Nonstop flight route between Shimojishima, Japan and Guiria, Venezuela:
Departure Airport:
(24°49'36"N by 125°8'40"E)
Arrival Airport:
(10°34'26"N by 62°18'45"W)
Distance from SHI to GUI:
9,939.75 miles (15,996.44 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shimojishima Airport (SHI), Shimojishima, Japan and Güiria Airport (GUI), Guiria, Venezuela would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,940 miles (or 15,996 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SHI / RORS |
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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: | GUI / SVGI |
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| Location: | Guiria, Venezuela |
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°34'26"N by 62°18'45"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 42 feet (13 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GUI |
| More Information: | GUI Maps & Info |
Facts about Shimojishima Airport (SHI):
- In addition to being known as "Shimojishima Airport", other names for SHI include "下地島空港" and "Shimojishima Kūkō".
- 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 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.
- 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.
- Shimojishima Airport (SHI) currently has only 1 runway.
- In the anime Stratos 4, set in an alternate timeline, Shimojishima Airport had become Shimoji airbase sometime after the year 1984.
Facts about Güiria Airport (GUI):
- Because of Güiria Airport's relatively low elevation of 42 feet, planes can take off or land at Güiria 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.
- Güiria Airport (GUI) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Güiria Airport", another name for GUI is "Aeropuerto de Güiria".
- The closest airport to Güiria Airport (GUI) is General José Francisco Bermúdez Airport (CUP), which is located 65 miles (104 kilometers) W of GUI.
- The furthest airport from Güiria Airport (GUI) is Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (BMU), which is nearly antipodal to Güiria Airport (meaning Güiria Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport), and is located 12,281 miles (19,764 kilometers) away in Bima, Indonesia.
| 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 | 64.73 miles (104.18 km) W | General José Francisco Bermúdez Airport (CUP) | Carúpano, Venezuela | |
| 2 | 66.26 miles (106.63 km) E | Piarco International Airport (POS) | Piarco (near Port of Spain), Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 3 | 80.73 miles (129.92 km) SW | José Tadeo Monagas International Airport (MUN) | Maturín, Venezuela | |
| 4 | 105.06 miles (169.08 km) NNE | Maurice Bishop International Airport (GND) | St. George's, Grenada | |
| 5 | 108.04 miles (173.87 km) ENE | A.N.R. Robinson International Airport (TAB) | Scarborough, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 6 | 114.76 miles (184.69 km) WNW | Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport (PMV) | Porlamar, Venezuela | |
| 7 | 123.80 miles (199.24 km) W | Antonio José de Sucre Airport (CUM) | Cumaná, Venezuela | |
| 8 | 143.27 miles (230.56 km) NNE | Lauriston Airport (CRU) | Carriacou Island, Grenada | |
| 9 | 152.52 miles (245.46 km) NNE | Union Island Airport (UNI) | Union Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 10 | 160.82 miles (258.81 km) S | Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana International Airport (CGU) | Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela | |
| 11 | 160.82 miles (258.81 km) S | Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana International Airport (PZO) | Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela | |
| 12 | 160.85 miles (258.85 km) NNE | Canouan Airport (CIW) | Canouan Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 13 | 164.73 miles (265.11 km) W | General José Antonio Anzoátegui International Airport (BLA) | Barcelona, Anzoátegui, Venezuela | |
| 14 | 166.76 miles (268.38 km) WSW | Anaco Airport (AAO) | Anaco, Venezuela | |
| 15 | 168.33 miles (270.90 km) SW | San Tomé Airport (SOM) | San Tomé, Venezuela | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,280.62 miles (19,763.69 km) SSW | Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (BMU) | Bima, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,278.75 miles (19,760.69 km) SE | Lombok International Airport (LOP) | Mataram (near Praya), Lombok, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,260.35 miles (19,731.07 km) SE | Selaparang Airport (AMI) | Mataram, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,248.30 miles (19,711.69 km) WSW | Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP) | Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,228.71 miles (19,680.15 km) SW | Komodo Airport (LBJ) | Labuan Bajo, Flores Island, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,223.79 miles (19,672.23 km) SE | Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) (DPS) | Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,173.38 miles (19,591.12 km) WSW | Bajawa Soa Airport (BJW) | Bajawa, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,160.20 miles (19,569.90 km) SE | Blimbingsari Airport (BWX) | Banyuwangi Regency, East Java, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,150.59 miles (19,554.43 km) W | Tardamu Airport (SAU) | Savu Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,141.15 miles (19,539.24 km) WSW | H. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport (ENE) | Ende, Flores, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,099.34 miles (19,471.96 km) WSW | Wonopito Airport (LWE) | Lewoleba, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,099.34 miles (19,471.95 km) WSW | Frans Seda Airport (MOF) | Maumere, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,051.50 miles (19,394.97 km) ESE | Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG) | Malang, East Java, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,036.14 miles (19,370.24 km) ESE | Juanda International Airport (SUB) | Surabaya, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,035.09 miles (19,368.56 km) SSW | Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (SHIAM) (UPG) | Makassar, Indonesia | |