Nonstop flight route between Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan and Gusap, Papua New Guinea:
Departure Airport:
(33°49'37"N by 132°41'58"E)
Arrival Airport:
(6°3'12"S by 145°57'37"E)
Distance from MYJ to GAP:
2,888.83 miles (4,649.10 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Matsuyama Airport (MYJ), Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan and Gusap Airport (GAP), Gusap, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,889 miles (or 4,649 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 Gusap 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 Matsuyama Airport and Gusap Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MYJ / RJOM |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°49'37"N by 132°41'58"E |
| Area Served: | Matsuyama |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MYJ |
| More Information: | MYJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GAP / AYGP |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Gusap, Papua New Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°3'12"S by 145°57'37"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1450 feet (442 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GAP |
| More Information: | GAP Maps & Info |
Facts about Matsuyama Airport (MYJ):
- 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.
- An office park named "Biz Port" opened near the airport in 2003 to attract technology businesses, but is scheduled to close in March 2015.
- The closest airport to Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) is Hiroshima Airport (HIJ), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) NNE of MYJ.
- In 2013, the government of Ehime Prefecture and local business organizations announced that they would begin subsidizing the airport's international routes to Shanghai and Seoul, which had seen load factors of less than 50% in June 2013.
- In addition to being known as "Matsuyama Airport", other names for MYJ include "松山空港" and "Matsuyama kūkō".
- Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
Facts about Gusap Airport (GAP):
- The furthest airport from Gusap Airport (GAP) is Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), which is located 11,743 miles (18,899 kilometers) away in Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Gusap Airport", another name for GAP is "Gusap Airport".
- Gusap Airport (GAP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Gusap Airport (GAP) is Aiyura Airport (AYU), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) S of GAP.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 43.91 miles (70.66 km) NNE | Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) | Hiroshima, Honshū, Japan |     |
| 2 | 59.04 miles (95.01 km) ESE | Kōchi Airport (KCZ) | Kōchi, Japan | |
| 3 | 60.35 miles (97.12 km) WSW | Oita Airport (OIT) | Oita, Japan | |
| 4 | 78.36 miles (126.10 km) NW | Iwami Airport (IWJ) | Masuda, Shimane, Japan, Japan | |
| 5 | 79.96 miles (128.68 km) ENE | Takamatsu Airport (TAK) | Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan | |
| 6 | 81.83 miles (131.69 km) W | Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ) | Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan | |
| 7 | 92.07 miles (148.18 km) NE | Okayama Airport (OKJ) | Okayama, Japan | |
| 8 | 100.60 miles (161.90 km) W | Kokura Airport (KKJ) | Kita Kyūshū, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| 9 | 110.14 miles (177.26 km) N | Izumo Airport (IZO) | Izumo, Shimane, Japan | |
| 10 | 119.13 miles (191.72 km) NNE | Miho-Yonago Airport (YGJ) | Yonago, Tottori, Japan | |
| 11 | 126.55 miles (203.66 km) WSW | Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) | Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan | |
| 12 | 130.30 miles (209.69 km) W | Fukuoka Airport (FUK) | Fukuoka, Japan | |
| 13 | 145.86 miles (234.74 km) WSW | Saga Airport (HSG) | Saga, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| 14 | 150.81 miles (242.71 km) ENE | Kansai International Airport (KIX) | Osaka, Japan | |
| 15 | 153.05 miles (246.31 km) SSW | Miyazaki Airport (KMI) | Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,130.19 miles (19,521.60 km) ESE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,110.21 miles (19,489.44 km) ESE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,088.02 miles (19,453.74 km) SE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,062.67 miles (19,412.94 km) SSE | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,028.57 miles (19,358.06 km) E | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 6 | 12,023.29 miles (19,349.55 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 7 | 12,006.33 miles (19,322.27 km) ESE | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,004.96 miles (19,320.06 km) S | Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,989.70 miles (19,295.50 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 10 | 11,986.64 miles (19,290.59 km) ESE | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 11 | 11,983.27 miles (19,285.15 km) SSE | Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) | Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,965.95 miles (19,257.28 km) SE | Santa Maria Airport (RIA) | Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,950.01 miles (19,231.62 km) S | Navegantes Airport (NVT) | Navegantes, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,949.77 miles (19,231.24 km) SE | Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB) | Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,933.96 miles (19,205.81 km) E | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 20.01 miles (32.21 km) S | Aiyura Airport (AYU) | Aiyura, Papua New Guinea | |
| 2 | 39.11 miles (62.93 km) W | Goroka Airport (GKA) | Goroka, Papua New Guinea | |
| 3 | 59.66 miles (96.01 km) NNW | Madang Airport (MAG) | Madang, Papua New Guinea | |
| 4 | 63.54 miles (102.26 km) SE | Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) | Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea | |
| 5 | 68.06 miles (109.53 km) W | Chimbu Airport (CMU) | Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea | |
| 6 | 76.19 miles (122.62 km) SSW | Andakombe Airport (ADC) | Andakombe, Papua New Guinea | |
| 7 | 93.21 miles (150.01 km) SSE | Bulolo Airport (BUL) | Bulolo, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 105.36 miles (169.56 km) NW | Aiome Airport (AIE) | Aiome, Papua New Guinea | |
| 9 | 115.46 miles (185.81 km) W | Mount Hagen Airport (HGU) | Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 126.53 miles (203.62 km) SW | Baimuru Airport (VMU) | Baimuru, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11 | 129.58 miles (208.55 km) WNW | Sangapi Airport (SGK) | Sangapi, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 132.60 miles (213.41 km) S | Kerema Airport (KMA) | Kerema, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 133.24 miles (214.44 km) SSW | Ihu Airport (IHU) | Ihu, Papua New Guinea | |
| 14 | 135.85 miles (218.63 km) ESE | Finschhafen Airport (FIN) | Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 150.84 miles (242.75 km) SW | Kikori Airport (KRI) | Kikori, Papua New Guinea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,743.23 miles (18,898.85 km) N | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,690.26 miles (18,813.60 km) NNE | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,626.46 miles (18,710.93 km) NNE | Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) | Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
| 4 | 11,622.16 miles (18,704.00 km) NE | Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) | Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil | |
| 5 | 11,606.11 miles (18,678.18 km) N | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,578.69 miles (18,634.05 km) NE | Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) | Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,546.25 miles (18,581.84 km) NW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 11,531.80 miles (18,558.58 km) NW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 11,522.66 miles (18,543.87 km) S | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,514.12 miles (18,530.13 km) NE | Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (SLZ) | São Luís, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,507.44 miles (18,519.39 km) S | Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) | Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,494.57 miles (18,498.68 km) NW | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 13 | 11,475.81 miles (18,468.48 km) NW | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 14 | 11,469.99 miles (18,459.11 km) NW | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 15 | 11,458.58 miles (18,440.74 km) NE | Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport (THE) | Teresina, Piauí, Brazil | |