Nonstop flight route between Fogo, Cape Verde and Masuda, Shimane, Japan, Japan:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from SFL to IWJ:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- SFL Airport Information
- IWJ Airport Information
- Facts about SFL
- Facts about IWJ
- Map of Nearest Airports to SFL
- List of Nearest Airports to SFL
- Map of Furthest Airports from SFL
- List of Furthest Airports from SFL
- Map of Nearest Airports to IWJ
- List of Nearest Airports to IWJ
- Map of Furthest Airports from IWJ
- List of Furthest Airports from IWJ
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between São Filipe Airport (SFL), Fogo, Cape Verde and Iwami Airport (IWJ), Masuda, Shimane, Japan, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,675 miles (or 13,961 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 São Filipe Airport and Iwami 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 São Filipe Airport and Iwami Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SFL / GVSF |
Airport Name: | São Filipe Airport |
Location: | Fogo, Cape Verde |
GPS Coordinates: | 14°52'58"N by 24°28'48"W |
Area Served: | São Filipe |
Operator/Owner: | Aeroportos e Segurança Aérea (ASA) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 66 feet (20 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SFL |
More Information: | SFL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IWJ / RJOW |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Masuda, Shimane, Japan, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°40'35"N by 131°47'25"E |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 177 feet (54 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IWJ |
More Information: | IWJ Maps & Info |
Facts about São Filipe Airport (SFL):
- The closest airport to São Filipe Airport (SFL) is Mosteiros Airport (MTI), which is located only 15 miles (23 kilometers) NE of SFL.
- Because of São Filipe Airport's relatively low elevation of 66 feet, planes can take off or land at São Filipe 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 São Filipe Airport (SFL) is Misima Airport (MIS), which is nearly antipodal to São Filipe Airport (meaning São Filipe Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Misima Airport), and is located 12,095 miles (19,465 kilometers) away in Misima Island, Papua New Guinea.
- São Filipe Airport (SFL) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Iwami Airport (IWJ):
- Because of Iwami Airport's relatively low elevation of 177 feet, planes can take off or land at Iwami 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 addition to being known as "Iwami Airport", other names for IWJ include "石見空港" and "Iwami Kūkō".
- The furthest airport from Iwami Airport (IWJ) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is nearly antipodal to Iwami Airport (meaning Iwami Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rio Grande Regional Airport), and is located 12,147 miles (19,548 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Iwami Airport (IWJ) is Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) SSW of IWJ.
- Iwami Airport (IWJ) currently has only 1 runway.