Nonstop flight route between Kagoshima, Japan and Whale Cove, Nunavut, Canada:
Departure Airport:
(31°48'11"N by 130°43'0"E)
Arrival Airport:
(62°14'24"N by 92°35'53"W)
Distance from KOJ to YXN:
5,508.60 miles (8,865.21 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kagoshima Airport (KOJ), Kagoshima, Japan and Whale Cove Airport (YXN), Whale Cove, Nunavut, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,509 miles (or 8,865 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 Whale Cove 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 Whale Cove 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 |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | YXN / CYXN |
| Airport Name: | Whale Cove Airport |
| Location: | Whale Cove, Nunavut, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 62°14'24"N by 92°35'53"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Nunavut |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 40 feet (12 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YXN |
| More Information: | YXN Maps & Info |
Facts about Kagoshima Airport (KOJ):
- 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 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.
- In addition to being known as "Kagoshima Airport", other names for KOJ include "鹿児島空港" and "Kagoshima Kūkō".
- The closest airport to Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) is Miyazaki Airport (KMI), which is located 43 miles (70 kilometers) E of KOJ.
Facts about Whale Cove Airport (YXN):
- Because of Whale Cove Airport's relatively low elevation of 40 feet, planes can take off or land at Whale Cove 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 Whale Cove Airport (YXN) is Rankin Inlet Airport (YRT), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) NNE of YXN.
- Whale Cove Airport (YXN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Whale Cove Airport (YXN) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 10,138 miles (16,316 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
| 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 | 42.33 miles (68.12 km) NNE | Rankin Inlet Airport (YRT) | Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 2 | 92.76 miles (149.29 km) SSW | Arviat Airport (YEK) | Arviat, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 3 | 96.59 miles (155.44 km) NE | Chesterfield Inlet Airport (YCS) | Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 4 | 178.64 miles (287.49 km) NW | Baker Lake Airport (YBK) | Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 5 | 246.98 miles (397.47 km) SSW | Churchill Airport (YYQ) | Churchill, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 6 | 316.25 miles (508.95 km) SW | Tadoule Lake Airport (XTL) | Tadoule Lake, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 7 | 317.34 miles (510.71 km) ENE | Coral Harbour Airport (YZS) | Coral Harbour, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 8 | 351.37 miles (565.47 km) NNE | Repulse Bay Airport (YUT) | Repulse Bay, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 9 | 373.65 miles (601.34 km) WSW | Obre Lake/North of Sixty Airport (YDW) | Obre Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 10 | 392.19 miles (631.16 km) SW | Lac Brochet Airport (XLB) | Lac Brochet, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 11 | 413.14 miles (664.89 km) SSW | Gillam Airport (YGX) | Gillam, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 12 | 433.32 miles (697.36 km) SW | Brochet Airport (YBT) | Brochet, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 13 | 436.08 miles (701.79 km) SSW | South Indian Lake Airport (XSI) | South Indian Lake, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 14 | 440.64 miles (709.14 km) SSW | Ilford Airport (ILF) | Ilford, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 15 | 440.98 miles (709.69 km) S | Shamattawa Airport (ZTM) | Shamattawa, Manitoba, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,138.31 miles (16,315.98 km) SW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,138.17 miles (16,315.77 km) SW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,135.51 miles (16,311.48 km) SW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,115.96 miles (16,280.01 km) SW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,090.04 miles (16,238.30 km) SW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,064.13 miles (16,196.61 km) SW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,005.80 miles (16,102.74 km) SW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,003.94 miles (16,099.74 km) SW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 9,991.98 miles (16,080.49 km) SW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 9,959.40 miles (16,028.06 km) SW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| 11 | 9,907.20 miles (15,944.06 km) SW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 9,817.26 miles (15,799.31 km) SW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 9,815.21 miles (15,796.02 km) SW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 9,810.11 miles (15,787.80 km) SW | Kambalda Airport (KDB) | Kambalda, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 9,791.23 miles (15,757.42 km) SW | Windarling Airport (WRN) | Windarling, Australia | |