Nonstop flight route between Hope, British Columbia, Canada and Amami Island, Japan:
Departure Airport:
(49°22'5"N by 121°29'53"W)
Arrival Airport:
(28°25'50"N by 129°42'45"E)
Distance from YHE to ASJ:
5,514.52 miles (8,874.73 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hope Aerodrome (YHE), Hope, British Columbia, Canada and Amami Airport (ASJ), Amami Island, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,515 miles (or 8,875 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 Hope Aerodrome and Amami 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 Hope Aerodrome and Amami Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YHE / CYHE |
| Airport Name: | Hope Aerodrome |
| Location: | Hope, British Columbia, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°22'5"N by 121°29'53"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Fraser Valley Regional District |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 128 feet (39 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YHE |
| More Information: | YHE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ASJ / RJKA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Amami Island, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°25'50"N by 129°42'45"E |
| Area Served: | Amami Ōshima (Amami Island), Japan |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 14 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ASJ |
| More Information: | ASJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Hope Aerodrome (YHE):
- Because of Hope Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 128 feet, planes can take off or land at Hope Aerodrome 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.
- Hope Aerodrome (YHE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Hope Aerodrome (YHE) is Chilliwack Airport (YCW), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) SW of YHE.
- The furthest airport from Hope Aerodrome (YHE) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,644 miles (17,131 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Hope is notable as being the location of a Boeing demonstration of the Boeing 737's landing and take off abilities in 1972.
Facts about Amami Airport (ASJ):
- In addition to being known as "Amami Airport", other names for ASJ include "奄美空港" and "Amami Kūkō".
- Because of Amami Airport's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Amami 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 furthest airport from Amami Airport (ASJ) is Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ), which is nearly antipodal to Amami Airport (meaning Amami Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport), and is located 12,392 miles (19,943 kilometers) away in Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Amami Airport (ASJ) is Kikai Airport (KKX), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) ESE of ASJ.
- Amami Airport (ASJ) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 24.84 miles (39.97 km) SW | Chilliwack Airport (YCW) | Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada |     |
| 2 | 45.57 miles (73.33 km) WSW | Abbotsford International Airport (YXX) | Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 3 | 55.74 miles (89.70 km) W | Pitt Meadows Regional Airport (YPK) | Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 4 | 61.58 miles (99.10 km) WSW | Blaine Municipal Airport (BWS) | Blaine, Washington, United States | |
| 5 | 61.61 miles (99.15 km) SW | Bellingham International Airport (BLI) | Bellingham, Washington, United States | |
| 6 | 61.98 miles (99.74 km) NNE | Merritt Airport (YMB) | Merritt, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 7 | 71.08 miles (114.40 km) WSW | Boundary Bay Airport (YDT) | Delta, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 8 | 72.82 miles (117.19 km) W | Vancouver Harbour Water Airport (CXH) | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 9 | 74.84 miles (120.44 km) SW | Skagit Regional Airport (MVW) | Burlington / Mount Vernon, Washington, United States | |
| 10 | 76.92 miles (123.80 km) W | Vancouver International Airport (YVR) | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 11 | 78.58 miles (126.45 km) SW | Orcas Island Airport (ESD) | Eastsound, Washington, United States | |
| 12 | 79.68 miles (128.23 km) SW | Rosario Seaplane Base (RSJ) | Orcas Island, Washington, United States | |
| 13 | 79.83 miles (128.47 km) WNW | Squamish Airport (YSE) | Squamish, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 14 | 80.01 miles (128.77 km) SW | Anacortes Airport (OTS) | Anacortes, Washington, United States | |
| 15 | 84.02 miles (135.22 km) SW | Westsound Seaplane Base (WSX) | Westsound, Orcas Island, Washington, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,644.46 miles (17,130.56 km) SSE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 10,577.64 miles (17,023.02 km) SSE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 3 | 10,504.54 miles (16,905.38 km) ESE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,495.15 miles (16,890.27 km) ESE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,491.61 miles (16,884.57 km) S | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 6 | 10,490.65 miles (16,883.02 km) ESE | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,465.00 miles (16,841.75 km) ESE | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,462.29 miles (16,837.38 km) S | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 9 | 10,458.27 miles (16,830.92 km) ESE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 10 | 10,457.69 miles (16,829.98 km) ESE | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 11 | 10,446.86 miles (16,812.55 km) SE | Richards Bay Airport (RCB) | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 12 | 10,436.84 miles (16,796.43 km) S | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 13 | 10,433.06 miles (16,790.35 km) ESE | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 14 | 10,412.79 miles (16,757.72 km) SE | Hluhluwe Airport (HLW) | Hluhluwe, South Africa | |
| 15 | 10,412.53 miles (16,757.30 km) SSE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 15.13 miles (24.35 km) ESE | Kikai Airport (KKX) | Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan | |
| 2 | 146.58 miles (235.90 km) NNE | Yakushima Airport (KUM) | Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan | |
| 3 | 166.84 miles (268.51 km) SW | Iejima Airport (IEJ) | Iejima, Japan | |
| 4 | 186.66 miles (300.40 km) SW | Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 5 | 197.67 miles (318.13 km) SW | Aguni Airport (AGJ) | Aguni, Japan | |
| 6 | 198.36 miles (319.24 km) SSE | Kitadaito Airport (KTD) | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 7 | 199.85 miles (321.62 km) SW | Naha Airport (OKA) | Okinawa, Japan | |
| 8 | 202.42 miles (325.76 km) SSE | Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 9 | 215.62 miles (347.01 km) SW | Kerama Airport (KJP) | Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 10 | 240.62 miles (387.24 km) NNE | Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) | Kagoshima, Japan | |
| 11 | 259.72 miles (417.98 km) NNE | Miyazaki Airport (KMI) | Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan | |
| 12 | 297.29 miles (478.44 km) N | Fukue Airport (FUJ) | Gotō, Nagasaki, Japan | |
| 13 | 310.19 miles (499.20 km) N | Nagasaki Airport (NGS) | Nagasaki, Japan | |
| 14 | 311.93 miles (502.01 km) NNE | Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) | Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan | |
| 15 | 327.92 miles (527.73 km) N | Saga Airport (HSG) | Saga, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,391.98 miles (19,942.91 km) S | Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) | Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,380.47 miles (19,924.38 km) WSW | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,324.53 miles (19,834.35 km) SSE | Ângelo Ponzoni Municipal Airport (VIA) | Videira, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,320.50 miles (19,827.88 km) SE | Santa Terezinha Municipal Airport (JCB) | Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,318.67 miles (19,824.93 km) WSW | Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,316.59 miles (19,821.58 km) SSE | Carlos Alberto da Costa Neves Airport (CFC) | Caçador, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,316.37 miles (19,821.23 km) SSE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,312.01 miles (19,814.21 km) E | Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB) | Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,304.36 miles (19,801.89 km) ESE | Erechim Airport (ERM) | Erechim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,298.67 miles (19,792.75 km) SE | Olavo Cecco Rigon Airport (CCI) | Concórdia, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,290.05 miles (19,778.88 km) SW | Navegantes Airport (NVT) | Navegantes, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 12 | 12,277.46 miles (19,758.61 km) SSE | José Cleto Airport (QVB) | União da Vitória, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 13 | 12,266.23 miles (19,740.53 km) ESE | Serafin Enoss Bertaso Airport (XAP) | Chapecó, Brazil | |
| 14 | 12,258.94 miles (19,728.81 km) SSW | Joinville-Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport (JOI) | Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 15 | 12,225.08 miles (19,674.30 km) SSW | Afonso Pena International Airport (CWB) | Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil | |