Nonstop flight route between Masirah Island, Oman and Misawa, Aomori, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAFO Masirah (MSH), Masirah Island, Oman and Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō (MSJ), Misawa, Aomori, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,916 miles (or 7,912 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 RAFO Masirah and Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō, 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 RAFO Masirah and Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MSH / OOMA |
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Location: | Masirah Island, Oman |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°40'31"N by 58°53'25"E |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 64 feet (20 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MSH |
More Information: | MSH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MSJ / RJSM |
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Location: | Misawa, Aomori, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°42'19"N by 141°22'18"E |
View all routes: | Routes from MSJ |
More Information: | MSJ Maps & Info |
Facts about RAFO Masirah (MSH):
- The furthest airport from RAFO Masirah (MSH) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,574 miles (18,626 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "RAFO Masirah", another name for MSH is "Masirah Air Base".
- Because of RAFO Masirah's relatively low elevation of 64 feet, planes can take off or land at RAFO Masirah 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 RAFO Masirah (MSH) is Duqm Jaaluni Airport (JNJ), which is located 115 miles (185 kilometers) SW of MSH.
- RAFO Masirah (MSH) has 2 runways.
Facts about Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō (MSJ):
- In addition to being known as "Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō", another name for MSJ is "Misawa AB".
- The first operational fighter wing was the 49th Fighter-Bomber Group, being reassigned to Misawa on March 31, 1948.
- The furthest airport from Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō (MSJ) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 11,479 miles (18,473 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- Misawa is the only combined, joint service installation in the western Pacific.
- The closest airport to Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō (MSJ) is JMSDF Hachinohe Air Base (HHE), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) SSE of MSJ.
- Misawa Air Base was near the take-off site of the world's first non-stop trans-Pacific flight in 1931.
- In this role the 39th trained the assigned units and controlled aerial interception missions when Japanese air space was violated.
- Both squadrons fly the Block 50 F-16C/D "Wild Weasels", and use the tail code of "WW" was carried.