Nonstop flight route between Tamale, Northern Region, Ghana and Masuda, Shimane, Japan, Japan:
Departure Airport:
(9°33'24"N by 0°51'47"W)
Arrival Airport:
(34°40'35"N by 131°47'25"E)
Distance from TML to IWJ:
8,088.49 miles (13,017.12 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tamale Airport (TML), Tamale, Northern Region, Ghana and Iwami Airport (IWJ), Masuda, Shimane, Japan, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,088 miles (or 13,017 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 Tamale Airport and Iwami 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 Tamale Airport and Iwami Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TML / DGLE |
| Airport Name: | Tamale Airport |
| Location: | Tamale, Northern Region, Ghana |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°33'24"N by 0°51'47"W |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 553 feet (169 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TML |
| More Information: | TML Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IWJ / RJOW |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Masuda, Shimane, Japan, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°40'35"N by 131°47'25"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 177 feet (54 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IWJ |
| More Information: | IWJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Tamale Airport (TML):
- The closest airport to Tamale Airport (TML) is Zabré Airport (XZA), which is located 112 miles (181 kilometers) N of TML.
- Tamale Airport (TML) currently has only 1 runway.
- Initially the Airport was manned by the Airforce and used for strategic activities during the regime of Dr Nkrumah.
- The furthest airport from Tamale Airport (TML) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Tamale Airport (meaning Tamale Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,365 miles (19,900 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
- Because of Tamale Airport's relatively low elevation of 553 feet, planes can take off or land at Tamale 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 Iwami Airport (IWJ):
- Because of Iwami Airport's relatively low elevation of 177 feet, planes can take off or land at Iwami 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.
- In addition to being known as "Iwami Airport", other names for IWJ include "石見空港" and "Iwami Kūkō".
- Iwami Airport (IWJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Iwami Airport (IWJ) is Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) SSW of IWJ.
- The furthest airport from Iwami Airport (IWJ) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is nearly antipodal to Iwami Airport (meaning Iwami Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rio Grande Regional Airport), and is located 12,147 miles (19,548 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 112.49 miles (181.04 km) N | Zabré Airport (XZA) | Zabré, Burkina Faso |     |
| 2 | 113.75 miles (183.06 km) N | Pô Airport (PUP) | Pô, Burkina Faso | |
| 3 | 134.03 miles (215.69 km) E | Niamtougou International Airport (LRL) | Niamtougou, Togo | |
| 4 | 136.14 miles (219.09 km) NW | Leo Airport (XLU) | Leo, Burkina Faso | |
| 5 | 149.39 miles (240.42 km) W | Bouna Tehini Airport (BQO) | Bouna, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 6 | 158.19 miles (254.59 km) NE | Pama Airport (XPA) | Pama, Burkina Faso | |
| 7 | 158.69 miles (255.39 km) NNE | Tenkodogo Airport (TEG) | Tenkodogo, Burkina Faso | |
| 8 | 161.57 miles (260.03 km) ENE | Boundétingou Airport (NAE) | Natitingou, Benin | |
| 9 | 166.68 miles (268.24 km) WNW | Gaoua Airport (XGA) | Gaoua, Burkina Faso | |
| 10 | 167.71 miles (269.91 km) SW | Soko Airport (BDK) | Bondoukou, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 11 | 170.59 miles (274.54 km) E | Djougou Airport (DJA) | Djougou, Benin | |
| 12 | 181.76 miles (292.51 km) SSW | Sunyani Airport (NYI) | Sunyani, Ghana | |
| 13 | 188.61 miles (303.53 km) WNW | Diébougou Airport (XDE) | Diebougou, Burkina Faso | |
| 14 | 190.76 miles (306.99 km) NNE | Fada N'Gourma Airport (FNG) | Fada N'gourma, Burkina Faso | |
| 15 | 198.15 miles (318.89 km) NNW | Ouagadougou Airport (OUA) | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,365.38 miles (19,900.11 km) S | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 2 | 12,057.80 miles (19,405.10 km) SSW | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 3 | 12,030.09 miles (19,360.51 km) SW | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 4 | 11,959.19 miles (19,246.40 km) S | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |
| 5 | 11,931.16 miles (19,201.29 km) SSE | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |
| 6 | 11,927.82 miles (19,195.92 km) SSE | Yasawa Island Airport (YAS) | Yasawa Island, Fiji | |
| 7 | 11,898.30 miles (19,148.41 km) S | Koro Airport (KXF) | Koro Island, Fiji | |
| 8 | 11,891.78 miles (19,137.92 km) SW | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 9 | 11,872.83 miles (19,107.42 km) S | Levuka Airfield (LEV) | Bureta, Ovalau Island, Fiji | |
| 10 | 11,862.06 miles (19,090.09 km) S | Cicia Airport (ICI) | Cicia, Fiji | |
| 11 | 11,859.59 miles (19,086.12 km) SSE | Mana Island Airport (MNF) | Mana Island, Fiji | |
| 12 | 11,859.07 miles (19,085.28 km) S | Nadi International Airport (NAN) | Nadi, Fiji | |
| 13 | 11,849.17 miles (19,069.34 km) S | Suva International Airport (SUV) | Suva / Nausori, Viti Levu, Fiji | |
| 14 | 11,830.64 miles (19,039.52 km) SSE | Beru Island Airport (BEZ) | Beru, Kiribati | |
| 15 | 11,816.25 miles (19,016.37 km) WSW | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 59.27 miles (95.38 km) SSW | Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ) | Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan | |
| 2 | 66.36 miles (106.80 km) ESE | Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) | Hiroshima, Honshū, Japan | |
| 3 | 75.42 miles (121.37 km) SW | Kokura Airport (KKJ) | Kita Kyūshū, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| 4 | 78.36 miles (126.10 km) SE | Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) | Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan | |
| 5 | 80.40 miles (129.39 km) NE | Izumo Airport (IZO) | Izumo, Shimane, Japan | |
| 6 | 82.76 miles (133.18 km) S | Oita Airport (OIT) | Oita, Japan | |
| 7 | 99.48 miles (160.10 km) NE | Miho-Yonago Airport (YGJ) | Yonago, Tottori, Japan | |
| 8 | 107.48 miles (172.98 km) SW | Fukuoka Airport (FUK) | Fukuoka, Japan | |
| 9 | 117.41 miles (188.95 km) E | Okayama Airport (OKJ) | Okayama, Japan | |
| 10 | 130.75 miles (210.42 km) ESE | Takamatsu Airport (TAK) | Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan | |
| 11 | 131.22 miles (211.19 km) WSW | Iki Airport (IKI) | Iki, Iki Island, Japan | |
| 12 | 132.87 miles (213.83 km) SE | Kōchi Airport (KCZ) | Kōchi, Japan | |
| 13 | 135.67 miles (218.34 km) SW | Saga Airport (HSG) | Saga, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| 14 | 137.96 miles (222.02 km) SSW | Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) | Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan | |
| 15 | 161.41 miles (259.77 km) NW | Pohang Airport (KPO) | Pohang, South Korea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,146.72 miles (19,548.20 km) SE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,122.82 miles (19,509.75 km) SE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,070.46 miles (19,425.47 km) ESE | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 4 | 12,070.03 miles (19,424.78 km) SSE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,054.85 miles (19,400.35 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 6 | 12,045.92 miles (19,385.98 km) E | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 7 | 12,026.64 miles (19,354.96 km) ESE | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,019.45 miles (19,343.38 km) S | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,016.05 miles (19,337.92 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 10 | 11,992.80 miles (19,300.50 km) E | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 11 | 11,967.43 miles (19,259.66 km) SE | Santa Maria Airport (RIA) | Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,953.57 miles (19,237.35 km) E | Santa Bernardina International Airport (DZO) | Durazno, Durazno, Uruguay | |
| 13 | 11,952.30 miles (19,235.31 km) S | Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,947.24 miles (19,227.17 km) ESE | Tacuarembó Airport (TAW) | Tacuarembó, Tacuarembó, Uruguay | |
| 15 | 11,945.02 miles (19,223.60 km) SSE | Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) | Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |