Nonstop flight route between Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan and Reims, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kikai Airport (KKX), Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan and Reims-Champagne Air Base (RHE), Reims, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,126 miles (or 9,859 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 Kikai Airport and Reims-Champagne Air Base, 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 Kikai Airport and Reims-Champagne Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KKX / RJKI |
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Location: | Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°19'17"N by 129°55'41"E |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 15 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KKX |
More Information: | KKX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RHE / LFSR |
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Location: | Reims, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°18'37"N by 4°3'2"E |
Area Served: | Reims, France |
Operator/Owner: | Government of France |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 314 feet (96 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from RHE |
More Information: | RHE Maps & Info |
Facts about Kikai Airport (KKX):
- The closest airport to Kikai Airport (KKX) is Amami Airport (ASJ), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) WNW of KKX.
- Kikai Airport (KKX) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Kikai Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Kikai 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 addition to being known as "Kikai Airport", other names for KKX include "Kikai/Kikaigashima Island Airport", "喜界空港" and "Kikai Kūkō".
- The furthest airport from Kikai Airport (KKX) is Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ), which is nearly antipodal to Kikai Airport (meaning Kikai Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport), and is located 12,397 miles (19,952 kilometers) away in Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
Facts about Reims-Champagne Air Base (RHE):
- Under American control, Ninth Air Force assigned the 440th Troop Carrier Group to the base, flying C-47 Skytrain transports until the end of September.
- In addition, RAF units of the RAF Advanced Air Striking Force were attached to Reims equipped with Fairey Battles
- Because of Reims-Champagne Air Base's relatively low elevation of 314 feet, planes can take off or land at Reims-Champagne Air Base 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.
- Reims-Champagne Air Base (RHE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Reims-Champagne Air Base (RHE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Reims-Champagne Air Base (meaning Reims-Champagne Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,056 miles (19,402 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Reims-Champagne Air Base (RHE) is Château-Thierry - Belleau Aerodrome (XCY), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) WSW of RHE.
- The base was seized by the Germans in June 1940 during the Battle of France.
- During the 1930s, the base was greatly expanded and modernized.
- In addition to being known as "Reims-Champagne Air Base", another name for RHE is "Base aérienne 112Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) A-62".