港" and "Tōkyō Kokusai Kūkō".
• During the 1930s, Haneda handled flights to destinations in Japan, Korea and Manchuria.