Nonstop flight route between Minami-Tori-shima, Japan and Kumasi, Ghana:
Departure Airport:
(24°17'22"N by 153°58'45"E)
Arrival Airport:
(6°42'51"N by 1°35'26"W)
Distance from MUS to KMS:
9,735.47 miles (15,667.67 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Minamitorishima Air Field (MUS), Minami-Tori-shima, Japan and Kumasi Airport (KMS), Kumasi, Ghana would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,735 miles (or 15,668 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 Minamitorishima Air Field and Kumasi 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 Minamitorishima Air Field and Kumasi Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MUS / RJAM |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Minami-Tori-shima, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 24°17'22"N by 153°58'45"E |
| Area Served: | Minami Torishima |
| Operator/Owner: | Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 22 feet (7 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MUS |
| More Information: | MUS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KMS / DGSI |
| Airport Name: | Kumasi Airport |
| Location: | Kumasi, Ghana |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°42'51"N by 1°35'26"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 942 feet (287 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KMS |
| More Information: | KMS Maps & Info |
Facts about Minamitorishima Air Field (MUS):
- Because of Minamitorishima Air Field's relatively low elevation of 22 feet, planes can take off or land at Minamitorishima Air Field 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.
- Minamitorishima Air Field (MUS) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Minamitorishima Air Field", other names for MUS include "Minami Torishima Airport" and "Marcus Island Airport".
- The closest airport to Minamitorishima Air Field (MUS) is Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO), which is located 796 miles (1,281 kilometers) W of MUS.
- The furthest airport from Minamitorishima Air Field (MUS) is Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras) (VIX), which is located 11,484 miles (18,481 kilometers) away in Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil.
Facts about Kumasi Airport (KMS):
- The closest airport to Kumasi Airport (KMS) is Sunyani Airport (NYI), which is located 68 miles (109 kilometers) NW of KMS.
- Kumasi Airport (KMS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Kumasi Airport is an airport serving Kumasi, the capital of the Ashanti Region in Ghana.
- The project, valued at about $300 million, would see the construction of a new two-storey ultra-modern terminal, restaurants, shopping and parking areas, and a ring road around the airport.
- The furthest airport from Kumasi Airport (KMS) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Kumasi Airport (meaning Kumasi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,301 miles (19,796 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
- Because of Kumasi Airport's relatively low elevation of 942 feet, planes can take off or land at Kumasi 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 795.86 miles (1,280.82 km) W | Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO) | Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan |     |
| 2 | 829.80 miles (1,335.42 km) SW | Saipan International Airport (SPN) | Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 3 | 840.84 miles (1,353.20 km) SW | Tinian International Airport (TIQ) | Tinian Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 4 | 882.15 miles (1,419.67 km) ESE | Wake Island Airfield (AWK) | Wake Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands | |
| 5 | 901.16 miles (1,450.27 km) SW | Rota International Airport (ROP) | Rota Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 6 | 946.66 miles (1,523.50 km) SW | Andersen Air Force Base (UAM) | Agana, Guam | |
| 7 | 957.19 miles (1,540.44 km) SW | Guam International Airport (GUM) | Hagåtña, Guam | |
| 8 | 1,042.48 miles (1,677.71 km) ESE | Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ) | Quoin Hill, Vanuatu | |
| 9 | 1,048.93 miles (1,688.08 km) SSE | Enewetak Auxiliary Airfield (ENT) | Enewetak, Marshall Islands | |
| 10 | 1,052.64 miles (1,694.05 km) NW | Hachijojima Airport (HAC) | Hachijojima (Hachijo Jima), Tokyo, Japan | |
| 11 | 1,099.55 miles (1,769.55 km) NW | Miyakejima Airport (MYE) | Miyakejima, Japan | |
| 12 | 1,133.44 miles (1,824.09 km) NW | Narita International Airport (NRT) | Narita (near Tokyo), Japan | |
| 13 | 1,150.21 miles (1,851.07 km) NW | Tokyo International Airport (HND) | Tokyo, Honshū, Japan | |
