Nonstop flight route between Komatsu, Ishikawa, Japan and Ukupseni, Guna Yala, Panama:
Departure Airport:
(36°23'38"N by 136°24'26"E)
Arrival Airport:
(9°18'34"N by 78°14'4"W)
Distance from KMQ to PYC:
8,559.71 miles (13,775.48 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Komatsu Airport (KMQ), Komatsu, Ishikawa, Japan and Playón Chico Airport (PYC), Ukupseni, Guna Yala, Panama would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,560 miles (or 13,775 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 Komatsu Airport and Playón Chico 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 Komatsu Airport and Playón Chico Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KMQ / RJNK |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Komatsu, Ishikawa, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°23'38"N by 136°24'26"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Ishikawa Prefecture / JASDF |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 22 feet (7 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KMQ |
| More Information: | KMQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PYC / |
| Airport Name: | Playón Chico Airport |
| Location: | Ukupseni, Guna Yala, Panama |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°18'34"N by 78°14'4"W |
| Area Served: | Ukupseni, Guna Yala, Panama |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 105 feet (32 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PYC |
| More Information: | PYC Maps & Info |
Facts about Komatsu Airport (KMQ):
- Because of Komatsu Airport's relatively low elevation of 22 feet, planes can take off or land at Komatsu 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.
- Ishikawa Prefecture set aside funds for an airport promotion committee in 2012 amid expectations that the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen in 2015 would impact traffic on the Komatsu-Tokyo route.
- Komatsu Airport (KMQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The Japan Air Self-Defense Force Komatsu Base shares the runway with civil aviation.
- The base was handed over to the Japan Air Self-Defense Force in 1958 and designated as a jet fighter base in 1960.
- The closest airport to Komatsu Airport (KMQ) is Fukui Airport (FKJ), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) SSW of KMQ.
- In addition to being known as "Komatsu Airport", other names for KMQ include "小松飛行場" and "Komatsu Hikōjō".
- The furthest airport from Komatsu Airport (KMQ) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 11,864 miles (19,093 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- The airport is located near the Hokuriku Expressway.
Facts about Playón Chico Airport (PYC):
- The closest airport to Playón Chico Airport (PYC) is Achutupo Airport (ACU), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) ESE of PYC.
- Because of Playón Chico Airport's relatively low elevation of 105 feet, planes can take off or land at Playón Chico 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 Playón Chico Airport (PYC) is Christmas Island Airport (XCH), which is nearly antipodal to Playón Chico Airport (meaning Playón Chico Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Christmas Island Airport), and is located 12,158 miles (19,567 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Australia.
- Playón Chico Airport (PYC) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 20.14 miles (32.41 km) SSW | Fukui Airport (FKJ) | Fukui, Honshu, Japan |     |
| 2 | 46.74 miles (75.22 km) ENE | Toyama Airport (TOY) | Toyama, Toyama, Japan | |
| 3 | 83.85 miles (134.94 km) SSE | Nagoya Airfield (NKM) | Nagoya, Japan | |
| 4 | 85.85 miles (138.15 km) E | Matsumoto Airport (MMJ) | Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan | |
| 5 | 108.42 miles (174.49 km) SSE | Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) | Nagoya, Japan | |
| 6 | 123.80 miles (199.23 km) SSW | Osaka International Airport (ITM) | Itami (near Osaka), Japan | |
| 7 | 123.80 miles (199.23 km) SSW | Osaka International Airport (OSA) | Osaka, Japan | |
| 8 | 138.70 miles (223.21 km) SSW | Kobe Airport (UKB) | Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan | |
| 9 | 149.02 miles (239.83 km) SE | Shizuoka Airport (FSZ) | Shizuoka, Honshu, Japan | |
| 10 | 150.69 miles (242.52 km) SSW | Kansai International Airport (KIX) | Osaka, Japan | |
| 11 | 182.64 miles (293.94 km) SW | Okayama Airport (OKJ) | Okayama, Japan | |
| 12 | 183.86 miles (295.89 km) NE | Niigata Airport (KIJ) | Niigata, Japan | |
| 13 | 187.82 miles (302.27 km) WSW | Miho-Yonago Airport (YGJ) | Yonago, Tottori, Japan | |
| 14 | 192.64 miles (310.02 km) E | Utsunomiya Air Field (QUT) | Nikkō / Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan | |
| 15 | 197.36 miles (317.63 km) ESE | Tokyo International Airport (HND) | Tokyo, Honshū, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,864.05 miles (19,093.30 km) ESE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,841.64 miles (19,057.23 km) ESE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,814.70 miles (19,013.87 km) SE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 4 | 11,807.82 miles (19,002.80 km) SE | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 5 | 11,788.24 miles (18,971.29 km) ESE | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 6 | 11,782.55 miles (18,962.14 km) E | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 7 | 11,769.62 miles (18,941.32 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 8 | 11,767.97 miles (18,938.66 km) SSE | Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,742.19 miles (18,897.18 km) ESE | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,730.69 miles (18,878.67 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 11 | 11,730.45 miles (18,878.29 km) E | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 12 | 11,724.98 miles (18,869.48 km) SE | Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) | Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,715.47 miles (18,854.17 km) SSE | Navegantes Airport (NVT) | Navegantes, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,692.37 miles (18,817.00 km) SE | Santa Maria Airport (RIA) | Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,691.91 miles (18,816.26 km) E | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 17.24 miles (27.74 km) ESE | Achutupo Airport (ACU) | Achutupo, Panama | |
| 2 | 42.49 miles (68.38 km) SE | Mulatupo Airport (MPP) | Mulatupo, Panamá | |
| 3 | 72.07 miles (115.98 km) SW | Contadora Airport (OTD) | Contadora Island, Panama | |
| 4 | 80.07 miles (128.86 km) WSW | Tocumen International Airport (PTY) | Panama City, Panama | |
| 5 | 84.10 miles (135.35 km) SE | Alcides Fernández Airport (ACD) | Acandí, Colombia | |
| 6 | 86.47 miles (139.17 km) S | Garachiné Airport (GHE) | Garachiné, Panama | |
| 7 | 93.05 miles (149.75 km) WSW | Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert" International Airport (PAC) | Panama City, Panama | |
| 8 | 111.37 miles (179.23 km) W | Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport (ONX) | Colón, Panama | |
| 9 | 144.45 miles (232.48 km) WSW | Río Hato / Scarlett Martinez Airport (RIH) | Cocle, Panama | |
| 10 | 146.52 miles (235.81 km) SE | Antonio Roldán Betancourt Airport (APO) | Apartadó, Colombia | |
| 11 | 167.75 miles (269.97 km) ESE | Los Garzones Airport (MTR) | Montería, Córdoba, Colombia | |
| 12 | 201.08 miles (323.61 km) E | Las Brujas Airport (CZU) | Corozal, Colombia | |
| 13 | 201.11 miles (323.66 km) ENE | Rafael Núñez International Airport (CTG) | Cartagena, Colombia | |
| 14 | 203.53 miles (327.55 km) WSW | Ruben Cantu Airport (SYP) | Santiago de Veraguas, Panama | |
| 15 | 221.67 miles (356.74 km) ESE | Ayapel Airport (AYA) | Ayapel, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,158.25 miles (19,566.76 km) WSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,071.17 miles (19,426.62 km) SW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,058.36 miles (19,406.00 km) S | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,047.25 miles (19,388.13 km) ESE | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 5 | 12,036.19 miles (19,370.32 km) WSW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,034.70 miles (19,367.92 km) SW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,027.76 miles (19,356.76 km) WSW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,005.89 miles (19,321.55 km) WSW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 11,973.47 miles (19,269.38 km) WSW | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 11,950.26 miles (19,232.03 km) SSW | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,940.92 miles (19,217.00 km) WSW | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,937.61 miles (19,211.67 km) S | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,925.69 miles (19,192.50 km) WSW | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,918.93 miles (19,181.61 km) SSE | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,898.46 miles (19,148.67 km) WSW | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |