Nonstop flight route between Misawa, Aomori, Japan and Bromont, Quebec, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō (MSJ), Misawa, Aomori, Japan and Roland-Désourdy Airport (ZBM), Bromont, Quebec, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,132 miles (or 9,868 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 Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō and Roland-Désourdy 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 Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō and Roland-Désourdy Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō (MSJ):

• In this role the 39th trained the assigned units and controlled aerial interception missions when Japanese air space was violated.
• The 49th Fighter-Bomber Wing was relieved from its duties in South Korea on November 7, 1953 and resumed its host duties at the base.
• What is now called Misawa Air Base has been used by the military since the Meiji period, when it was used as a cavalry training center for the Imperial Army.
• 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.
• After the immediate postwar reconstruction of facilities, the first permanent USAAF tenant was the 613th Air Control and Warning Squadron, taking up residence on July 15, 1946 and providing air traffic control in the Misawa area for the next decade.
• 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.
• The 35th Fighter Wing also serves as the host unit to a variety of other tenant units representing three U.S.
• In addition to being known as "Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō", another name for MSJ is "Misawa AB".

Facts about Roland-Désourdy Airport (ZBM):

• This airport was built for sport-type aviation.
• Roland-Désourdy Airport (ZBM) currently has only 1 runway.
• From Roland-Désourdy Airport, it is possible to soar the cold front wave with a good performance sailplane and, when the meteorological conditions are favourable, it is possible to get airborne and get into a steady lift of more than 500 ft/min, over very wide areas.
• The furthest airport from Roland-Désourdy Airport (ZBM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,549 miles (18,586 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Roland-Désourdy Airport (ZBM) is Saint-Jean Airport (YJN), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) W of ZBM.
• The ACE Glider Club is based at the Roland-Désourdy Airport and glider and soaring flight operations normally span from April to October.
• In addition to being known as "Roland-Désourdy Airport", another name for ZBM is "Bromont (Roland Désourdy) Airport".
• Because of Roland-Désourdy Airport's relatively low elevation of 374 feet, planes can take off or land at Roland-Désourdy 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.