Nonstop flight route between Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan and Haverfordwest, Wales, United Kingdom:
Departure Airport:
(25°50'48"N by 131°15'48"E)
Arrival Airport:
(51°49'59"N by 4°57'39"W)
Distance from MMD to HAW:
6,451.32 miles (10,382.37 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan and Haverfordwest Aerodrome (HAW), Haverfordwest, Wales, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,451 miles (or 10,382 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MMD / ROMD |
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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: | HAW / EGFE |
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| Location: | Haverfordwest, Wales, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°49'59"N by 4°57'39"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Pembrokeshire County Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 159 feet (48 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HAW |
| More Information: | HAW Maps & Info |
Facts about Minami-Daito Airport (MMD):
- The airport was relocated to its present location and upgraded to accommodate larger flights in July 1997 with the present 1500 meter runway.
- In addition to being known as "Minami-Daito Airport", other names for MMD include "南大東空港" and "Minamidaitō Kūkō".
- The prefecture operates the airport, which is classified as a third class airport.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) is Kitadaito Airport (KTD), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NNE of MMD.
- 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.
- Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Haverfordwest Aerodrome (HAW):
- Because of Haverfordwest Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 159 feet, planes can take off or land at Haverfordwest Aerodrome 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 Haverfordwest Aerodrome (HAW) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,975 miles (19,272 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Haverfordwest Aerodrome (HAW) is Swansea Airport (SWS), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) ESE of HAW.
- Haverfordwest Aerodrome (HAW) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Haverfordwest Aerodrome", another name for HAW is "Withybush Aerodrome".
| 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 | 41.35 miles (66.55 km) ESE | Swansea Airport (SWS) | Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom | |
| 2 | 71.81 miles (115.57 km) ESE | MoD St Athan (DGX) | St Athan, Wales, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 75.67 miles (121.78 km) ESE | Cardiff Airport (CWL) | Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 93.66 miles (150.73 km) WNW | Waterford Airport (WAT) | Waterford, Ireland | |
| 5 | 96.21 miles (154.83 km) S | Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) | Newquay, England, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 99.39 miles (159.95 km) N | Anglesey Airport (HLY) | Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 101.10 miles (162.71 km) ESE | Bristol Airport (BRS) | Bristol, England, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 101.15 miles (162.79 km) SE | Exeter International Airport (EXT) | Exeter, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 103.72 miles (166.92 km) E | Bristol Filton Airport (FZO) | Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 104.26 miles (167.79 km) SSE | Plymouth City Airport (PLH) | Plymouth, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 113.80 miles (183.14 km) WNW | Kilkenny Airport (KKY) | Kilkenny, Ireland | |
| 12 | 122.70 miles (197.47 km) NNW | Dublin Airport (DUB) | Dublin, Ireland | |
| 13 | 123.47 miles (198.71 km) SSW | Land's End Airport (LEQ) | Land's End, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 124.86 miles (200.95 km) NE | Chester Hawarden Airport Hawarden Airport (CEG) | Chester, England, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 129.17 miles (207.87 km) E | RAF Lyneham (LYE) | Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,975.02 miles (19,271.87 km) SE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,973.54 miles (19,269.50 km) SSE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,954.74 miles (19,239.25 km) SE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,929.24 miles (19,198.21 km) SSE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,911.32 miles (19,169.36 km) SSE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,887.72 miles (19,131.38 km) SSE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,885.05 miles (19,127.09 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,878.36 miles (19,116.31 km) SSE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,868.82 miles (19,100.97 km) SSE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,848.72 miles (19,068.62 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,844.23 miles (19,061.40 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,844.07 miles (19,061.13 km) SSE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,835.15 miles (19,046.79 km) SSE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,813.39 miles (19,011.77 km) SSE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,783.30 miles (18,963.34 km) S | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |