Nonstop flight route between Riverton, Wyoming, United States and Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan:
Departure Airport:
(43°3'51"N by 108°27'34"W)
Arrival Airport:
(24°46'58"N by 125°17'42"E)
Distance from RIW to MMY:
6,638.62 miles (10,683.80 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Riverton Regional Airport (RIW), Riverton, Wyoming, United States and Miyako Airport (MMY), Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,639 miles (or 10,684 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 Riverton Regional Airport and Miyako 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 Riverton Regional Airport and Miyako Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RIW / KRIW |
| Airport Name: | Riverton Regional Airport |
| Location: | Riverton, Wyoming, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°3'51"N by 108°27'34"W |
| Area Served: | Riverton, Wyoming |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Riverton |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5528 feet (1,685 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RIW |
| More Information: | RIW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MMY / ROMY |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 24°46'58"N by 125°17'42"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 140 feet (43 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MMY |
| More Information: | MMY Maps & Info |
Facts about Riverton Regional Airport (RIW):
- The furthest airport from Riverton Regional Airport (RIW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,758 miles (17,313 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Riverton Regional Airport (RIW) is Hunt Field (LND), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) SW of RIW.
- Riverton Regional Airport (RIW) has 2 runways.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 17,035 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 14,186 enplanements in 2009, and 14,361 in 2010.
- Because of Riverton Regional Airport's high elevation of 5,528 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at RIW. Combined with a high temperature, this could make RIW a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
Facts about Miyako Airport (MMY):
- Because of Miyako Airport's relatively low elevation of 140 feet, planes can take off or land at Miyako 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 Miyako Airport (MMY) is Guaraní International Airport (AGT), which is nearly antipodal to Miyako Airport (meaning Miyako Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Guaraní International Airport), and is located 12,390 miles (19,939 kilometers) away in Ciudad del Este, Paraguay.
- In addition to being known as "Miyako Airport", other names for MMY include "宮古空港" and "Miyako Kūkō".
- Miyako Airport (MMY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Miyako Airport (MMY) is Shimojishima Airport (SHI), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) WNW of MMY.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 21.90 miles (35.25 km) SW | Hunt Field (LND) | Lander, Wyoming, United States |     |
| 2 | 67.12 miles (108.03 km) NNE | Worland Municipal Airport (WRL) | Worland, Wyoming, United States | |
| 3 | 70.65 miles (113.70 km) WSW | Ralph Wenz Field (PWY) | Pinedale, Wyoming, United States | |
| 4 | 89.99 miles (144.83 km) WSW | Miley Memorial Field (BPI) | Big Piney, Wyoming, United States | |
| 5 | 101.42 miles (163.22 km) E | Casper–Natrona County International AirportCasper Army Airfield (CPR) | Casper, Wyoming, United States | |
| 6 | 104.47 miles (168.12 km) NNW | Yellowstone Regional Airport (COD) | Cody, Wyoming, United States | |
| 7 | 106.17 miles (170.87 km) SSW | Rock Springs–Sweetwater County Airport (RKS) | Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States | |
| 8 | 108.11 miles (173.99 km) SE | Rawlins Municipal Airport (RWL) | Rawlins, Wyoming, United States | |
| 9 | 120.47 miles (193.88 km) WNW | Jackson Hole Airport (JAC) | Jackson, Wyoming, United States | |
| 10 | 128.05 miles (206.07 km) W | Afton Municipal Airport (AFO) | Afton, Wyoming, United States | |
| 11 | 137.01 miles (220.50 km) SW | Kemmerer Municipal Airport (EMM) | Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States | |
| 12 | 138.92 miles (223.57 km) NNE | Sheridan County Airport (SHR) | Sheridan, Wyoming, United States | |
| 13 | 139.71 miles (224.84 km) SE | Shively Field (SAA) | Saratoga, Wyoming, United States | |
| 14 | 156.58 miles (252.00 km) E | Converse County Airport (DGW) | Douglas, Wyoming, United States | |
| 15 | 170.73 miles (274.76 km) ENE | Gillette–Campbell County Airport (GCC) | Gillette, Wyoming, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,757.85 miles (17,313.05 km) SSE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,679.24 miles (17,186.53 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,670.61 miles (17,172.64 km) SE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,646.95 miles (17,134.56 km) SE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,570.44 miles (17,011.44 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,458.70 miles (16,831.61 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,420.60 miles (16,770.29 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,385.71 miles (16,714.13 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,281.40 miles (16,546.27 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,271.67 miles (16,530.62 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,264.17 miles (16,518.54 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,252.06 miles (16,499.05 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,250.08 miles (16,495.86 km) ESE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,236.11 miles (16,473.38 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,217.30 miles (16,443.11 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9.90 miles (15.93 km) WNW | Shimojishima Airport (SHI) | Shimojishima, Japan | |
| 2 | 75.92 miles (122.19 km) WSW | Ishigaki Airport (ISG) | Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 3 | 106.33 miles (171.11 km) WSW | Hateruma Airport (HTR) | Hateruma, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 4 | 147.04 miles (236.64 km) W | Yonaguni Airport (OGN) | Yonaguni, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 5 | 157.16 miles (252.93 km) NE | Kerama Airport (KJP) | Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 6 | 174.09 miles (280.17 km) NE | Aguni Airport (AGJ) | Aguni, Japan | |
| 7 | 176.14 miles (283.47 km) NE | Naha Airport (OKA) | Okinawa, Japan | |
| 8 | 188.50 miles (303.36 km) NE | Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 9 | 204.95 miles (329.84 km) NE | Iejima Airport (IEJ) | Iejima, Japan | |
| 10 | 235.37 miles (378.80 km) W | Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport) (TSA) | Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 11 | 237.24 miles (381.81 km) WSW | Hualien Airport (HUN) | Hualien, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 12 | 255.87 miles (411.79 km) W | Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) | Taoyuan County (near Taipei), Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 13 | 282.61 miles (454.82 km) WSW | Lyudao Airport (Green Island Airport) (GNI) | Lyudao (Green Island), Taiwan | |
| 14 | 295.99 miles (476.35 km) W | Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport) (RMQ) | Taichung, Taiwan, Taiwan | |
| 15 | 295.99 miles (476.35 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 | 12,389.53 miles (19,938.97 km) S | Guaraní International Airport (AGT) | Ciudad del Este, Paraguay | |
| 2 | 12,378.66 miles (19,921.48 km) SSW | Foz do Iguaçu/Cataratas International Airport (IGU) | Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,378.34 miles (19,920.96 km) SW | Guaíra Municipal Airport (QGA) | Guaíra, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,369.28 miles (19,906.38 km) SSW | Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport (IGR) | Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,359.89 miles (19,891.26 km) WSW | Adalberto Mendes da Silva Airport (CAC) | Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,324.97 miles (19,835.07 km) S | Eldorado Airport (ELO) | Eldorado, Misiones, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,301.64 miles (19,797.52 km) SW | Paulo Abdala Airport (FBE) | Francisco Beltrao, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,279.79 miles (19,762.35 km) SSW | Hélio Wasum Airport (SQX) | São Miguel do Oeste, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,272.63 miles (19,750.83 km) SSE | Dr. Augusto Roberto Fuster International Airport (PJC) | Pedro Juan Caballero, Paraguay | |
| 10 | 12,270.10 miles (19,746.76 km) SSE | Ponta Porã International Airport (PMG) | Ponta Porã, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,257.84 miles (19,727.03 km) S | Francisco de Matos Pereira Airport (DOU) | Dourados, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 12 | 12,257.79 miles (19,726.95 km) E | Silvio Pettirossi International Airport (ASU) | Asunción, Paraguay | |
| 13 | 12,244.61 miles (19,705.74 km) WSW | Sílvio Name Júnior Regional Airport (MGF) | Maringá, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 14 | 12,243.74 miles (19,704.35 km) ESE | Clorinda Airport (CLX) | Clorinda, Formosa, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,240.55 miles (19,699.21 km) SSE | Libertador General José de San Martín Airport (PSS) | Posadas, Argentina | |