Nonstop flight route between Okhotsk, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia and Shimojishima, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Okhotsk Airport (OHO), Okhotsk, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia and Shimojishima Airport (SHI), Shimojishima, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,542 miles (or 4,091 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 Okhotsk Airport and Shimojishima 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 Okhotsk Airport and Shimojishima Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | OHO / |
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| Location: | Okhotsk, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 59°24'51"N by 143°3'32"E |
| Area Served: | Okhotsk |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from OHO |
| More Information: | OHO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SHI / RORS |
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| Location: | Shimojishima, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 24°49'36"N by 125°8'40"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Okinawa Prefecture |
| Airport Type: | Public / Dual-use |
| Elevation: | 25 feet (8 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SHI |
| More Information: | SHI Maps & Info |
Facts about Okhotsk Airport (OHO):
- The closest airport to Okhotsk Airport (OHO) is Sokol Airport (GDX), which is located 269 miles (434 kilometers) E of OHO.
- In addition to being known as "Okhotsk Airport", another name for OHO is "UHOO".
- The furthest airport from Okhotsk Airport (OHO) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 11,674 miles (18,787 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
Facts about Shimojishima Airport (SHI):
- Because of Shimojishima Airport's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at Shimojishima 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.
- In 2004, there were some protests over the use of the airport as a refueling stop by USMC helicopters returning from an exercise in the Philippines.
- The prefecture operates the airport, which has been classified as a Third Class airport since May 1979.
- The closest airport to Shimojishima Airport (SHI) is Miyako Airport (MMY), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) ESE of SHI.
- The furthest airport from Shimojishima Airport (SHI) is Guaraní International Airport (AGT), which is nearly antipodal to Shimojishima Airport (meaning Shimojishima Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Guaraní International Airport), and is located 12,393 miles (19,945 kilometers) away in Ciudad del Este, Paraguay.
- In addition to being known as "Shimojishima Airport", other names for SHI include "下地島空港" and "Shimojishima Kūkō".
- Shimojishima Airport (SHI) currently has only 1 runway.
- As of 2005, the airport was in use as a training facility for Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways.
