Nonstop flight route between Orlando, Florida, United States and Hiroshima, Honshū, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Orlando International Airport (MCO), Orlando, Florida, United States and Hiroshima Airport (HIJ), Hiroshima, Honshū, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,552 miles (or 12,153 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 Orlando International Airport and Hiroshima 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 Orlando International Airport and Hiroshima Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MCO / KMCO |
Airport Name: | Orlando International Airport |
Location: | Orlando, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°25'45"N by 81°18'32"W |
Area Served: | Orlando, Florida, US |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 96 feet (29 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from MCO |
More Information: | MCO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HIJ / RJOA |
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Location: | Hiroshima, Honshū, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°26'9"N by 132°55'9"E |
Operator/Owner: | Hiroshima Prefectural Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1086 feet (331 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HIJ |
More Information: | HIJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Orlando International Airport (MCO):
- Orlando International Airport handled 34,877,899 passengers last year.
- Commercial airline service to the new Orlando Jetport at McCoy began in late 1961 or early 1962, per the city and USAF agreement.
- During the Cuban Missile Crisis in October 1962, McCoy AFB became a forward operating base for more than 120 F-100 Super Sabre and F-105 Thunderchief fighter bombers and the primary base for U-2 reconnaissance aircraft flying over Cuba.
- The airport code MCO stands for the airport's former name, McCoy Air Force Base, a Strategic Air Command installation.
- The original terminal building, a converted hangar, was described as inadequate for the task at hand even when it was first opened as Orlando Jetport.
- In 2004, Hurricane Charley caused minor damage to the airport when it struck on the evening of August 13, mostly in the form of shattered terminal windows.
- The closest airport to Orlando International Airport (MCO) is Orlando Executive Airport (ORL), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) N of MCO.
- Because of Orlando International Airport's relatively low elevation of 96 feet, planes can take off or land at Orlando 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.
- Orlando International Airport (MCO) has 4 runways.
- The furthest airport from Orlando International Airport (MCO) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,506 miles (18,517 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Hiroshima Airport (HIJ):
- 80% of the airport's domestic traffic is to and from Haneda Airport in Tokyo.
- The furthest airport from Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is nearly antipodal to Hiroshima Airport (meaning Hiroshima Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rio Grande Regional Airport), and is located 12,101 miles (19,475 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Hiroshima Airport", other names for HIJ include "広島空港" and "Hiroshima Kūkō".
- Hiroshima has one terminal with separated departures and arrivals facilities for domestic and international flights and seven lettered gates.
- Unusually among major Japanese airports, Hiroshima Airport has no railway station.
- New Hiroshima Airport opened for public use in 1993 as a replacement for Hiroshima Airport, which was renamed Hiroshima-Nishi Airport.
- Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) is Matsuyama Airport (MYJ), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) SSW of HIJ.