Nonstop flight route between Kagoshima, Japan and Gdańsk, Poland:
Departure Airport:
(31°48'11"N by 130°43'0"E)
Arrival Airport:
(54°22'38"N by 18°27'57"E)
Distance from KOJ to GDN:
5,255.05 miles (8,457.16 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kagoshima Airport (KOJ), Kagoshima, Japan and Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport (GDN), Gdańsk, Poland would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,255 miles (or 8,457 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 Gdansk Lech Walesa 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 Gdansk Lech Walesa 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: | GDN / EPGD |
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| Location: | Gdańsk, Poland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 54°22'38"N by 18°27'57"E |
| Area Served: | Gdańsk, Poland |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 489 feet (149 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GDN |
| More Information: | GDN Maps & Info |
Facts about Kagoshima Airport (KOJ):
- Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 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 Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport (GDN):
- Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport (GDN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport (GDN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,446 miles (18,421 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In 2006 it served 1,249,780 passengers.
- The closest airport to Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport (GDN) is Gdynia-Kosakowo Airport (QYD), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) N of GDN.
- Because of Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport's relatively low elevation of 489 feet, planes can take off or land at Gdansk Lech Walesa 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 "Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport", other names for GDN include "Port Lotniczy Gdańsk im. Lecha Wałęsy" and "Gdańsk".
- The airport is named after Lech Wałęsa, the former Polish president.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 43.25 miles (69.60 km) E | Miyazaki Airport (KMI) | Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan |     |
| 2 | 71.89 miles (115.70 km) N | Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) | Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan | |
| 3 | 90.10 miles (145.00 km) NNW | Nagasaki Airport (NGS) | Nagasaki, Japan | |
| 4 | 96.12 miles (154.68 km) NNW | Saga Airport (HSG) | Saga, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| 5 | 98.02 miles (157.74 km) S | Yakushima Airport (KUM) | Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan | |
| 6 | 124.03 miles (199.60 km) N | Fukuoka Airport (FUK) | Fukuoka, Japan | |
| 7 | 125.22 miles (201.53 km) WNW | Fukue Airport (FUJ) | Gotō, Nagasaki, Japan | |
| 8 | 130.13 miles (209.43 km) NNE | Oita Airport (OIT) | Oita, Japan | |
| 9 | 141.10 miles (227.08 km) N | Kokura Airport (KKJ) | Kita Kyūshū, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| 10 | 144.92 miles (233.22 km) NNW | Iki Airport (IKI) | Iki, Iki Island, Japan | |
| 11 | 150.51 miles (242.22 km) NNE | Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ) | Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan | |
| 12 | 181.13 miles (291.50 km) NE | Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) | Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan | |
| 13 | 207.97 miles (334.69 km) NNE | Iwami Airport (IWJ) | Masuda, Shimane, Japan, Japan | |
| 14 | 209.71 miles (337.50 km) NE | Kōchi Airport (KCZ) | Kōchi, Japan | |
| 15 | 222.10 miles (357.43 km) NE | Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) | Hiroshima, Honshū, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,269.00 miles (19,744.99 km) SE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,266.84 miles (19,741.51 km) E | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,257.64 miles (19,726.71 km) E | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,223.91 miles (19,672.42 km) S | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,152.59 miles (19,557.65 km) SSE | Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) | Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,151.35 miles (19,555.65 km) E | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,147.89 miles (19,550.09 km) S | Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,145.29 miles (19,545.90 km) E | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 9 | 12,137.78 miles (19,533.81 km) ESE | Santa Maria Airport (RIA) | Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,130.85 miles (19,522.66 km) SE | Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB) | Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,126.46 miles (19,515.60 km) ESE | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 12 | 12,125.20 miles (19,513.57 km) E | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 13 | 12,098.90 miles (19,471.25 km) SSE | Erechim Airport (ERM) | Erechim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 14 | 12,094.41 miles (19,464.02 km) S | Navegantes Airport (NVT) | Navegantes, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 15 | 12,089.01 miles (19,455.33 km) SSE | Santa Terezinha Municipal Airport (JCB) | Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 14.12 miles (22.73 km) N | Gdynia-Kosakowo Airport (QYD) | Gdynia, Poland | |
| 2 | 90.72 miles (146.00 km) SSW | Bydgoszcz Ignacy Jan Paderewski Airport (BZG) | Bydgoszcz, Poland | |
| 3 | 92.11 miles (148.24 km) ENE | Khrabrovo Airport (KGD) | Kaliningrad, Russia | |
| 4 | 143.45 miles (230.86 km) NE | Klaipėda Airport (KLJ) | Klaipėda, Lithuania | |
| 5 | 151.10 miles (243.17 km) SSW | Poznań–Ławica Henryk Wieniawski Airport (POZ) | Poznań, Poland | |
| 6 | 151.33 miles (243.55 km) NE | Palanga Airport (PLQ) | Palanga, Lithuania | |
| 7 | 154.80 miles (249.12 km) WSW | "Solidarity" Szczecin–Goleniów Airport (SZZ) | Goleniów (near Szczecin), Poland | |
| 8 | 155.30 miles (249.93 km) WNW | Bornholm Airport (RNN) | Rønne, Denmark | |
| 9 | 160.66 miles (258.55 km) SE | Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport (WMI) | Warsaw, Poland | |
| 10 | 178.00 miles (286.45 km) W | Heringsdorf Airport (HDF) | Heringsdorf, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany | |
| 11 | 180.22 miles (290.04 km) NE | Liepāja International Airport (LPX) | Liepāja, Latvia | |
| 12 | 180.76 miles (290.91 km) NNW | Kalmar Öland Airport (KLR) | Kalmar, Sweden | |
| 13 | 181.27 miles (291.73 km) NW | Ronneby Airport (RNB) | Ronneby, Sweden | |
| 14 | 181.76 miles (292.51 km) SE | Historic Centre of Warsaw (WRW) | Warsaw, Poland | |
| 15 | 184.45 miles (296.84 km) SE | Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) | Warsaw, Poland | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,446.32 miles (18,421.02 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,068.18 miles (17,812.47 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,062.85 miles (17,803.89 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,052.08 miles (17,786.55 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,043.38 miles (17,772.55 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,040.83 miles (17,768.45 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,039.47 miles (17,766.27 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,039.00 miles (17,765.50 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,028.69 miles (17,748.91 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,023.02 miles (17,739.78 km) E | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,013.26 miles (17,724.08 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,012.95 miles (17,723.58 km) E | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,006.77 miles (17,713.64 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,005.53 miles (17,711.63 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,003.93 miles (17,709.06 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |