Nonstop flight route between Shirley, New York, United States and Osaka, Japan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Brookhaven Calabro Airport (WSH), Shirley, New York, United States and Kansai International Airport (KIX), Osaka, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,939 miles (or 11,167 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 Brookhaven Calabro Airport and Kansai International 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 Brookhaven Calabro Airport and Kansai International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Brookhaven Calabro Airport (WSH):

• The furthest airport from Brookhaven Calabro Airport (WSH) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,791 miles (18,975 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Brookhaven Calabro Airport is a public airport located one mile north of the central business district of Shirley, in Suffolk County, New York, United States.
• The closest airport to Brookhaven Calabro Airport (WSH) is Calverton Executive Airpark (CTO), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) NNE of WSH.
• Brookhaven Calabro Airport (WSH) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Brookhaven Calabro Airport", another name for WSH is "HWV".
• Because of Brookhaven Calabro Airport's relatively low elevation of 81 feet, planes can take off or land at Brookhaven Calabro 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 Kansai International Airport (KIX):

• The furthest airport from Kansai International Airport (KIX) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 11,980 miles (19,279 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
• In addition to being known as "Kansai International Airport", other names for KIX include "関西国際空港" and "Kansai Kokusai Kūkō".
• Because of Kansai International Airport's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Kansai International 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 May 2011, the Diet of Japan passed legislation to form a new Kansai International Airport Corporation using the state's existing equity stake in Kansai Airport and its property holdings at Itami Airport.
• Initially, the airport was planned to be built near Kobe, but the city of Kobe refused the plan, so the airport was moved to a more southerly location on Osaka Bay.
• As of 2008, the total cost of Kansai Airport was $20 billion including land reclamation, two runways, terminals and facilities.
• The closest airport to Kansai International Airport (KIX) is Kobe Airport (UKB), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) N of KIX.
• The merger of the Itami and Kansai airport authorities was completed in July 2012.
• Terminal 2 is not directly connected to Terminal 1 or to Kansai Airport Station.
• The bidding and construction of the airport was a source of international trade friction during the late 1980s and early 1990s.
• On 19 April 2001, the airport was one of ten structures given the "Civil Engineering Monument of the Millennium" award by the American Society of Civil Engineers.
• Kansai International Airport (KIX) has 2 runways.