Nonstop flight route between Shimojishima, Japan and Marília, São Paulo, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shimojishima Airport (SHI), Shimojishima, Japan and Frank Miloye Milenkowichi State Airport (MII), Marília, São Paulo, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,076 miles (or 19,434 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 Frank Miloye Milenkowichi State 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 Frank Miloye Milenkowichi State Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
The distance between SHI and MII makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Shimojishima Airport and Frank Miloye Milenkowichi State Airport would be very impractical for the airlines, because only a lightly loaded Boeing 777-200LR would be able to make the trip. Since airlines need to be able to take as many people and cargo as possible in order to make a profit, the odds of ever seeing a nonstop flight between SHI and MII are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Shimojishima, Japan and Marília, São Paulo, Brazil by taking some connecting flights!
Did you know that one full circling of the Earth (measuring from the equator) is about 24,901.5 miles (or 40,075 kilometers), which means if you were 12,450 miles from any given point on the planet, the distance back to your starting point would be about the same -- in any direction! The same can be said for a nonstop flight between SHI and MII!
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: | MII / SBML |
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Location: | Marília, São Paulo, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°11'44"S by 49°55'36"W |
Area Served: | Marília |
Operator/Owner: | DAESP |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2122 feet (647 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MII |
More Information: | MII Maps & Info |
Facts about Shimojishima Airport (SHI):
- Shimojishima Airport ) is located on the island of Shimojishima in Miyakojima, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
- In addition to being known as "Shimojishima Airport", other names for SHI include "下地島空港" and "Shimojishima Kūkō".
- As of early 2013, serious consideration was being given to basing a detachment of JASDF F-15J fighters out of the Airport, in order to provide better air defense coverage over the Senkaku Islands.
- 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.
- 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.
- As of 2005, the airport was in use as a training facility for Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways.
- The prefecture operates the airport, which has been classified as a Third Class airport since May 1979.
- The closest airport to Shimojishima Airport (SHI) is Miyako Airport (MMY), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) ESE of SHI.
- Shimojishima Airport (SHI) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Frank Miloye Milenkowichi State Airport (MII):
- It was at this airport that on January 7, 1961 TAM – Táxi Aéreo Marília, the forerunner of TAM Airlines started its operations as a company specialized in general aviation.
- Frank Miloye Milenkowichi Airport was opened in 1938.
- The closest airport to Frank Miloye Milenkowichi State Airport (MII) is Marcelo Pires Halzhausen State Airport (AIF), which is located 46 miles (73 kilometers) SW of MII.
- Frank Miloye Milenkowichi State Airport handled 92,437 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Frank Miloye Milenkowichi State Airport (MII) is Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), which is nearly antipodal to Frank Miloye Milenkowichi State Airport (meaning Frank Miloye Milenkowichi State Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Minami-Daito Airport), and is located 12,174 miles (19,591 kilometers) away in Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan.
- Frank Miloye Milenkowichi Airport is the airport serving Marília, Brazil.
- Frank Miloye Milenkowichi State Airport (MII) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Frank Miloye Milenkowichi State Airport", another name for MII is "Aeroporto Estadual Frank Miloye Milenkowichi".