Nonstop flight route between Abingdon, Virginia, United States and Monbetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan:
Departure Airport:
(36°41'13"N by 82°1'59"W)
Arrival Airport:
(44°18'15"N by 143°24'15"E)
Distance from VJI to MBE:
6,160.56 miles (9,914.43 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Virginia Highlands Airport (VJI), Abingdon, Virginia, United States and Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport (MBE), Monbetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,161 miles (or 9,914 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 Virginia Highlands Airport and Okhotsk Monbetsu 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 Virginia Highlands Airport and Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VJI / KVJI |
| Airport Name: | Virginia Highlands Airport |
| Location: | Abingdon, Virginia, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°41'13"N by 82°1'59"W |
| Area Served: | Abingdon, Virginia |
| Operator/Owner: | Virginia Highlands Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2087 feet (636 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VJI |
| More Information: | VJI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MBE / RJEB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Monbetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°18'15"N by 143°24'15"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Hokkaidō Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 58 feet (18 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MBE |
| More Information: | MBE Maps & Info |
Facts about Virginia Highlands Airport (VJI):
- The closest airport to Virginia Highlands Airport (VJI) is Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) SW of VJI.
- The furthest airport from Virginia Highlands Airport (VJI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,454 miles (18,433 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Virginia Highlands Airport (VJI) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport (MBE):
- In fiscal year 2008, Monbetsu Airport recorded an operating loss of 273 million yen on total revenues of only 26 million yen, making its operating losses the highest among the six airports operated by the Hokkaido government.
- The furthest airport from Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport (MBE) is Port Stanley Airport (PSY), which is located 11,338 miles (18,247 kilometers) away in Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom.
- In addition to being known as "Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport", other names for MBE include "オホーツク紋別空港" and "Ohōtsuku Monbetsu Kūkō".
- The closest airport to Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport (MBE) is Memanbetsu Airport (MMB), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) SE of MBE.
- Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport (MBE) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport's relatively low elevation of 58 feet, planes can take off or land at Okhotsk Monbetsu 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.42 miles (40.90 km) SW | Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI) | Blountville, Tennessee (Tri-Cities area), United States |     |
| 2 | 34.43 miles (55.41 km) NW | Lonesome Pine Airport (LNP) | Wise, Virginia, United States | |
| 3 | 55.27 miles (88.95 km) SW | Greeneville-Greene County Municipal Airport (GCY) | Greeneville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 4 | 61.06 miles (98.26 km) ESE | Wilkes County Airport (IKB) | North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States | |
| 5 | 61.99 miles (99.76 km) NE | Mercer County Airport (BLF) | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | |
| 6 | 64.34 miles (103.55 km) SSE | Foothills Regional Airport (MRN) | Morganton, North Carolina, United States | |
| 7 | 74.57 miles (120.01 km) SSE | Hickory Regional Airport (HKY) | Hickory, North Carolina, United States | |
| 8 | 81.03 miles (130.40 km) ENE | New River Valley Airport (PSK) | Dublin, Virginia, United States | |
| 9 | 82.46 miles (132.71 km) WSW | Morristown Regional Airport (MOR) | Morristown, Tennessee, United States | |
| 10 | 90.97 miles (146.40 km) NNE | Raleigh County Memorial Airport (BKW) | Beckley, West Virginia, United States | |
| 11 | 90.99 miles (146.44 km) SSW | Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) | Fletcher, North Carolina, United States | |
| 12 | 96.68 miles (155.60 km) ENE | Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport (BCB) | Blacksburg, Virginia, United States | |
| 13 | 101.11 miles (162.73 km) SW | Gatlinburg–Pigeon Forge Airport (GKT) | Sevierville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 14 | 107.73 miles (173.37 km) ESE | Smith Reynolds Airport (INT) | Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States | |
| 15 | 110.89 miles (178.46 km) SE | Rowan County Airport (SRW) | Salisbury, North Carolina, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,453.58 miles (18,432.71 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,432.30 miles (18,398.46 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,410.72 miles (18,363.73 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,402.27 miles (18,350.13 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,385.31 miles (18,322.83 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,369.23 miles (18,296.95 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,360.44 miles (18,282.80 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,360.01 miles (18,282.12 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,323.95 miles (18,224.08 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,320.59 miles (18,218.68 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,308.24 miles (18,198.80 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,301.85 miles (18,188.51 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,271.79 miles (18,140.13 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,270.70 miles (18,138.39 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,254.05 miles (18,111.59 km) SW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 47.74 miles (76.83 km) SE | Memanbetsu Airport (MMB) | Kitami, Japan | |
| 2 | 64.63 miles (104.01 km) SW | Asahikawa Airport (AKJ) | Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 3 | 92.26 miles (148.48 km) ESE | Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB) | Nakashibetsu, Japan | |
| 4 | 95.78 miles (154.14 km) SSE | Kushiro Airport (KUH) | Kushiro, Hokkaidō, Japan | |
| 5 | 108.94 miles (175.32 km) S | Tokachi-Obihiro Airport (OBO) | Obihiro, Tokachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 6 | 109.25 miles (175.82 km) NW | Wakkanai Airport (WKJ) | Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 7 | 136.04 miles (218.93 km) SW | New Chitose Airport (CTS) | Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 8 | 181.47 miles (292.05 km) N | Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport (UUS) | Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin Island, Russia | |
| 9 | 218.29 miles (351.31 km) SW | Hakodate Airport (HKD) | Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan | |
| 10 | 252.57 miles (406.48 km) SW | Okushiri Airport (OIR) | Okushiri, Okushiri Island, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 11 | 269.32 miles (433.43 km) SSW | Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō (MSJ) | Misawa, Aomori, Japan | |
| 12 | 277.41 miles (446.45 km) SSW | JMSDF Hachinohe Air Base (HHE) | Hachinohe, Honshū, Japan | |
| 13 | 282.79 miles (455.11 km) SSW | Aomori Airport (AOJ) | Aomori, Japan | |
| 14 | 323.64 miles (520.85 km) SSW | Odate-Noshiro Airport (ONJ) | Kitaakita, Akita, Japan | |
| 15 | 356.48 miles (573.70 km) SSW | Hanamaki Airport (HNA) | Morioka, Honshū, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,338.15 miles (18,246.94 km) SE | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 2 | 11,307.99 miles (18,198.40 km) SE | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 3 | 11,265.52 miles (18,130.05 km) ESE | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 4 | 11,263.72 miles (18,127.15 km) ESE | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 5 | 11,259.30 miles (18,120.05 km) ESE | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 6 | 11,258.96 miles (18,119.49 km) ESE | Miramar Airport (MJR) | Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 7 | 11,245.86 miles (18,098.40 km) SE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,221.36 miles (18,058.99 km) ESE | Necochea Airport (NEC) | Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 9 | 11,220.20 miles (18,057.12 km) SE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,217.15 miles (18,052.21 km) ESE | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 11 | 11,214.99 miles (18,048.73 km) ESE | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 12 | 11,178.41 miles (17,989.87 km) SE | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 13 | 11,167.35 miles (17,972.06 km) SE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,160.75 miles (17,961.43 km) ESE | Tandil Airport (TDL) | Tandil, Argentina | |
| 15 | 11,149.57 miles (17,943.45 km) SE | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |