Nonstop flight route between Monroeville, Alabama, United States and Itami (near Osaka), Japan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Monroe County Airport (MVC), Monroeville, Alabama, United States and Osaka International Airport (ITM), Itami (near Osaka), Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,082 miles (or 11,397 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 Monroe County Airport and Osaka International 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 Monroe County Airport and Osaka International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Monroe County Airport (MVC):

• Because of Monroe County Airport's relatively low elevation of 419 feet, planes can take off or land at Monroe County 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.
• Monroe County Airport (MVC) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Monroe County Airport (MVC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,123 miles (17,900 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Monroe County Airport (MVC) is NAS Whiting Field - North (NSE), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) SSE of MVC.

Facts about Osaka International Airport (ITM):

• In May 1968, a group of local citizens decided to sue the government for damages related to noise pollution from Itami Airport.
• The government proposed changing Itami's status from first-class airport to second-class airport, which would saddle local governments with one-third of its operating costs.
• Itami Airport opened as No.
• Despite its "international" designation, the airport's scheduled passenger air traffic is entirely domestic.
• While Japan's economy was growing rapidly, the area around Itami Airport became an increasingly dense residential area for commuters to Osaka.
• Osaka International Airport (ITM) has 2 runways.
• In September 2013, NKIAC announced that it would acquire Osaka Airport Terminal Co.
• Because of Osaka International Airport's relatively low elevation of 39 feet, planes can take off or land at Osaka International 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.
• The policy of the Japanese government has been to limit operations at Itami in order to spur development at Kansai and Kobe.
• In addition to being known as "Osaka International Airport", other names for ITM include "Itami International Airport", "大阪国際空港" and "Ōsaka Kokusai Kūkō".
• There have been various plans and studies to improve rail access to the airport, including spurs from the JR Takarazuka Line and Hankyu Takarazuka Line, an extension of the Osaka Monorail to central Itami and a separate light rail connection between the airport and central Itami, but none of these studies have been implemented due to financial considerations as well as limited capacity on the existing rail lines to the area.
• The furthest airport from Osaka International Airport (ITM) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 11,960 miles (19,248 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
• The closest airport to Osaka International Airport (ITM) is Osaka International Airport (OSA), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of ITM.