Nonstop flight route between Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan and Danbury, Connecticut, United States:
Departure Airport:
(25°50'48"N by 131°15'48"E)
Arrival Airport:
(41°22'18"N by 73°28'55"W)
Distance from MMD to DXR:
7,529.65 miles (12,117.76 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan and Danbury Municipal Airport (DXR), Danbury, Connecticut, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,530 miles (or 12,118 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 Minami-Daito Airport and Danbury Municipal 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 Minami-Daito Airport and Danbury Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MMD / ROMD |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 25°50'48"N by 131°15'48"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Okinawa Prefecture |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 159 feet (48 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MMD |
| More Information: | MMD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DXR / KDXR |
| Airport Name: | Danbury Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Danbury, Connecticut, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°22'18"N by 73°28'55"W |
| Area Served: | Danbury, Connecticut |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Danbury |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 458 feet (140 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DXR |
| More Information: | DXR Maps & Info |
Facts about Minami-Daito Airport (MMD):
- The closest airport to Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) is Kitadaito Airport (KTD), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NNE of MMD.
- The original Minamidaito Airport began as an air base for the Imperial Japanese Navy in 1934.
- In addition to being known as "Minami-Daito Airport", other names for MMD include "南大東空港" and "Minamidaitō Kūkō".
- Because of Minami-Daito Airport's relatively low elevation of 159 feet, planes can take off or land at Minami-Daito 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.
- Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) is Joinville-Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport (JOI), which is nearly antipodal to Minami-Daito Airport (meaning Minami-Daito Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Joinville-Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport), and is located 12,411 miles (19,973 kilometers) away in Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
Facts about Danbury Municipal Airport (DXR):
- Danbury Municipal Airport (DXR) has 2 runways.
- The Reliant Air building burned down on the evening of September 12, 2007.
- Because of Danbury Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 458 feet, planes can take off or land at Danbury Municipal 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.
- The furthest airport from Danbury Municipal Airport (DXR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,741 miles (18,896 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Danbury Municipal Airport (DXR) is Waterbury-Oxford Airport (OXC), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) ENE of DXR.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 7.84 miles (12.61 km) NNE | Kitadaito Airport (KTD) | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan |     |
| 2 | 189.70 miles (305.29 km) NNW | Kikai Airport (KKX) | Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan | |
| 3 | 202.42 miles (325.76 km) NNW | Amami Airport (ASJ) | Amami Island, Japan | |
| 4 | 219.59 miles (353.39 km) W | Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 5 | 223.71 miles (360.02 km) WNW | Iejima Airport (IEJ) | Iejima, Japan | |
| 6 | 225.91 miles (363.57 km) W | Naha Airport (OKA) | Okinawa, Japan | |
| 7 | 247.53 miles (398.36 km) W | Kerama Airport (KJP) | Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 8 | 254.64 miles (409.81 km) WNW | Aguni Airport (AGJ) | Aguni, Japan | |
| 9 | 315.76 miles (508.17 km) N | Yakushima Airport (KUM) | Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan | |
| 10 | 379.93 miles (611.44 km) W | Miyako Airport (MMY) | Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 11 | 388.51 miles (625.25 km) W | Shimojishima Airport (SHI) | Shimojishima, Japan | |
| 12 | 412.89 miles (664.48 km) N | Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) | Kagoshima, Japan | |
| 13 | 416.82 miles (670.81 km) N | Miyazaki Airport (KMI) | Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan | |
