Nonstop flight route between Shimojishima, Japan and Rzeszów, Poland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Shimojishima Airport (SHI), Shimojishima, Japan and Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport (RZE), Rzeszów, Poland would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,462 miles (or 8,790 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 Rzeszów–Jasionka 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 Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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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".
• 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 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 closest airport to Shimojishima Airport (SHI) is Miyako Airport (MMY), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) ESE of 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.
• Shimojishima Airport (SHI) currently has only 1 runway.
• Shimojishima Airport ) is located on the island of Shimojishima in Miyakojima, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.

Facts about Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport (RZE):

• The closest airport to Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport (RZE) is Lublin Airport (LUZ), which is located 84 miles (135 kilometers) NNE of RZE.
• Because of Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport's relatively low elevation of 690 feet, planes can take off or land at Rzeszów–Jasionka 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.
• As of January 2008, the airport has had scheduled international flights to Dublin and London–Stansted, in addition to its domestic connection with Warsaw.
• In addition to being known as "Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport", other names for RZE include "Port Lotniczy Rzeszów-Jasionka" and "Rzeszów".
• Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport (RZE) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport (RZE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,466 miles (18,453 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.