Nonstop flight route between Monrovia, Liberia and Hiroshima, Honshū, Japan:
Departure Airport:
(6°14'2"N by 10°21'43"W)
Arrival Airport:
(34°26'9"N by 132°55'9"E)
Distance from ROB to HIJ:
8,745.11 miles (14,073.86 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB), Monrovia, Liberia and Hiroshima Airport (HIJ), Hiroshima, Honshū, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,745 miles (or 14,074 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 Roberts International Airport Roberts Field and Hiroshima Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ROB / GLRB |
| Airport Name: | Roberts International Airport Roberts Field |
| Location: | Monrovia, Liberia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°14'2"N by 10°21'43"W |
| Area Served: | Monrovia, Liberia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 31 feet (9 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ROB |
| More Information: | ROB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HIJ / RJOA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Hiroshima, Honshū, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°26'9"N by 132°55'9"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Hiroshima Prefectural Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1086 feet (331 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HIJ |
| More Information: | HIJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB):
- Because of Roberts International Airport Roberts Field's relatively low elevation of 31 feet, planes can take off or land at Roberts International Airport Roberts Field 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.
- Roberts International Airport Roberts Field handled 133,656 passengers last year.
- The airport is clearly the nation's busiest most important aviation facility, with the only connections to Europe and the United States.
- In October 2012, start-up airline Gambia Bird commenced twice-weekly non-stop services between Banjul and Robertsfield with an A319.
- The closest airport to Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) is Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) W of ROB.
- The furthest airport from Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) is Nauru International Airport (INU), which is nearly antipodal to Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (meaning Roberts International Airport Roberts Field is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Nauru International Airport), and is located 12,001 miles (19,314 kilometers) away in Yaren, Nauru.
- Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 1942, Liberia signed a Defense Pact with the United States.
Facts about Hiroshima Airport (HIJ):
- In addition to being known as "Hiroshima Airport", other names for HIJ include "広島空港" and "Hiroshima Kūkō".
- New Hiroshima Airport opened for public use in 1993 as a replacement for Hiroshima Airport, which was renamed Hiroshima-Nishi Airport.
- The closest airport to Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) is Matsuyama Airport (MYJ), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) SSW of HIJ.
- Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is nearly antipodal to Hiroshima Airport (meaning Hiroshima Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rio Grande Regional Airport), and is located 12,101 miles (19,475 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 27.49 miles (44.24 km) W | Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) | Monrovia, Liberia |     |
| 2 | 30.90 miles (49.73 km) SE | Buchanan Airport (UCN) | Buchanan, Liberia | |
| 3 | 121.67 miles (195.81 km) SE | Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI) | Greenville, Liberia | |
| 4 | 127.68 miles (205.48 km) NNW | Kenema Airport (KEN) | Kenema, Sierra Leone | |
| 5 | 146.66 miles (236.02 km) N | Foya Airport (FOY) | Foya, Liberia | |
| 6 | 149.81 miles (241.09 km) NE | Nimba Airport (NIA) | Nimba, Liberia | |
| 7 | 150.29 miles (241.88 km) NNE | Voinjama Airport (VOI) | Voinjama, Liberia | |
| 8 | 152.20 miles (244.95 km) NW | Bo Airport (KBS) | Bo, Sierra Leone | |
| 9 | 153.26 miles (246.65 km) E | Tchien Airport (THC) | Tchien, Liberia | |
| 10 | 157.67 miles (253.74 km) NE | Nzérékoré Airport (NZE) | N'zerekore, Guinea | |
| 11 | 170.28 miles (274.04 km) NNE | Macenta Airport (MCA) | Macenta, Guinea | |
| 12 | 171.10 miles (275.36 km) NNW | Yengema Airport (WYE) | Yengema, Kono District, Sierra Leone | |
| 13 | 171.25 miles (275.60 km) SE | Sasstown Airport (SAZ) | Sasstown, Liberia | |
| 14 | 172.96 miles (278.36 km) WNW | Sherbro International Airport (BTE) | Bonthe, Sierra Leone | |
| 15 | 176.07 miles (283.35 km) NW | Gbangbatok Airport (GBK) | Gbangbatok, Sierra Leone | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,001.48 miles (19,314.47 km) SSE | Nauru International Airport (INU) | Yaren, Nauru | |
| 2 | 11,914.55 miles (19,174.55 km) SSW | Aranuka Airport (AAK) | Aranuka, Kiribati | |
| 3 | 11,906.85 miles (19,162.17 km) SSE | Mota Lava Airport (MTV) | Mota Lava, Vanuatu | |
| 4 | 11,891.43 miles (19,137.35 km) SSE | Vanua Lava Airport (SLH) | Sola, Vanua Lava, Torba Province, Vanuatu | |
| 5 | 11,889.60 miles (19,134.42 km) SSW | Abemama Atoll Airport (AEA) | Abemama Atoll, Kiribati | |
| 6 | 11,883.66 miles (19,124.84 km) WSW | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |
| 7 | 11,883.30 miles (19,124.28 km) SW | Beru Island Airport (BEZ) | Beru, Kiribati | |
| 8 | 11,867.83 miles (19,099.37 km) SSE | Gaua Airport (ZGU) | Gaua, Torba, Vanuatu | |
| 9 | 11,857.61 miles (19,082.92 km) SSW | Bonriki International Airport (TRW) | Tarawa, Kiribati | |
| 10 | 11,856.27 miles (19,080.78 km) ESE | Ulawa Airport (RNA) | Arona, Ulawa Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 11 | 11,834.35 miles (19,045.50 km) SSW | Abaiang Atoll Airport (ABF) | Abaiang, Kiribati | |
| 12 | 11,832.96 miles (19,043.25 km) ESE | Kirakira Airport (IRA) | Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 13 | 11,822.17 miles (19,025.89 km) S | Maewo-Naone Airport (MWF) | Maewo, Vanuatu | |
| 14 | 11,818.50 miles (19,019.99 km) ESE | Uru Harbour Airport (ATD) | Atoifi, Malaita, Solomon Islands | |
| 15 | 11,812.06 miles (19,009.63 km) SSW | Marakei Airport (MZK) | Marakei, Kiribati | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 43.91 miles (70.66 km) SSW | Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) | Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan | |
| 2 | 57.66 miles (92.79 km) ENE | Okayama Airport (OKJ) | Okayama, Japan | |
| 3 | 64.40 miles (103.64 km) ESE | Takamatsu Airport (TAK) | Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan | |
| 4 | 66.36 miles (106.80 km) WNW | Iwami Airport (IWJ) | Masuda, Shimane, Japan, Japan | |
| 5 | 67.56 miles (108.73 km) N | Izumo Airport (IZO) | Izumo, Shimane, Japan | |
| 6 | 75.02 miles (120.73 km) SE | Kōchi Airport (KCZ) | Kōchi, Japan | |
| 7 | 75.26 miles (121.11 km) NNE | Miho-Yonago Airport (YGJ) | Yonago, Tottori, Japan | |
| 8 | 94.65 miles (152.33 km) SW | Oita Airport (OIT) | Oita, Japan | |
| 9 | 100.09 miles (161.08 km) WSW | Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ) | Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan | |
| 10 | 120.17 miles (193.40 km) WSW | Kokura Airport (KKJ) | Kita Kyūshū, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| 11 | 131.82 miles (212.15 km) E | Kansai International Airport (KIX) | Osaka, Japan | |
| 12 | 131.86 miles (212.21 km) E | Kobe Airport (UKB) | Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan | |
| 13 | 145.29 miles (233.82 km) E | Osaka International Airport (ITM) | Itami (near Osaka), Japan | |
| 14 | 145.29 miles (233.82 km) E | Osaka International Airport (OSA) | Osaka, Japan | |
| 15 | 149.83 miles (241.13 km) ESE | Nanki-Shirahama Airport (SHM) | Shirahama, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,101.16 miles (19,474.87 km) ESE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,079.49 miles (19,440.01 km) ESE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,047.81 miles (19,389.02 km) SE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,018.84 miles (19,342.40 km) SSE | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,011.04 miles (19,329.84 km) E | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 6 | 12,000.30 miles (19,312.56 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 7 | 11,980.49 miles (19,280.69 km) E | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 8 | 11,978.16 miles (19,276.93 km) ESE | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,964.12 miles (19,254.33 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 10 | 11,961.29 miles (19,249.79 km) S | Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,939.67 miles (19,214.99 km) SSE | Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) | Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,930.63 miles (19,200.44 km) SE | Santa Maria Airport (RIA) | Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,927.41 miles (19,195.25 km) E | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 14 | 11,908.91 miles (19,165.49 km) SE | Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB) | Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,906.37 miles (19,161.41 km) S | Navegantes Airport (NVT) | Navegantes, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |