Nonstop flight route between Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan and Negril, Jamaica:
Departure Airport:
(25°50'48"N by 131°15'48"E)
Arrival Airport:
(18°20'23"N by 78°20'17"W)
Distance from MMD to NEG:
8,793.52 miles (14,151.76 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan and Negril Aerodrome (NEG), Negril, Jamaica would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,794 miles (or 14,152 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 Negril Aerodrome, 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 Negril Aerodrome. 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: | NEG / MKNG |
| Airport Name: | Negril Aerodrome |
| Location: | Negril, Jamaica |
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°20'23"N by 78°20'17"W |
| Area Served: | Negril, Jamaica |
| Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of Jamaica |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 9 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NEG |
| More Information: | NEG Maps & Info |
Facts about Minami-Daito Airport (MMD):
- The original Minamidaito Airport began as an air base for the Imperial Japanese Navy in 1934.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Minami-Daito Airport", other names for MMD include "南大東空港" and "Minamidaitō Kūkō".
- The closest airport to Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) is Kitadaito Airport (KTD), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NNE of MMD.
Facts about Negril Aerodrome (NEG):
- Because of Negril Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Negril 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 airport resides at an elevation of 9 ft above mean sea level.
- The furthest airport from Negril Aerodrome (NEG) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,904 miles (19,157 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The closest airport to Negril Aerodrome (NEG) is Sangster International Airport (MBJ), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) ENE of NEG.
- Negril Aerodrome (NEG) currently has only 1 runway.
- Negril Aerodrome handled approximately 72,096 passengers in 2001.
| 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 | 30.07 miles (48.39 km) ENE | Sangster International Airport (MBJ) | Montego Bay, Jamaica | |
| 2 | 89.91 miles (144.69 km) E | Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) | Ocho Rios, Jamaica | |
| 3 | 102.34 miles (164.71 km) ESE | Tinson Pen Aerodrome (KTP) | Kingston, Jamaica, Jamaica | |
| 4 | 105.59 miles (169.93 km) ESE | Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) | Kingston, Jamaica | |
| 5 | 118.75 miles (191.12 km) E | Ken Jones Aerodrome (POT) | Port Antonio, Jamaica | |
| 6 | 137.26 miles (220.89 km) NW | Sir Charles Kirkconnell International Airport (CYB) | Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands | |
| 7 | 146.27 miles (235.40 km) NW | Edward Bodden Airfield - Little Cayman (LYB) | Little Cayman, Cayman Islands | |
| 8 | 157.45 miles (253.40 km) NNE | Sierra Maestra Airport (MZO) | Manzanillo, Cuba | |
| 9 | 180.86 miles (291.07 km) NE | Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Airport (BYM) | Bayamo, Cuba | |
| 10 | 198.40 miles (319.30 km) NE | Antonio Maceo Airport (SCU) | Santiago, Cuba | |
| 11 | 208.23 miles (335.12 km) WNW | Owen Roberts International Airport (GCM) | Georgetown, Cayman Islands | |
| 12 | 214.24 miles (344.79 km) NE | Frank País International Airport (HOG) | Holguín, Cuba | |
| 13 | 215.20 miles (346.33 km) N | Ignacio Agramonte International Airport (CMW) | Camagüey, Cuba | |
| 14 | 234.38 miles (377.20 km) ENE | United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW) | Guantanamo Bay, Cuba | |
| 15 | 239.98 miles (386.21 km) ENE | Mariana Grajales Airport (GAO) | Guantánamo, Cuba | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,903.68 miles (19,157.07 km) SE | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,828.77 miles (19,036.52 km) SSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,588.04 miles (18,649.10 km) WSW | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,557.60 miles (18,600.12 km) SSW | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 11,551.85 miles (18,590.85 km) SSW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 11,545.83 miles (18,581.17 km) SW | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 11,543.37 miles (18,577.21 km) WSW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,531.26 miles (18,557.72 km) SSW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 11,528.25 miles (18,552.88 km) SSW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 11,525.75 miles (18,548.85 km) WSW | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,522.06 miles (18,542.91 km) SW | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,513.50 miles (18,529.14 km) SW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,512.18 miles (18,527.02 km) SSW | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,501.25 miles (18,509.43 km) SSW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,499.37 miles (18,506.39 km) SW | Adisucipto International Airport (JOG) | Yogyakarta, Indonesia | |