| 14 | 454.72 miles (731.80 km) WSW | Ishigaki Airport (ISG) | Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 15 | 483.28 miles (777.76 km) WSW | Hateruma Airport (HTR) | Hateruma, Okinawa, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,410.52 miles (19,972.74 km) S | Joinville-Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport (JOI) | Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,401.83 miles (19,958.75 km) SE | Afonso Pena International Airport (CWB) | Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,393.23 miles (19,944.93 km) SE | Bacacheri Airport (BFH) | Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,365.30 miles (19,899.97 km) S | Navegantes Airport (NVT) | Navegantes, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,310.29 miles (19,811.44 km) S | Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,299.49 miles (19,794.06 km) SSE | Avelino Vieira Airport (AAG) | Arapoti, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,289.58 miles (19,778.11 km) E | José Cleto Airport (QVB) | União da Vitória, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,285.60 miles (19,771.71 km) ESE | Carlos Alberto da Costa Neves Airport (CFC) | Caçador, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,272.59 miles (19,750.78 km) SE | Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) | Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,267.12 miles (19,741.97 km) ESE | Ângelo Ponzoni Municipal Airport (VIA) | Videira, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,260.41 miles (19,731.16 km) E | Tancredo Thomas de Faria Airport (GPB) | Guarapuava, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 12 | 12,255.61 miles (19,723.45 km) SSW | Bertram Luiz Leupolz State Airport (SOD) | Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 13 | 12,240.10 miles (19,698.48 km) ESE | Santa Terezinha Municipal Airport (JCB) | Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 14 | 12,235.37 miles (19,690.87 km) SW | São Paulo/Congonhas Airport (CGH) | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 15 | 12,233.56 miles (19,687.97 km) SSE | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 19.43 miles (31.28 km) ENE | Waterbury-Oxford Airport (OXC) | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | |
| 2 | 23.44 miles (37.72 km) SE | Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport (BDR) | Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States | |
| 3 | 24.09 miles (38.77 km) SSW | Westchester County Airport (HPN) | White Plains, New York, United States | |
| 4 | 27.26 miles (43.87 km) NW | Dutchess County Airport (POU) | Poughkeepsie, New York, United States | |
| 5 | 31.79 miles (51.16 km) ESE | Tweed New Haven Airport (HVN) | New Haven, Connecticut, United States | |
| 6 | 33.52 miles (53.94 km) WNW | Stewart International Airport (SWF) | Newburgh, New York, United States | |
| 7 | 41.64 miles (67.01 km) WNW | Orange County Airport (MGJ) | Montgomery, New York, United States | |
| 8 | 44.52 miles (71.64 km) SSE | Long Island MacArthur Airport (HAP) | Long Island, Queensland, Australia | |
| 9 | 44.52 miles (71.64 km) SSE | Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP) | Islip, New York, United States | |
| 10 | 44.56 miles (71.71 km) S | Republic Airport (FRG) | East Farmingdale, New York, United States | |
| 11 | 44.84 miles (72.16 km) SSW | Flushing Airport (closed 1984) (FLU) | Flushing, New York, United States | |
| 12 | 45.83 miles (73.75 km) SSW | LaGuardia Airport (LGA) | New York City, New York, United States | |
| 13 | 46.97 miles (75.59 km) SW | Teterboro Airport (TEB) | Teterboro, New Jersey, United States | |
| 14 | 47.81 miles (76.94 km) SE | Calverton Executive Airpark (CTO) | Calverton, New York, United States | |
| 15 | 49.69 miles (79.97 km) SE | Brookhaven Calabro Airport (WSH) | Shirley, New York, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,741.26 miles (18,895.68 km) SW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,718.69 miles (18,859.35 km) SW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,717.34 miles (18,857.18 km) SW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,690.73 miles (18,814.35 km) SW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,680.50 miles (18,797.90 km) WSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,629.72 miles (18,716.18 km) SW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,620.17 miles (18,700.81 km) SW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,613.62 miles (18,690.26 km) SW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,601.88 miles (18,671.37 km) SW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,535.95 miles (18,565.26 km) SW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,453.38 miles (18,432.38 km) SSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,446.38 miles (18,421.12 km) WSW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,441.07 miles (18,412.57 km) SW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,411.51 miles (18,365.00 km) SSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,395.04 miles (18,338.49 km) SSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |