Nonstop flight route between Makabana, Republic of the Congo and Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan:
Departure Airport:
(3°28'58"S by 12°37'1"E)
Arrival Airport:
(30°23'8"N by 130°39'33"E)
Distance from KMK to KUM:
8,002.31 miles (12,878.43 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Makabana Airport (KMK), Makabana, Republic of the Congo and Yakushima Airport (KUM), Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,002 miles (or 12,878 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 Makabana Airport and Yakushima 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 Makabana Airport and Yakushima Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KMK / FCPA |
| Airport Name: | Makabana Airport |
| Location: | Makabana, Republic of the Congo |
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°28'58"S by 12°37'1"E |
| Area Served: | Makabana, Republic of the Congo |
| Elevation: | 495 feet (151 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from KMK |
| More Information: | KMK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KUM / RJFC |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°23'8"N by 130°39'33"E |
| Area Served: | Yakushima, Japan |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 122 feet (37 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KUM |
| More Information: | KUM Maps & Info |
Facts about Makabana Airport (KMK):
- Because of Makabana Airport's relatively low elevation of 495 feet, planes can take off or land at Makabana 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.
- The furthest airport from Makabana Airport (KMK) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is located 11,912 miles (19,170 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to Makabana Airport (KMK) is Mossendjo Airport (MSX), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) N of KMK.
Facts about Yakushima Airport (KUM):
- The furthest airport from Yakushima Airport (KUM) is Salgado Filho International Airport (POA), which is nearly antipodal to Yakushima Airport (meaning Yakushima Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Salgado Filho International Airport), and is located 12,324 miles (19,834 kilometers) away in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
- Because of Yakushima Airport's relatively low elevation of 122 feet, planes can take off or land at Yakushima 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 "Yakushima Airport", other names for KUM include "屋久島空港" and "Yakushima Kūkō".
- Yakushima Airport (KUM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Yakushima Airport (KUM) is Kagoshima Airport (KOJ), which is located 98 miles (158 kilometers) N of KUM.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 37.27 miles (59.98 km) N | Mossendjo Airport (MSX) | Mossendjo, Republic of the Congo |     |
| 2 | 50.05 miles (80.55 km) S | Dolisie Airport (DIS) | Dolisie, Republic of Congo | |
| 3 | 93.63 miles (150.68 km) ENE | Zanaga Airport (ANJ) | Zanaga, Republic of the Congo | |
| 4 | 100.03 miles (160.97 km) ESE | Mouyondzi Airport (MUY) | Mouyondzi, Republic of the Congo | |
| 5 | 104.82 miles (168.69 km) SSW | Pointe Noire Agostinho Neto International Airport (PNR) | Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo | |
| 6 | 134.92 miles (217.13 km) ESE | Kindamba Airport (KNJ) | Kindamba, Republic of the Congo | |
| 7 | 138.36 miles (222.67 km) NNE | M'Vengue El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba International Airport (MVB) | Franceville / Mvengue, Gabon | |
| 8 | 141.75 miles (228.12 km) NNE | Moanda Airport (MFF) | Moanda, Gabon | |
| 9 | 149.03 miles (239.84 km) SSW | Cabinda Airport (CAB) | Cabinda, Angola | |
| 10 | 150.24 miles (241.79 km) ENE | Lague Airport (LCO) | Lague, Republic of Congo | |
| 11 | 156.02 miles (251.08 km) NW | Mouila Airport (MJL) | Mouila, Gabon | |
| 12 | 159.28 miles (256.33 km) N | Koulamoutou Airport (Koula Moutou Airport) (KOU) | Koulamoutou, Gabon | |
| 13 | 161.15 miles (259.34 km) ENE | Djambala Airport (DJM) | Djambala, Republic of Congo | |
| 14 | 166.69 miles (268.27 km) S | Boma Airport (BOA) | Boma, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 15 | 169.75 miles (273.19 km) SSE | Tshimpi Airport (Matadi Airport) (MAT) | Matadi, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,911.72 miles (19,170.01 km) NE | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,736.70 miles (18,888.33 km) W | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 3 | 11,510.05 miles (18,523.58 km) N | Johnston Atoll Airport (JON) | Johnston Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands | |
| 4 | 11,383.05 miles (18,319.19 km) SSW | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 5 | 11,266.16 miles (18,131.08 km) ENE | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |
| 6 | 11,242.01 miles (18,092.21 km) ENE | Beru Island Airport (BEZ) | Beru, Kiribati | |
| 7 | 11,209.18 miles (18,039.38 km) SSE | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 8 | 11,206.08 miles (18,034.40 km) S | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 9 | 11,205.94 miles (18,034.17 km) S | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 10 | 11,204.35 miles (18,031.61 km) S | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 11 | 11,202.62 miles (18,028.82 km) SSE | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 12 | 11,200.62 miles (18,025.60 km) SSE | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 13 | 11,199.31 miles (18,023.49 km) SSE | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 14 | 11,194.48 miles (18,015.72 km) SE | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 15 | 11,188.67 miles (18,006.37 km) S | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 98.02 miles (157.74 km) N | Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) | Kagoshima, Japan | |
| 2 | 113.15 miles (182.09 km) NNE | Miyazaki Airport (KMI) | Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan | |
| 3 | 146.58 miles (235.90 km) SSW | Amami Airport (ASJ) | Amami Island, Japan | |
| 4 | 149.26 miles (240.21 km) SSW | Kikai Airport (KKX) | Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan | |
| 5 | 169.79 miles (273.24 km) N | Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) | Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan | |
| 6 | 180.31 miles (290.18 km) NNW | Nagasaki Airport (NGS) | Nagasaki, Japan | |
| 7 | 190.79 miles (307.05 km) NW | Fukue Airport (FUJ) | Gotō, Nagasaki, Japan | |
| 8 | 192.13 miles (309.21 km) N | Saga Airport (HSG) | Saga, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| 9 | 221.36 miles (356.24 km) N | Fukuoka Airport (FUK) | Fukuoka, Japan | |
| 10 | 222.91 miles (358.74 km) NNE | Oita Airport (OIT) | Oita, Japan | |
| 11 | 237.96 miles (382.96 km) NNW | Iki Airport (IKI) | Iki, Iki Island, Japan | |
| 12 | 239.02 miles (384.67 km) N | Kokura Airport (KKJ) | Kita Kyūshū, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| 13 | 247.56 miles (398.41 km) N | Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ) | Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan | |
| 14 | 266.08 miles (428.22 km) NNE | Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) | Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan | |
| 15 | 280.72 miles (451.77 km) NE | Kōchi Airport (KCZ) | Kōchi, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,324.19 miles (19,833.82 km) ESE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,321.92 miles (19,830.17 km) S | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,248.17 miles (19,711.47 km) SSE | Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) | Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,243.24 miles (19,703.54 km) SSW | Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,237.36 miles (19,694.07 km) ESE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,233.00 miles (19,687.06 km) SE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,203.86 miles (19,640.17 km) SE | Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB) | Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,190.91 miles (19,619.31 km) S | Navegantes Airport (NVT) | Navegantes, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,178.27 miles (19,598.98 km) SSE | Ângelo Ponzoni Municipal Airport (VIA) | Videira, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,178.15 miles (19,598.78 km) SE | Erechim Airport (ERM) | Erechim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,177.58 miles (19,597.87 km) SSE | Santa Terezinha Municipal Airport (JCB) | Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 12 | 12,172.43 miles (19,589.58 km) E | Santa Maria Airport (RIA) | Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 13 | 12,170.10 miles (19,585.83 km) SSE | Carlos Alberto da Costa Neves Airport (CFC) | Caçador, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 14 | 12,161.19 miles (19,571.49 km) SE | Olavo Cecco Rigon Airport (CCI) | Concórdia, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 15 | 12,147.31 miles (19,549.15 km) S | Joinville-Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport (JOI) | Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |