Nonstop flight route between Minami-Tori-shima, Japan and São Miguel do Oeste, Santa Catarina, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(24°17'22"N by 153°58'45"E)
Arrival Airport:
(26°46'51"S by 53°30'11"W)
Distance from MUS to SQX:
10,718.12 miles (17,249.10 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Minamitorishima Air Field (MUS), Minami-Tori-shima, Japan and Hélio Wasum Airport (SQX), São Miguel do Oeste, Santa Catarina, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,718 miles (or 17,249 kilometers).
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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: | SQX / SSOE |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | São Miguel do Oeste, Santa Catarina, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°46'51"S by 53°30'11"W |
| Area Served: | São Miguel do Oeste |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2182 feet (665 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SQX |
| More Information: | SQX Maps & Info |
Facts about Minamitorishima Air Field (MUS):
- In addition to being known as "Minamitorishima Air Field", other names for MUS include "Minami Torishima Airport" and "Marcus Island Airport".
- 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.
- 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.
- Minamitorishima Air Field (MUS) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
Facts about Hélio Wasum Airport (SQX):
- Hélio Wasum Airport (SQX) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Hélio Wasum Airport (SQX) is Aguni Airport (AGJ), which is nearly antipodal to Hélio Wasum Airport (meaning Hélio Wasum Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aguni Airport), and is located 12,389 miles (19,938 kilometers) away in Aguni, Japan.
- In addition to being known as "Hélio Wasum Airport", another name for SQX is "Aeroporto Hélio Wasum".
- The closest airport to Hélio Wasum Airport (SQX) is Paulo Abdala Airport (FBE), which is located 57 miles (91 kilometers) NNE of SQX.
| 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 | 56.79 miles (91.40 km) NNE | Paulo Abdala Airport (FBE) | Francisco Beltrao, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 2 | 57.26 miles (92.16 km) ESE | Serafin Enoss Bertaso Airport (XAP) | Chapecó, Brazil | |
| 3 | 74.60 miles (120.05 km) WNW | Eldorado Airport (ELO) | Eldorado, Misiones, Argentina | |
| 4 | 93.58 miles (150.60 km) ESE | Olavo Cecco Rigon Airport (CCI) | Concórdia, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 5 | 93.89 miles (151.09 km) NW | Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport (IGR) | Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina | |
| 6 | 96.81 miles (155.81 km) SE | Erechim Airport (ERM) | Erechim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 7 | 101.79 miles (163.81 km) NW | Foz do Iguaçu/Cataratas International Airport (IGU) | Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 8 | 111.44 miles (179.35 km) SSW | Sepé Tiaraju Airport (GEL) | Santo Ângelo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 9 | 111.76 miles (179.87 km) S | João Batista Bos Filho Airport (IJU) | Ijuí, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 10 | 122.91 miles (197.80 km) N | Adalberto Mendes da Silva Airport (CAC) | Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 11 | 123.18 miles (198.24 km) ESE | Santa Terezinha Municipal Airport (JCB) | Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 12 | 123.70 miles (199.08 km) NW | Guaraní International Airport (AGT) | Ciudad del Este, Paraguay | |
| 13 | 124.16 miles (199.82 km) SE | Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB) | Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 14 | 145.34 miles (233.91 km) E | Ângelo Ponzoni Municipal Airport (VIA) | Videira, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 15 | 155.23 miles (249.82 km) ENE | José Cleto Airport (QVB) | União da Vitória, Paraná, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,389.08 miles (19,938.25 km) WNW | Aguni Airport (AGJ) | Aguni, Japan | |
| 2 | 12,371.84 miles (19,910.49 km) NW | Kerama Airport (KJP) | Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 3 | 12,357.09 miles (19,886.76 km) W | Iejima Airport (IEJ) | Iejima, Japan | |
| 4 | 12,355.03 miles (19,883.45 km) WNW | Naha Airport (OKA) | Okinawa, Japan | |
| 5 | 12,352.73 miles (19,879.75 km) WNW | Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 6 | 12,279.79 miles (19,762.35 km) NNE | Miyako Airport (MMY) | Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 7 | 12,277.72 miles (19,759.02 km) NNE | Shimojishima Airport (SHI) | Shimojishima, Japan | |
| 8 | 12,215.31 miles (19,658.58 km) NE | Ishigaki Airport (ISG) | Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 9 | 12,209.30 miles (19,648.92 km) WNW | Amami Airport (ASJ) | Amami Island, Japan | |
| 10 | 12,201.21 miles (19,635.89 km) WNW | Kikai Airport (KKX) | Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan | |
| 11 | 12,184.57 miles (19,609.12 km) NE | Hateruma Airport (HTR) | Hateruma, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 12 | 12,165.61 miles (19,578.60 km) NE | Yonaguni Airport (OGN) | Yonaguni, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 13 | 12,134.61 miles (19,528.71 km) WNW | Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 14 | 12,132.26 miles (19,524.93 km) W | Kitadaito Airport (KTD) | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 15 | 12,107.58 miles (19,485.21 km) ENE | Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport) (TSA) | Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China | |