Nonstop flight route between Minami-Tori-shima, Japan and Kimberley, South Africa:
Departure Airport:
(24°17'22"N by 153°58'45"E)
Arrival Airport:
(28°48'6"S by 24°45'48"E)
Distance from MUS to KIM:
9,305.58 miles (14,975.84 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Minamitorishima Air Field (MUS), Minami-Tori-shima, Japan and Kimberley Airport (KIM), Kimberley, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,306 miles (or 14,976 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 Minamitorishima Air Field and Kimberley 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 Minamitorishima Air Field and Kimberley Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MUS / RJAM |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Minami-Tori-shima, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 24°17'22"N by 153°58'45"E |
| Area Served: | Minami Torishima |
| Operator/Owner: | Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 22 feet (7 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MUS |
| More Information: | MUS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KIM / FAKM |
| Airport Name: | Kimberley Airport |
| Location: | Kimberley, South Africa |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°48'6"S by 24°45'48"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Airports Company South Africa |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3950 feet (1,204 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KIM |
| More Information: | KIM Maps & Info |
Facts about Minamitorishima Air Field (MUS):
- The furthest airport from Minamitorishima Air Field (MUS) is Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras) (VIX), which is located 11,484 miles (18,481 kilometers) away in Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Minamitorishima Air Field", other names for MUS include "Minami Torishima Airport" and "Marcus Island Airport".
- Minamitorishima Air Field (MUS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Minamitorishima Air Field (MUS) is Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO), which is located 796 miles (1,281 kilometers) W of MUS.
- Because of Minamitorishima Air Field's relatively low elevation of 22 feet, planes can take off or land at Minamitorishima Air Field 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 Kimberley Airport (KIM):
- The closest airport to Kimberley Airport (KIM) is Bloemfontein International Airport (BFN), which is located 95 miles (153 kilometers) ESE of KIM.
- The furthest airport from Kimberley Airport (KIM) is Princeville Airport (HPV), which is located 11,911 miles (19,169 kilometers) away in Hanalei, Hawaii, United States.
- Kimberley Airport (KIM) has 2 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 795.86 miles (1,280.82 km) W | Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO) | Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan |     |
| 2 | 829.80 miles (1,335.42 km) SW | Saipan International Airport (SPN) | Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 3 | 840.84 miles (1,353.20 km) SW | Tinian International Airport (TIQ) | Tinian Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 4 | 882.15 miles (1,419.67 km) ESE | Wake Island Airfield (AWK) | Wake Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands | |
| 5 | 901.16 miles (1,450.27 km) SW | Rota International Airport (ROP) | Rota Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 6 | 946.66 miles (1,523.50 km) SW | Andersen Air Force Base (UAM) | Agana, Guam | |
| 7 | 957.19 miles (1,540.44 km) SW | Guam International Airport (GUM) | Hagåtña, Guam | |
| 8 | 1,042.48 miles (1,677.71 km) ESE | Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ) | Quoin Hill, Vanuatu | |
| 9 | 1,048.93 miles (1,688.08 km) SSE | Enewetak Auxiliary Airfield (ENT) | Enewetak, Marshall Islands | |
| 10 | 1,052.64 miles (1,694.05 km) NW | Hachijojima Airport (HAC) | Hachijojima (Hachijo Jima), Tokyo, Japan | |
| 11 | 1,099.55 miles (1,769.55 km) NW | Miyakejima Airport (MYE) | Miyakejima, Japan | |
| 12 | 1,133.44 miles (1,824.09 km) NW | Narita International Airport (NRT) | Narita (near Tokyo), Japan | |
| 13 | 1,150.21 miles (1,851.07 km) NW | Tokyo International Airport (HND) | Tokyo, Honshū, Japan | |
| 14 | 1,164.13 miles (1,873.48 km) SE | Bikini Atoll Airport (BII) | Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 15 | 1,171.24 miles (1,884.93 km) S | Chuuk International Airport (TKK) | Weno, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,483.70 miles (18,481.18 km) ESE | Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras) (VIX) | Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,448.75 miles (18,424.93 km) E | Campos–Bartolomeu Lysandro Airport (CAW) | Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,440.74 miles (18,412.04 km) E | Raimundo de Andrade Airport (CDI) | Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Brazil | |
