Nonstop flight route between Kagoshima, Japan and Comiso, Italy:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kagoshima Airport (KOJ), Kagoshima, Japan and Comiso Airport (CIY), Comiso, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,146 miles (or 9,891 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 Kagoshima Airport and Comiso 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 Kagoshima Airport and Comiso Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KOJ / RJFK |
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Location: | Kagoshima, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°48'11"N by 130°43'0"E |
Area Served: | Kagoshima, Japan |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (airfield) Kagoshima Airport Building Co., Ltd. (terminal) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 892 feet (272 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KOJ |
More Information: | KOJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CIY / LICB |
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Location: | Comiso, Italy |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°59'30"N by 14°36'24"E |
Area Served: | Comiso and Ragusa |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 620 feet (189 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CIY |
More Information: | CIY Maps & Info |
Facts about Kagoshima Airport (KOJ):
- The furthest airport from Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) is Salgado Filho International Airport (POA), which is nearly antipodal to Kagoshima Airport (meaning Kagoshima Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Salgado Filho International Airport), and is located 12,269 miles (19,745 kilometers) away in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
- Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Kagoshima Airport's relatively low elevation of 892 feet, planes can take off or land at Kagoshima 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 closest airport to Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) is Miyazaki Airport (KMI), which is located 43 miles (70 kilometers) E of KOJ.
- In addition to being known as "Kagoshima Airport", other names for KOJ include "鹿児島空港" and "Kagoshima Kūkō".
Facts about Comiso Airport (CIY):
- Comiso Airport (CIY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airfield and facilities at Magliocco fell into disuse during the postwar years.
- The closest airport to Comiso Airport (CIY) is Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) NNE of CIY.
- In addition to being known as "Comiso Airport", another name for CIY is "Aeroporto di Comiso".
- Because of Comiso Airport's relatively low elevation of 620 feet, planes can take off or land at Comiso 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 airfield remained under Allied control until American forces left in early 1945.
- Today the NATO air base, located on the southeast side of the runway, is totally abandoned and empty.
- Comiso Airport, also known as Vincenzo Magliocco Airport, is located in the Sicilian city of Comiso, is an airport which serves Comiso and Ragusa.
- The furthest airport from Comiso Airport (CIY) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,689 miles (18,812 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Aerial bombardments by the Allies rendered the airfield unserviceable on 26 May and 17 June 1943 in preparation for Operation Husky, the allied landings on Sicily.