Nonstop flight route between Shimojishima, Japan and Dansville, New York, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shimojishima Airport (SHI), Shimojishima, Japan and Dansville Municipal Airport (DSV), Dansville, New York, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,557 miles (or 12,163 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 Shimojishima Airport and Dansville Municipal 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 Shimojishima Airport and Dansville Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SHI / RORS |
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Location: | Shimojishima, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 24°49'36"N by 125°8'40"E |
Operator/Owner: | Okinawa Prefecture |
Airport Type: | Public / Dual-use |
Elevation: | 25 feet (8 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SHI |
More Information: | SHI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DSV / KDSV |
Airport Name: | Dansville Municipal Airport |
Location: | Dansville, New York, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°34'14"N by 77°42'47"W |
Area Served: | Dansville, Livingston County, New York |
Operator/Owner: | Town of North Dansville |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 662 feet (202 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from DSV |
More Information: | DSV Maps & Info |
Facts about Shimojishima Airport (SHI):
- In addition to being known as "Shimojishima Airport", other names for SHI include "下地島空港" and "Shimojishima Kūkō".
- In 2004, there were some protests over the use of the airport as a refueling stop by USMC helicopters returning from an exercise in the Philippines.
- The furthest airport from Shimojishima Airport (SHI) is Guaraní International Airport (AGT), which is nearly antipodal to Shimojishima Airport (meaning Shimojishima Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Guaraní International Airport), and is located 12,393 miles (19,945 kilometers) away in Ciudad del Este, Paraguay.
- From 2001 onwards, the U.S.
- Because of Shimojishima Airport's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at Shimojishima 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.
- Shimojishima Airport (SHI) currently has only 1 runway.
- On July 22, 1994 Japan Transocean Air suspended flights.
- As of early 2013, serious consideration was being given to basing a detachment of JASDF F-15J fighters out of the Airport, in order to provide better air defense coverage over the Senkaku Islands.
- The closest airport to Shimojishima Airport (SHI) is Miyako Airport (MMY), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) ESE of SHI.
Facts about Dansville Municipal Airport (DSV):
- Because of Dansville Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 662 feet, planes can take off or land at Dansville Municipal 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.
- Dansville Municipal Airport is a public use airport located one nautical mile northwest of the central business district of Dansville, a village in Livingston County, New York, United States.
- The closest airport to Dansville Municipal Airport (DSV) is Wellsville Municipal Airport (ELZ), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) SSW of DSV.
- The furthest airport from Dansville Municipal Airport (DSV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,522 miles (18,543 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Annually, around Labor Day weekend, the airport is the venue for the New York State Festival of Balloons.
- Dansville Municipal Airport (DSV) has 2 runways.