Nonstop flight route between Miami, Florida, United States and Shimojishima, Japan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport (TMB), Miami, Florida, United States and Shimojishima Airport (SHI), Shimojishima, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,554 miles (or 13,766 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 Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport and Shimojishima 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 Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport and Shimojishima Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport (TMB):

• The furthest airport from Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport (TMB) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,565 miles (18,613 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
• Fire protection at the airport is provided by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department Station 24.
• Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport (TMB) has 3 runways.
• The closest airport to Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport (TMB) is Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SSE of TMB.
• Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport is a public airport in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida, 13 miles southwest of Downtown Miami.
• Because of Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport's relatively low elevation of 8 feet, planes can take off or land at Kendall-Tamiami Executive 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.

Facts about Shimojishima Airport (SHI):

• From 2001 onwards, the U.S.
• As of 2005, the airport was in use as a training facility for Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways.
• Shimojishima Airport ) is located on the island of Shimojishima in Miyakojima, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
• 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.
• 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".
• 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.