Nonstop flight route between Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan and La Güera, Western Sahara:
Departure Airport:
(33°49'37"N by 132°41'58"E)
Arrival Airport:
(20°50'11"N by 17°4'27"W)
Distance from MYJ to ZLG:
8,168.05 miles (13,145.17 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Matsuyama Airport (MYJ), Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan and La Güera Airport (ZLG), La Güera, Western Sahara would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,168 miles (or 13,145 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 La Güera 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 La Güera 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: | ZLG / |
| Airport Name: | La Güera Airport |
| Location: | La Güera, Western Sahara |
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°50'11"N by 17°4'27"W |
| Area Served: | La Güera |
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from ZLG |
| More Information: | ZLG 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.
- 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.
- Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) is Hiroshima Airport (HIJ), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) NNE of MYJ.
- In addition to being known as "Matsuyama Airport", other names for MYJ include "松山空港" and "Matsuyama kūkō".
- 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.
Facts about La Güera Airport (ZLG):
- The furthest airport from La Güera Airport (ZLG) is Koumac Airport (KOC), which is nearly antipodal to La Güera Airport (meaning La Güera Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Koumac Airport), and is located 12,348 miles (19,873 kilometers) away in Koumac, New Caledonia.
- The closest airport to La Güera Airport (ZLG) is Nouadhibou International Airport (NDB), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) NNE of ZLG.
- Because of La Güera Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at La Güera 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.
| 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 | 7.27 miles (11.70 km) NNE | Nouadhibou International Airport (NDB) | Nouadhibou, Mauritania | |
| 2 | 190.32 miles (306.30 km) ESE | Akjoujt Airport (AJJ) | Akjoujt, Mauritania | |
| 3 | 202.95 miles (326.61 km) SSE | Nouakchott International Airport (NKC) | Nouakchott, Mauritania | |
| 4 | 212.07 miles (341.29 km) NNE | Dakhla Airport (VIL) | Dakhla, Western Sahara | |
| 5 | 261.58 miles (420.97 km) E | Atar Airport (ATR) | Atar, Mauritania | |
| 6 | 276.47 miles (444.93 km) SE | Boutilimit Airport (OTL) | Boutilimit, Mauritania | |
| 7 | 305.93 miles (492.35 km) ENE | Fderik Airport (FGD) | Fderik, Mauritania | |
| 8 | 317.77 miles (511.40 km) SSE | Richard Toll Airport (RDT) | Richard Toll, Senegal | |
| 9 | 318.71 miles (512.92 km) SSE | Podor Airport (POD) | Podor, Senegal | |
| 10 | 333.07 miles (536.02 km) S | Saint-Louis Airport (XLS) | Saint-Louis, Senegal | |
| 11 | 345.95 miles (556.75 km) SSE | Abbaye Airport (BGH) | Boghe (Bogué), Mauritania | |
| 12 | 349.05 miles (561.74 km) ENE | Tazadit International Airport (OUZ) | Zouerate, Mauritania | |
| 13 | 366.63 miles (590.04 km) SE | Letfotar Airport (MOM) | Moudjeria, Mauritania | |
| 14 | 398.74 miles (641.72 km) SE | Kaédi Airport (KED) | Kaédi, Mauritania | |
| 15 | 399.50 miles (642.92 km) ESE | Tidjikja Airport (TIY) | Tidjikja, Mauritania | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,348.24 miles (19,872.51 km) WSW | Koumac Airport (KOC) | Koumac, New Caledonia | |
| 2 | 12,346.17 miles (19,869.18 km) SSW | Île des Pins Airport (BMY) | Waala, Belep Islands, New Caledonia | |
| 3 | 12,312.52 miles (19,815.03 km) W | Koné Airport (KNQ) | Koné, New Caledonia | |
| 4 | 12,210.02 miles (19,650.07 km) WSW | Tontouta International Airport (NOU) | Noumea, New Caledonia | |
| 5 | 12,188.60 miles (19,615.59 km) WSW | Nouméa Magenta Airport (GEA) | Nouméa, New Caledonia | |
| 6 | 12,104.44 miles (19,480.16 km) W | Maré Airport (MEE) | Maré, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia | |
| 7 | 12,023.64 miles (19,350.12 km) WSW | Bauerfield International Airport (VLI) | Port Vila, Vanuatu | |
| 8 | 12,016.86 miles (19,339.22 km) WSW | Dillon's Bay Airport (DLY) | Dillon's Bay, Erromango, Taféa, Vanuatu | |
| 9 | 12,001.62 miles (19,314.68 km) WSW | Ipota Airport (IPA) | Ipota, Erromango, Vanuatu | |
| 10 | 11,998.38 miles (19,309.47 km) SW | Siwo Airport (EAE) | Sangafa, Emae, Shéfa, Vanuatu | |
| 11 | 11,996.40 miles (19,306.29 km) SW | Norsup Airport (NUS) | Norsup, Malakula island, Vanuatu | |
| 12 | 11,995.99 miles (19,305.62 km) SW | Malekoula Airport (LPM) | Lamap, Malampa, Vanuatu | |
| 13 | 11,992.07 miles (19,299.32 km) W | Anatom Airport Aneityum Airport (AUY) | Anatom, Taféa, Vanuatu | |
| 14 | 11,989.66 miles (19,295.44 km) WSW | Aniwa Airport (AWD) | Aniwa Island, Taféa, Vanuatu | |
| 15 | 11,985.66 miles (19,288.99 km) SW | Lamen Bay Airport (LNB) | Lamen Bay, Epi Island, Shéfa Province, Vanuatu | |