Nonstop flight route between Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan and Tulita, Northwest Territories, Canada:
Departure Airport:
(25°50'48"N by 131°15'48"E)
Arrival Airport:
(64°54'34"N by 125°34'9"W)
Distance from MMD to ZFN:
4,979.38 miles (8,013.52 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan and Tulita Airport (ZFN), Tulita, Northwest Territories, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,979 miles (or 8,014 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 Tulita Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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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: | ZFN / CZFN |
| Airport Name: | Tulita Airport |
| Location: | Tulita, Northwest Territories, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 64°54'34"N by 125°34'9"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of the Northwest Territories |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 329 feet (100 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ZFN |
| More Information: | ZFN Maps & Info |
Facts about Minami-Daito Airport (MMD):
- 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.
- Only a round flight from Naha, to Minami-Daito and Kitadaitō, back to Naha is operated everyday.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) is Kitadaito Airport (KTD), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NNE of MMD.
- Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Tulita Airport (ZFN):
- Because of Tulita Airport's relatively low elevation of 329 feet, planes can take off or land at Tulita 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 Tulita Airport (ZFN) is Norman Wells Airport (YVQ), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) NW of ZFN.
- The furthest airport from Tulita Airport (ZFN) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 9,985 miles (16,070 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- Tulita Airport (ZFN) currently has only 1 runway.
| 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 | 44.03 miles (70.85 km) NW | Norman Wells Airport (YVQ) | Norman Wells, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 2 | 65.54 miles (105.47 km) ENE | Déline Airport (YWJ) | Deline, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 3 | 127.21 miles (204.72 km) NW | Fort Good Hope Airport (YGH) | Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 4 | 133.97 miles (215.60 km) SSE | Wrigley Airport (YWY) | Wrigley, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 5 | 146.73 miles (236.13 km) N | Colville Lake/Tommy Kochon Airport (YCK) | Colville Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 6 | 251.42 miles (404.63 km) E | Gamèti/Rae Lakes Airport (YRA) | Gamèti (formerly Rae Lakes), Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 7 | 255.61 miles (411.36 km) SSE | Fort Simpson Airport (YFS) | Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 8 | 279.99 miles (450.60 km) ESE | Whatì Airport (YLE) | Lac La Martre, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 9 | 293.07 miles (471.65 km) SW | Ross River Airport (XRR) | Ross River, Yukon, Canada | |
| 10 | 303.82 miles (488.95 km) SW | Faro Airport (ZFA) | Faro, Yukon, Canada | |
| 11 | 310.10 miles (499.06 km) N | Paulatuk (Nora Aliqatchialuk Ruben) Airport (YPC) | Paulatuk, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 12 | 311.12 miles (500.69 km) NW | Fort McPherson Airport (ZFM) | Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 13 | 319.11 miles (513.55 km) NW | Inuvik (Mike Zubko) Airport (YEV) | Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 14 | 321.26 miles (517.01 km) WSW | Mayo Airport (YMA) | Mayo, Yukon, Canada | |
| 15 | 329.75 miles (530.67 km) SSE | Fort Liard Airport (YJF) | Fort Liard, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9,985.17 miles (16,069.53 km) SE | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 2 | 9,982.39 miles (16,065.06 km) SE | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 3 | 9,966.56 miles (16,039.59 km) SE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 4 | 9,918.92 miles (15,962.91 km) SE | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 5 | 9,884.72 miles (15,907.87 km) SE | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 6 | 9,868.62 miles (15,881.96 km) SE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 7 | 9,831.44 miles (15,822.12 km) SE | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 8 | 9,798.91 miles (15,769.77 km) SE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 9 | 9,789.17 miles (15,754.10 km) SE | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 10 | 9,775.29 miles (15,731.77 km) SE | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 11 | 9,761.18 miles (15,709.05 km) SE | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 12 | 9,761.05 miles (15,708.85 km) SE | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 13 | 9,756.23 miles (15,701.09 km) SSE | Richards Bay Airport (RCB) | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 14 | 9,743.80 miles (15,681.08 km) SE | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 9,742.37 miles (15,678.79 km) SE | Mokhotlong Airport (MKH) | Mokhotlong, Lesotho | |