Nonstop flight route between Miyakejima, Japan and Fort Sill, Oklahoma, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Miyakejima Airport (MYE), Miyakejima, Japan and Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI), Fort Sill, Oklahoma, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,388 miles (or 10,281 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 Miyakejima Airport and Henry Post Army Airfield, 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 Miyakejima Airport and Henry Post Army Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Miyakejima Airport (MYE):

• Because of Miyakejima Airport's relatively low elevation of 65 feet, planes can take off or land at Miyakejima 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 furthest airport from Miyakejima Airport (MYE) is Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM), which is located 11,791 miles (18,976 kilometers) away in Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
• In addition to being known as "Miyakejima Airport", other names for MYE include "三宅島空港" and "Miyakejima Kūkō".
• The closest airport to Miyakejima Airport (MYE) is Hachijojima Airport (HAC), which is located 67 miles (109 kilometers) S of MYE.
• Miyakejima Airport (MYE) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI):

• The furthest airport from Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,920 miles (17,575 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The Army will continue to operate and maintain a precision approach radar at Fort Sill's Henry Post Field for the foreseeable future.
• There are no air units currently stationed at the airfield, however air operations for transient units are provided by permanent party personnel.
• The first Army aviation at Fort Sill began on 26 July 1915 when eight Curtiss JN-3 airplanes of the 1st Aero Squadron arrived from Rockwell Field, California.
• With the sudden end of World War I in November 1918, the future operational status of Post Field was unknown.
• The closest airport to Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI) is Lawton–Fort Sill Regional Airport (LAW), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) S of FSI.
• Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI) currently has only 1 runway.