| 4 | 11,432.98 miles (18,399.54 km) ESE | Porto Seguro Airport (BPS) | Porto Seguro, Brazil | |
| 5 | 11,429.48 miles (18,393.91 km) E | Benedito Lacerda Airport (MEA) | Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,421.81 miles (18,381.57 km) E | Umberto Modiano Airport (BZC) | Búzios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,416.79 miles (18,373.49 km) E | Cabo Frio International Airport (CFB) | Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,367.34 miles (18,293.91 km) SE | Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (IOS) | Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,347.98 miles (18,262.76 km) E | Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,346.49 miles (18,260.36 km) ESE | Coronel Altino Machado de Oliveira Airport (GVR) | Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,341.42 miles (18,252.20 km) E | Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (GIG) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,330.65 miles (18,234.86 km) ESE | Usiminas Airport (IPN) | Ipatinga / Santana do Paraiso, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,329.15 miles (18,232.46 km) E | Presidente Itamar Franco Airport (IZA) | Juiz de Fora, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,320.11 miles (18,217.91 km) E | Francisco Álvares de Assis Airport (JDF) | Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,313.17 miles (18,206.74 km) E | Santa Cruz Air Force Base (SNZ) | Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 95.29 miles (153.35 km) ESE | Bloemfontein International Airport (BFN) | Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa | |
| 2 | 124.19 miles (199.87 km) NW | Johan Pienaar Airport (KMH) | Kuruman, South Africa | |
| 3 | 164.58 miles (264.87 km) ESE | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 4 | 174.39 miles (280.65 km) ESE | Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU) | Maseru, Lesotho | |
| 5 | 199.12 miles (320.46 km) E | Leribe Airport (LRB) | Leribe, Lesotho | |
| 6 | 211.09 miles (339.72 km) ESE | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 7 | 212.36 miles (341.75 km) NNE | Mafikeng Airport (MBD) | Mmabatho, South Africa | |
| 8 | 214.34 miles (344.94 km) W | Upington Airport (UTN) | Upington, South Africa | |
| 9 | 226.35 miles (364.28 km) ESE | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 10 | 246.17 miles (396.17 km) ESE | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 11 | 255.80 miles (411.67 km) NNE | Lobatse Airport (LOQ) | Lobatse, Botswana | |
| 12 | 262.39 miles (422.27 km) E | Mokhotlong Airport (MKH) | Mokhotlong, Lesotho | |
| 13 | 272.64 miles (438.77 km) NE | Rand Airport (QRA) | Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| 14 | 272.75 miles (438.95 km) NE | Heidelberg Airport (HDB) | Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| 15 | 277.07 miles (445.91 km) NE | Lanseria International Airport (HLA) | Lanseria, South Africa | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,911.21 miles (19,169.19 km) NNE | Princeville Airport (HPV) | Hanalei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 11,904.63 miles (19,158.60 km) NNE | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,901.77 miles (19,153.99 km) NNE | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,901.21 miles (19,153.09 km) NNE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,900.28 miles (19,151.60 km) NNE | Lihue Airport (LIH) | Lihue, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,895.65 miles (19,144.15 km) NNE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,893.18 miles (19,140.18 km) NNE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,893.18 miles (19,140.18 km) NNE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,889.51 miles (19,134.27 km) NNE | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,889.26 miles (19,133.87 km) NNE | PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) | Kekaha, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,887.79 miles (19,131.49 km) N | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,887.45 miles (19,130.95 km) NNE | Port Allen Airport (PAK) | Hanapepe, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,885.65 miles (19,128.06 km) N | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,881.49 miles (19,121.35 km) N | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,872.62 miles (19,107.08 km) NNE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |