Nonstop flight route between Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan and Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan and Nanaimo Harbour Water Airport (ZNA), Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,504 miles (or 8,857 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 Nanaimo Harbour Water 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 Nanaimo Harbour Water 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 | 
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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: | ZNA / | 
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| Location: | Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°10'9"N by 123°56'7"W | 
| Area Served: | Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada | 
| Operator/Owner: | Nanaimo Port Authority Seair Seaplanes  | 
                
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ZNA | 
| More Information: | ZNA Maps & Info | 
Facts about Minami-Daito Airport (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.
 - The original Minamidaito Airport began as an air base for the Imperial Japanese Navy in 1934.
 - Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The closest airport to Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) is Kitadaito Airport (KTD), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NNE of 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.
 
Facts about Nanaimo Harbour Water Airport (ZNA):
- In addition to being known as "Nanaimo Harbour Water Airport", another name for ZNA is "CAC8".
 - Because of Nanaimo Harbour Water Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Nanaimo Harbour Water 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 Nanaimo Harbour Water Airport (ZNA) is Nanaimo Airport (YCD), which is located only 8 miles (14 kilometers) SSE of ZNA.
 - The furthest airport from Nanaimo Harbour Water Airport (ZNA) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,699 miles (17,218 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
 
