Nonstop flight route between Minami-Tori-shima, Japan and Kron Monjan (Karanomunjan), Afghanistan:
Departure Airport:
(24°17'22"N by 153°58'45"E)
Arrival Airport:
(36°1'1"N by 70°45'39"E)
Distance from MUS to KUR:
4,891.48 miles (7,872.06 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Minamitorishima Air Field (MUS), Minami-Tori-shima, Japan and Razer Airport (KUR), Kron Monjan (Karanomunjan), Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,891 miles (or 7,872 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 Razer 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 Razer 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: | KUR / OARZ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Kron Monjan (Karanomunjan), Afghanistan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°1'1"N by 70°45'39"E |
| Area Served: | Razer |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 8269 feet (2,520 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KUR |
| More Information: | KUR 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.
- In addition to being known as "Minamitorishima Air Field", other names for MUS include "Minami Torishima Airport" and "Marcus Island Airport".
- 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.
- Minamitorishima Air Field (MUS) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
Facts about Razer Airport (KUR):
- The closest airport to Razer Airport (KUR) is Chitral Airport (CJL), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) E of KUR.
- Razer Airport (KUR) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Razer Airport", another name for KUR is "Razer Airport (Razer)".
- The furthest airport from Razer Airport (KUR) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,825 miles (19,031 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Because of Razer Airport's high elevation of 8,269 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at KUR. Combined with a high temperature, this could make KUR a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
| 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 | 58.76 miles (94.57 km) E | Chitral Airport (CJL) | Chitral, Pakistan | |
| 2 | 77.50 miles (124.72 km) N | Fayzabad Airport د فیض اباد هوائی ډګر (FBD) | Fayzabad, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | |
| 3 | 85.90 miles (138.24 km) NW | Taloqan Airport (TQN) | Taloqan, Afghanistan | |
| 4 | 112.08 miles (180.38 km) SW | Bagram Airfield (OAI) | Bagram, Afghanistan | |
| 5 | 112.29 miles (180.71 km) WNW | Kunduz Airport (UND) | Kunduz, Afghanistan | |
| 6 | 112.74 miles (181.43 km) S | Jalalabad Airport د جلال اباد هوائی ډګر (JAA) | Jalalabad, Afghanistan | |
| 7 | 114.60 miles (184.43 km) NNE | Sheghnan Airport (SGA) | Sheghnan, Afghanistan | |
| 8 | 132.98 miles (214.01 km) SW | Kabul International Airport (KBL) | Kabul, Afghanistan | |
| 9 | 133.01 miles (214.06 km) NNW | Khwahan Airport (KWH) | Khwahan, Afghanistan | |
| 10 | 146.16 miles (235.22 km) SSE | Bacha Khan International Airport (PEW) | Peshawar, Pakistan | |
| 11 | 169.03 miles (272.03 km) N | Darwaz Airport (DAZ) | Darwaz, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | |
| 12 | 185.50 miles (298.53 km) WSW | Bamyan Airport د بامیان هوائی ډګر (BIN) | Bamyan, Afghanistan | |
| 13 | 186.17 miles (299.62 km) SSW | Gardez Airport د ګردیز هوائی ډګر (GRG) | Gardez, Afghanistan | |
| 14 | 189.54 miles (305.03 km) SE | Abbottabad Airport (AAW) | Abbottabad, Pakistan | |
| 15 | 190.86 miles (307.16 km) ESE | Chilas Airport (CHB) | Chilas, Pakistan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,825.06 miles (19,030.53 km) S | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 10,663.41 miles (17,161.05 km) ESE | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,504.11 miles (16,904.69 km) WSW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 4 | 10,502.41 miles (16,901.95 km) WSW | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 5 | 10,499.61 miles (16,897.44 km) WSW | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 6 | 10,467.64 miles (16,845.99 km) WSW | El Tepual International Airport (PMC) | Puerto Montt, Chile | |
| 7 | 10,465.63 miles (16,842.76 km) WSW | Frutillar Airport (FRT) | Frutillar, Chile | |
| 8 | 10,464.11 miles (16,840.31 km) WSW | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 9 | 10,461.47 miles (16,836.06 km) WSW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 10 | 10,447.07 miles (16,812.88 km) WSW | Chaitén Airfield (WCH) | Chaitén, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 11 | 10,436.23 miles (16,795.44 km) WSW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 12 | 10,431.97 miles (16,788.59 km) WSW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 13 | 10,414.21 miles (16,760.00 km) SW | Cochrane Airfield (LGR) | Cochrane, Chile | |
| 14 | 10,412.29 miles (16,756.91 km) WSW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 15 | 10,406.20 miles (16,747.11 km) WSW | Teniente Vidal Airfield (GXQ) | Coyhaique, Chile | |