Nonstop flight route between Shimojishima, Japan and Caye Chapel, Belize:
Departure Airport:
(24°49'36"N by 125°8'40"E)
Arrival Airport:
(17°42'2"N by 88°2'27"W)
Distance from SHI to CYC:
8,745.78 miles (14,074.94 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shimojishima Airport (SHI), Shimojishima, Japan and Caye Chapel Airport (CYC), Caye Chapel, Belize would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,746 miles (or 14,075 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 Shimojishima Airport and Caye Chapel 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 Shimojishima Airport and Caye Chapel Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CYC / |
| Airport Name: | Caye Chapel Airport |
| Location: | Caye Chapel, Belize |
| GPS Coordinates: | 17°42'2"N by 88°2'27"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CYC |
| More Information: | CYC Maps & Info |
Facts about Shimojishima Airport (SHI):
- As of 2005, the airport was in use as a training facility for Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways.
- 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 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".
- From 2001 onwards, the U.S.
- Shimojishima Airport (SHI) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Caye Chapel Airport (CYC):
- The furthest airport from Caye Chapel Airport (CYC) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,936 miles (19,209 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The closest airport to Caye Chapel Airport (CYC) is Caye Caulker Airport (CUK), which is located only 2 miles (4 kilometers) NNE of CYC.
- Caye Chapel Airport (CYC) currently has only 1 runway.
| 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 | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 2.48 miles (4.00 km) NNE | Caye Caulker Airport (CUK) | Caye Caulker, Belize | |
| 2 | 15.42 miles (24.82 km) NNE | San Pedro Airport (SPR) | San Pedro, Belize | |
| 3 | 16.15 miles (25.99 km) SW | Belize City Municipal Airport (TZA) | Belize City, Belize | |
| 4 | 20.84 miles (33.54 km) WSW | Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport (BZE) | Ladyville (near Belize City), Belize | |
| 5 | 45.62 miles (73.42 km) N | Sarteneja Airport (SJX) | Sarteneja, Belize | |
| 6 | 51.14 miles (82.31 km) SSW | Melinda Airport (MDB) | Melinda, Belize | |
| 7 | 51.19 miles (82.39 km) SSW | Dangriga Airport (DGA) | Dangriga, Belize | |
| 8 | 52.98 miles (85.26 km) NNW | Corozal Airport (CZH) | Corozal, Belize | |
| 9 | 58.62 miles (94.35 km) NNW | Chetumal International Airport (CTM) | Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico | |
| 10 | 83.16 miles (133.83 km) SSW | Placencia Airport (PLJ) | Placencia, Belize | |
| 11 | 85.03 miles (136.84 km) SSW | Independence Airport (INB) | Independence, Belize | |
| 12 | 85.48 miles (137.56 km) SSW | Big Creek Airport (BGK) | Big Creek, Belize | |
| 13 | 132.11 miles (212.61 km) WSW | Mundo Maya International Airport (FRS) | Flores, El Petén, Guatemala | |
| 14 | 138.60 miles (223.05 km) SE | Roatan International Airport – Bay Islands (RTB) | Roatán, Honduras | |
| 15 | 155.52 miles (250.28 km) S | Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP) | San Pedro Sula, Honduras | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,936.09 miles (19,209.22 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,389.78 miles (18,330.03 km) WSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,250.34 miles (18,105.62 km) SW | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 11,237.66 miles (18,085.22 km) SSW | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 11,196.40 miles (18,018.82 km) SW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 11,180.29 miles (17,992.88 km) SSW | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 11,162.90 miles (17,964.91 km) SW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 11,162.87 miles (17,964.85 km) SW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 11,156.71 miles (17,954.94 km) SW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 11,146.72 miles (17,938.86 km) WSW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,138.62 miles (17,925.82 km) SSW | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,127.42 miles (17,907.80 km) WSW | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,098.42 miles (17,861.14 km) SW | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,092.60 miles (17,851.77 km) WSW | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,087.48 miles (17,843.53 km) WSW | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |