Nonstop flight route between Piura, Peru and Shimojishima, Japan:
Departure Airport:
(5°12'0"S by 80°37'0"W)
Arrival Airport:
(24°49'36"N by 125°8'40"E)
Distance from PIU to SHI:
10,256.04 miles (16,505.45 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU), Piura, Peru and Shimojishima Airport (SHI), Shimojishima, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,256 miles (or 16,505 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 Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International 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 Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International 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: | PIU / SPUR |
| Airport Name: | Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport |
| Location: | Piura, Peru |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°12'0"S by 80°37'0"W |
| Operator/Owner: | ADP |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 174 feet (53 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PIU |
| More Information: | PIU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SHI / RORS |
| Airport Names: |
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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 Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU):
- Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport's relatively low elevation of 174 feet, planes can take off or land at Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International 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 closest airport to Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU) is Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL), which is located 61 miles (99 kilometers) NW of PIU.
- The furthest airport from Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU) is Penang International Airport (PEN), which is nearly antipodal to Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (meaning Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Penang International Airport), and is located 12,375 miles (19,916 kilometers) away in Penang, Malaysia.
Facts about Shimojishima Airport (SHI):
- The closest airport to Shimojishima Airport (SHI) is Miyako Airport (MMY), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) ESE of SHI.
- In addition to being known as "Shimojishima Airport", other names for SHI include "下地島空港" and "Shimojishima Kūkō".
- 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.
- 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 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.
- Shimojishima Airport (SHI) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 61.49 miles (98.96 km) NW | Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL) | Talara, Peru |     |
| 2 | 73.42 miles (118.16 km) NE | José María Velasco Ibarra Airport (MRR) | Macará, Ecuador | |
| 3 | 114.98 miles (185.05 km) N | Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP) | Tumbes, Peru | |
| 4 | 119.46 miles (192.25 km) NE | Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH) | Loja, Ecuador | |
| 5 | 122.32 miles (196.86 km) SSE | Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) | Chiclayo, Peru | |
| 6 | 129.63 miles (208.62 km) NNE | Santa Rosa International Airport (ETR) | Santa Rosa, El Oro, Ecuador | |
| 7 | 195.29 miles (314.29 km) NE | Mariscal Lamar International Airport (CUE) | Cuenca, Ecuador | |
| 8 | 198.26 miles (319.07 km) SE | Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias (CJA) | Cajamarca, Peru | |
| 9 | 202.02 miles (325.12 km) ESE | Chachapoyas Airport (CHH) | Chachapoyas, Peru | |
| 10 | 208.52 miles (335.58 km) N | General Ulpiano Paez Airport (SNC) | Salinas, Ecuador | |
| 11 | 216.21 miles (347.95 km) NNE | José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE) | Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador | |
| 12 | 224.38 miles (361.10 km) SSE | Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) | Trujillo, Peru | |
| 13 | 264.15 miles (425.11 km) NE | Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport (XMS) | Macas, Ecuador | |
| 14 | 287.51 miles (462.69 km) N | Reales Tamarindos Airport (PVO) | Portoviejo, Ecuador | |
| 15 | 293.97 miles (473.09 km) N | Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) | Manta, Manabí, Ecuador | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,374.97 miles (19,915.53 km) W | Penang International Airport (PEN) | Penang, Malaysia | |
| 2 | 12,365.07 miles (19,899.61 km) WNW | RMAF Butterworth (UTE) | Butterworth, South Africa | |
| 3 | 12,365.07 miles (19,899.61 km) WNW | RMAF Butterworth (BWH) | Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia | |
| 4 | 12,354.88 miles (19,883.20 km) NNW | Langkawi International Airport (LGK) | Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia | |
| 5 | 12,338.74 miles (19,857.24 km) NW | Sultan Abdul Halim Airport (AOR) | Alor Star, Kedah, Malaysia | |
| 6 | 12,323.57 miles (19,832.81 km) NW | Sitiawan Airport (SWY) | Perak, Malaysia | |
| 7 | 12,323.23 miles (19,832.27 km) NNE | Kualanamu International Airport (KNO) | Medan, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,313.21 miles (19,816.14 km) NNE | Polonia International Airport (MES) | Medan, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,311.29 miles (19,813.05 km) WNW | Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (IPH) | Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia | |
| 10 | 12,298.42 miles (19,792.34 km) NNW | Hat Yai International Airport (HDY) | Hat Yai, Songkhla Province, Thailand | |
| 11 | 12,276.48 miles (19,757.03 km) N | Trang Airport (TST) | Trang, Thailand | |
| 12 | 12,273.10 miles (19,751.60 km) NW | Pattani Airport (PAN) | Pattani, Thailand | |
| 13 | 12,269.38 miles (19,745.60 km) E | Malikus Saleh Airport (LSW) | Lhoksumawe, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,234.51 miles (19,689.49 km) N | Krabi International Airport (KBV) | Krabi, Thailand | |
| 15 | 12,230.20 miles (19,682.55 km) NW | Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB) | Subang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9.90 miles (15.93 km) ESE | Miyako Airport (MMY) | Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 2 | 68.78 miles (110.68 km) WSW | Ishigaki Airport (ISG) | Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 3 | 99.66 miles (160.38 km) WSW | Hateruma Airport (HTR) | Hateruma, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 4 | 138.20 miles (222.42 km) W | Yonaguni Airport (OGN) | Yonaguni, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 5 | 162.93 miles (262.21 km) NE | Kerama Airport (KJP) | Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 6 | 178.62 miles (287.47 km) NE | Aguni Airport (AGJ) | Aguni, Japan | |
| 7 | 182.40 miles (293.55 km) ENE | Naha Airport (OKA) | Okinawa, Japan | |
| 8 | 194.55 miles (313.10 km) ENE | Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 9 | 210.19 miles (338.27 km) NE | Iejima Airport (IEJ) | Iejima, Japan | |
| 10 | 225.71 miles (363.24 km) W | Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport) (TSA) | Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 11 | 228.71 miles (368.08 km) WSW | Hualien Airport (HUN) | Hualien, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 12 | 246.21 miles (396.24 km) W | Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) | Taoyuan County (near Taipei), Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 13 | 276.10 miles (444.34 km) WSW | Lyudao Airport (Green Island Airport) (GNI) | Lyudao (Green Island), Taiwan | |
| 14 | 286.96 miles (461.82 km) W | Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport) (RMQ) | Taichung, Taiwan, Taiwan | |
| 15 | 286.96 miles (461.82 km) W | Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport) (TXG) | Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,393.36 miles (19,945.13 km) S | Guaraní International Airport (AGT) | Ciudad del Este, Paraguay | |
| 2 | 12,378.55 miles (19,921.30 km) SSW | Foz do Iguaçu/Cataratas International Airport (IGU) | Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,370.28 miles (19,907.99 km) SW | Guaíra Municipal Airport (QGA) | Guaíra, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,369.51 miles (19,906.75 km) SSW | Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport (IGR) | Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,351.13 miles (19,877.17 km) W | Adalberto Mendes da Silva Airport (CAC) | Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,327.21 miles (19,838.68 km) S | Eldorado Airport (ELO) | Eldorado, Misiones, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,296.28 miles (19,788.89 km) SW | Paulo Abdala Airport (FBE) | Francisco Beltrao, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,277.72 miles (19,759.02 km) SSW | Hélio Wasum Airport (SQX) | São Miguel do Oeste, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,273.72 miles (19,752.58 km) SSE | Dr. Augusto Roberto Fuster International Airport (PJC) | Pedro Juan Caballero, Paraguay | |
| 10 | 12,270.60 miles (19,747.56 km) SSE | Ponta Porã International Airport (PMG) | Ponta Porã, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,267.61 miles (19,742.76 km) E | Silvio Pettirossi International Airport (ASU) | Asunción, Paraguay | |
| 12 | 12,255.30 miles (19,722.94 km) S | Francisco de Matos Pereira Airport (DOU) | Dourados, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 13 | 12,253.58 miles (19,720.18 km) E | Clorinda Airport (CLX) | Clorinda, Formosa, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,246.92 miles (19,709.46 km) SSE | Libertador General José de San Martín Airport (PSS) | Posadas, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,246.92 miles (19,709.46 km) SSE | Libertador General José de San Martín Airport (JSM) | José de San Martín, Chubut, Argentina | |