Nonstop flight route between Minami-Tori-shima, Japan and Mountain Home, Idaho, United States:
Departure Airport:
(24°17'22"N by 153°58'45"E)
Arrival Airport:
(43°2'36"N by 115°52'21"W)
Distance from MUS to MUO:
5,098.87 miles (8,205.81 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Minamitorishima Air Field (MUS), Minami-Tori-shima, Japan and Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO), Mountain Home, Idaho, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,099 miles (or 8,206 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 Mountain Home Air Force Base, 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 Mountain Home Air Force Base. 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: | MUO / KMUO |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Mountain Home, Idaho, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°2'36"N by 115°52'21"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from MUO |
| More Information: | MUO Maps & Info |
Facts about Minamitorishima Air Field (MUS):
- Minamitorishima Air Field (MUS) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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 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 Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO):
- In November 1965 TAC began to activate elements of its new 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing at Mountain Home, formally activating the wing on 1 January 1966.
- The closest airport to Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO) is Boise Airport (BOI), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) NNW of MUO.
- Instead of training B-17 crews, Mountain Home airmen began training crews for the B-24 Liberator.
- The furthest airport from Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,858 miles (17,474 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- In addition to being known as "Mountain Home Air Force Base", another name for MUO is "Mountain Home AFB".
- Mountain Home's first operational USAF unit was the Strategic Air Command 5th Strategic Reconnaissance Group which was reassigned from Clark Field in the Philippines, being assigned on 26 May 1949.
- During this time a tennant unit operated at the south end of the base.
| 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 | 40.06 miles (64.48 km) NNW | Boise Airport (BOI) | Boise, Idaho, United States | |
| 2 | 80.26 miles (129.16 km) ESE | Magic Valley Regional Airport (TWF) | Twin Falls, Idaho, United States | |
| 3 | 85.46 miles (137.54 km) ENE | Friedman Memorial Airport (SUN) | Hailey, Idaho, United States | |
| 4 | 88.37 miles (142.22 km) NW | Ontario Municipal Airport (ONO) | Ontario, Oregon, United States | |
| 5 | 96.27 miles (154.94 km) SE | Jackpot Airport (KPT) | Jackpot, Nevada, United States | |
| 6 | 106.99 miles (172.18 km) WSW | Rome State Airport (REO) | Rome, Oregon, United States | |
| 7 | 112.00 miles (180.24 km) ESE | Burley Municipal Airport (BYI) | Burley, Idaho, United States | |
| 8 | 127.99 miles (205.97 km) N | McCall Municipal Airport (MYL) | McCall, Idaho, United States | |
| 9 | 131.41 miles (211.48 km) NE | Challis Airport (CHL) | Challis, Idaho, United States | |
| 10 | 141.74 miles (228.11 km) SSE | Wells Municipal Airport (LWL) | Wells, Nevada, United States | |
| 11 | 153.35 miles (246.79 km) S | Elko Regional Airport (EKO) | Elko, Nevada, United States | |
| 12 | 156.97 miles (252.61 km) NW | Baker City Municipal Airport (BKE) | Baker City, Oregon, United States | |
| 13 | 159.54 miles (256.75 km) WNW | Burns Municipal Airport (BNO) | Burns, Oregon, United States | |
| 14 | 165.89 miles (266.97 km) E | Pocatello Regional Airport (PIH) | Pocatello, Idaho, United States | |
| 15 | 174.41 miles (280.69 km) NE | Lemhi County Airport (SMN) | Salmon, Idaho, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,857.87 miles (17,474.01 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 10,854.24 miles (17,468.16 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 3 | 10,830.38 miles (17,429.77 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 10,827.27 miles (17,424.75 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 5 | 10,827.25 miles (17,424.73 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 6 | 10,758.83 miles (17,314.62 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,674.79 miles (17,179.36 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,651.16 miles (17,141.34 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,559.35 miles (16,993.58 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,556.77 miles (16,989.43 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,542.81 miles (16,966.96 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,510.64 miles (16,915.20 km) SSE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,500.80 miles (16,899.36 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,485.24 miles (16,874.31 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,462.85 miles (16,838.29 km) SE | Belo sur Tsiribihina Airport (BMD) | Belo sur Tsiribihina, Madagascar | |