| 14 | 1,164.13 miles (1,873.48 km) SE | Bikini Atoll Airport (BII) | Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 15 | 1,171.24 miles (1,884.93 km) S | Chuuk International Airport (TKK) | Weno, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,483.70 miles (18,481.18 km) ESE | Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras) (VIX) | Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,448.75 miles (18,424.93 km) E | Campos–Bartolomeu Lysandro Airport (CAW) | Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,440.74 miles (18,412.04 km) E | Raimundo de Andrade Airport (CDI) | Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Brazil | |
| 4 | 11,432.98 miles (18,399.54 km) ESE | Porto Seguro Airport (BPS) | Porto Seguro, Brazil | |
| 5 | 11,429.48 miles (18,393.91 km) E | Benedito Lacerda Airport (MEA) | Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,421.81 miles (18,381.57 km) E | Umberto Modiano Airport (BZC) | Búzios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,416.79 miles (18,373.49 km) E | Cabo Frio International Airport (CFB) | Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,367.34 miles (18,293.91 km) SE | Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (IOS) | Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,347.98 miles (18,262.76 km) E | Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,346.49 miles (18,260.36 km) ESE | Coronel Altino Machado de Oliveira Airport (GVR) | Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,341.42 miles (18,252.20 km) E | Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (GIG) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,330.65 miles (18,234.86 km) ESE | Usiminas Airport (IPN) | Ipatinga / Santana do Paraiso, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,329.15 miles (18,232.46 km) E | Presidente Itamar Franco Airport (IZA) | Juiz de Fora, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,320.11 miles (18,217.91 km) E | Francisco Álvares de Assis Airport (JDF) | Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,313.17 miles (18,206.74 km) E | Santa Cruz Air Force Base (SNZ) | Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 67.54 miles (108.69 km) NW | Sunyani Airport (NYI) | Sunyani, Ghana | |
| 2 | 120.60 miles (194.09 km) NW | Soko Airport (BDK) | Bondoukou, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 3 | 124.25 miles (199.95 km) SE | Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station (ACC) | Accra, Ghana | |
| 4 | 126.29 miles (203.24 km) S | Takoradi Airport (TKD) | Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana | |
| 5 | 145.26 miles (233.77 km) SW | Aboisso Airport (ABO) | Aboisso, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 6 | 189.28 miles (304.62 km) WSW | Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (ABJ) | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 7 | 198.98 miles (320.23 km) E | Lomé–Tokoin Airport (LFW) | Lomé, Togo | |
| 8 | 201.42 miles (324.15 km) NNW | Bouna Tehini Airport (BQO) | Bouna, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 9 | 202.60 miles (326.06 km) NNE | Tamale Airport (TML) | Tamale, Northern Region, Ghana | |
| 10 | 209.35 miles (336.91 km) W | Dimbokro Airport (DIM) | Dimbokro, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 11 | 249.01 miles (400.74 km) WNW | Bouaké Airport (BYK) | Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 12 | 257.49 miles (414.39 km) WNW | Katiola Airport (KTC) | Katiola, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 13 | 259.32 miles (417.33 km) W | Yamoussoukro Airport (ASK) | Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 14 | 266.23 miles (428.46 km) WSW | Divo Airport (DIV) | Divo, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | |
| 15 | 274.02 miles (440.99 km) E | Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport (COO) | Cotonou, Benin | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,300.59 miles (19,795.83 km) SSW | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 2 | 12,132.78 miles (19,525.78 km) SSE | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |
| 3 | 12,031.18 miles (19,362.25 km) SSE | Beru Island Airport (BEZ) | Beru, Kiribati | |
| 4 | 11,859.95 miles (19,086.70 km) SSW | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 5 | 11,857.54 miles (19,082.81 km) SE | Aranuka Airport (AAK) | Aranuka, Kiribati | |
| 6 | 11,854.26 miles (19,077.53 km) SW | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 7 | 11,847.23 miles (19,066.23 km) SSE | Abemama Atoll Airport (AEA) | Abemama Atoll, Kiribati | |
| 8 | 11,770.00 miles (18,941.94 km) SSE | Bonriki International Airport (TRW) | Tarawa, Kiribati | |
| 9 | 11,760.06 miles (18,925.93 km) S | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |
| 10 | 11,741.88 miles (18,896.68 km) SSE | Abaiang Atoll Airport (ABF) | Abaiang, Kiribati | |
| 11 | 11,740.34 miles (18,894.21 km) S | Yasawa Island Airport (YAS) | Yasawa Island, Fiji | |
| 12 | 11,734.99 miles (18,885.59 km) SSE | Marakei Airport (MZK) | Marakei, Kiribati | |
| 13 | 11,703.77 miles (18,835.35 km) SSW | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 14 | 11,703.71 miles (18,835.24 km) WSW | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 15 | 11,699.07 miles (18,827.78 km) S | Koro Airport (KXF) | Koro Island, Fiji | |