Nonstop flight route between Shimojishima, Japan and Norwich, New York, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shimojishima Airport (SHI), Shimojishima, Japan and Lt. Warren Eaton Airport (OIC), Norwich, New York, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,598 miles (or 12,227 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 Lt. Warren Eaton 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 Lt. Warren Eaton 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: | OIC / KOIC |
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Location: | Norwich, New York, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°33'59"N by 75°31'27"W |
Area Served: | Norwich, New York |
Operator/Owner: | Chenango County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1025 feet (312 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from OIC |
More Information: | OIC Maps & Info |
Facts about Shimojishima Airport (SHI):
- 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.
- The closest airport to Shimojishima Airport (SHI) is Miyako Airport (MMY), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) ESE of SHI.
- Shimojishima Airport (SHI) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Shimojishima Airport", other names for SHI include "下地島空港" and "Shimojishima Kūkō".
- 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.
- In the anime Stratos 4, set in an alternate timeline, Shimojishima Airport had become Shimoji airbase sometime after the year 1984.
Facts about Lt. Warren Eaton Airport (OIC):
- Lt. Warren Eaton Airport (OIC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Lt. Warren Eaton Airport (OIC) is Sidney Municipal Airport (SXY), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) SSE of OIC.
- In addition to being known as "Lt. Warren Eaton Airport", another name for OIC is "Lt. Warren E. Eaton Airport".
- The furthest airport from Lt. Warren Eaton Airport (OIC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,608 miles (18,682 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.