Nonstop flight route between Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan and Fishers Island, New York, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Matsuyama Airport (MYJ), Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan and Elizabeth Field (FID), Fishers Island, New York, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,016 miles (or 11,292 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 Matsuyama Airport and Elizabeth Field, 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 Matsuyama Airport and Elizabeth Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Matsuyama Airport (MYJ):

• Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) currently has only 1 runway.
• An office park named "Biz Port" opened near the airport in 2003 to attract technology businesses, but is scheduled to close in March 2015.
• In addition to being known as "Matsuyama Airport", other names for MYJ include "松山空港" and "Matsuyama kūkō".
• The closest airport to Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) is Hiroshima Airport (HIJ), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) NNE of MYJ.
• The furthest airport from Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is nearly antipodal to Matsuyama Airport (meaning Matsuyama Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rio Grande Regional Airport), and is located 12,130 miles (19,522 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
• Because of Matsuyama Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Matsuyama 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.
• Link Airs, a Fukuoka-based regional airline startup, plans to begin service to the airport in 2014.

Facts about Elizabeth Field (FID):

• Elizabeth Field (FID) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Elizabeth Field (FID) is Groton-New London Airport (GON), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) N of FID.
• Located on the western end of Fishers Island, the airfield saw military use during World War II as part of Fort H.
• In addition to being known as "Elizabeth Field", another name for FID is "0B8".
• The furthest airport from Elizabeth Field (FID) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,798 miles (18,987 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Elizabeth Field's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Elizabeth 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.