Nonstop flight route between Shimojishima, Japan and Saidpur, Bangladesh:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Shimojishima Airport (SHI), Shimojishima, Japan and Saidpur Airport (SPD), Saidpur, Bangladesh would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,257 miles (or 3,633 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 relatively short distance between Shimojishima Airport and Saidpur Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Shimojishima Airport (SHI):

• 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 airport, also known as Shimoji Airport, was originally built as a 'training airport' for commercial pilots, with a secondary role as a alternative landing site for intercontinental supersonic airliners.
• 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.
• In 2010, there were renewed protests against proposals to turn Shimoji Airport into a permanent USMC post.
• Shimojishima Airport (SHI) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Shimojishima Airport", other names for SHI include "下地島空港" and "Shimojishima Kūkō".
• 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.
• The closest airport to Shimojishima Airport (SHI) is Miyako Airport (MMY), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) ESE of SHI.

Facts about Saidpur Airport (SPD):

• The furthest airport from Saidpur Airport (SPD) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,300 miles (18,185 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• Saidpur Airport (SPD) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Saidpur Airport (SPD) is Lalmonirhat Airport (LLJ), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) ENE of SPD.
• Because of Saidpur Airport's relatively low elevation of 125 feet, planes can take off or land at Saidpur 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.