Nonstop flight route between Flanders, Belgium and Kōchi, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ostend-Bruges International Airport (OST), Flanders, Belgium and Kōchi Airport (KCZ), Kōchi, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,864 miles (or 9,437 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 Ostend-Bruges International Airport and Kōchi 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 Ostend-Bruges International Airport and Kōchi Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OST / EBOS |
Airport Name: | Ostend-Bruges International Airport |
Location: | Flanders, Belgium |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°11'58"N by 2°51'48"E |
Area Served: | Bruges and Ostend |
Operator/Owner: | Flemish Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from OST |
More Information: | OST Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KCZ / RJOK |
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Location: | Kōchi, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°32'45"N by 133°40'9"E |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Japan |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 29 feet (9 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KCZ |
More Information: | KCZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Ostend-Bruges International Airport (OST):
- The furthest airport from Ostend-Bruges International Airport (OST) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,925 miles (19,192 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In 1992, the ownership of the regional Flemish airport was transferred from the Belgian State to the Flemish Region.
- The closest airport to Ostend-Bruges International Airport (OST) is Dunkerque – Les Moëres Airfield (XDK), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) SW of OST.
- Ostend-Bruges International Airport is located in Ostend, Belgium, near the coast and about 25 km from the city centre of Bruges.
- Ostend-Bruges International Airport (OST) currently has only 1 runway.
- The operations department of the airline Meridian Airways is Suites 150-154 of the Freight Building.
- Because of Ostend-Bruges International Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Ostend-Bruges International 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.
- Ostend-Bruges International Airport handled 678,638 passengers last year.
Facts about Kōchi Airport (KCZ):
- Kōchi Airport was originally built in 1944 as Kōchi Airfield for the Imperial Japanese Navy and from 1945 to 1952 the airport was under command of US forces.
- Kōchi Airport (KCZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Kōchi Airport", another name for KCZ is "高知空港".
- The closest airport to Kōchi Airport (KCZ) is Takamatsu Airport (TAK), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) NNE of KCZ.
- The furthest airport from Kōchi Airport (KCZ) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is nearly antipodal to Kōchi Airport (meaning Kōchi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rio Grande Regional Airport), and is located 12,083 miles (19,446 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- Because of Kōchi Airport's relatively low elevation of 29 feet, planes can take off or land at Kōchi 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.