Nonstop flight route between Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan and Blythe, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Matsumoto Airport (MMJ), Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan and Blythe Airport (BLH), Blythe, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,718 miles (or 9,202 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 Matsumoto Airport and Blythe 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 Matsumoto Airport and Blythe Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MMJ / RJAF | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°10'0"N by 137°55'22"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Nagano Prefecture | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 2157 feet (657 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from MMJ | 
| More Information: | MMJ Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BLH / KBLH | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Blythe, California, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°36'52"N by 114°42'47"W | 
| Area Served: | Blythe, California | 
| Operator/Owner: | County of Riverside | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 399 feet (122 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BLH | 
| More Information: | BLH Maps & Info | 
Facts about Matsumoto Airport (MMJ):
- The furthest airport from Matsumoto Airport (MMJ) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 11,795 miles (18,982 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Matsumoto Airport", another name for MMJ is "松本空港".
- The closest airport to Matsumoto Airport (MMJ) is Toyama Airport (TOY), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) NW of MMJ.
- Matsumoto Airport (MMJ) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Blythe Airport (BLH):
- Because of Blythe Airport's relatively low elevation of 399 feet, planes can take off or land at Blythe 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.
- Blythe Airport (BLH) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Blythe Airport", another name for BLH is "(former Blythe Army Air Field)".
- The furthest airport from Blythe Airport (BLH) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,472 miles (18,462 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Blythe Airport (BLH) is Laguna Army Airfield (LGF), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) SSE of BLH.
- It never served Blythe, but Pacific Southwest Airlines conducted jet training flights from the Blythe Airport on occasion.
- Blythe Airport was established by the Civil Aeronautics Administration in the late 1930s as an emergency landing field on the Los Angeles to Phoenix airway.
- Blythe Airport covers 3,904 acres at an elevation of 399 feet.




