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KCZ 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 |
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Facts about Kōchi Airport (KCZ):
- Kōchi Airport, also known as Kōchi Ryōma Airport, is a regional airport in Nankoku, a city in Kōchi Prefecture of Japan.
- 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.
- 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.
- Kōchi Airport (KCZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- On 13 March 2007, All Nippon Airways Flight 1603, a Bombardier Dash 8, bound from Osaka to Kōchi, landed safely at the Kochi Airport after the front wheel of the plane failed to deploy.
- The closest airport to Kōchi Airport (KCZ) is Takamatsu Airport (TAK), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) NNE of KCZ.
- In addition to being known as "Kōchi Airport", another name for KCZ is "高知空港".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 50.25 miles (80.86 km) NNE | Takamatsu Airport (TAK) | Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan |    |
| 2 | 59.04 miles (95.01 km) WNW | Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) | Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan | |
| 3 | 75.02 miles (120.73 km) NW | Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) | Hiroshima, Honshū, Japan | |
| 4 | 84.33 miles (135.72 km) N | Okayama Airport (OKJ) | Okayama, Japan | |
| 5 | 97.87 miles (157.51 km) E | Nanki-Shirahama Airport (SHM) | Shirahama, Japan | |
| 6 | 108.56 miles (174.71 km) NE | Kansai International Airport (KIX) | Osaka, Japan | |
| 7 | 111.40 miles (179.29 km) W | Oita Airport (OIT) | Oita, Japan | |
| 8 | 116.40 miles (187.32 km) NE | Kobe Airport (UKB) | Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan | |
| 9 | 132.50 miles (213.23 km) NE | Osaka International Airport (ITM) | Itami (near Osaka), Japan | |
| 10 | 132.50 miles (213.23 km) NE | Osaka International Airport (OSA) | Osaka, Japan | |
| 11 | 132.87 miles (213.83 km) NW | Iwami Airport (IWJ) | Masuda, Shimane, Japan, Japan | |
| 12 | 136.45 miles (219.60 km) NNW | Izumo Airport (IZO) | Izumo, Shimane, Japan | |
| 13 | 136.75 miles (220.08 km) N | Miho-Yonago Airport (YGJ) | Yonago, Tottori, Japan | |
| 14 | 139.90 miles (225.15 km) WNW | Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ) | Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan | |
| 15 | 157.79 miles (253.93 km) W | Kokura Airport (KKJ) | Kita Kyūshū, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,083.37 miles (19,446.25 km) ESE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,065.53 miles (19,417.53 km) ESE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,061.28 miles (19,410.69 km) SE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,056.86 miles (19,403.58 km) SSE | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,009.89 miles (19,328.00 km) SSE | Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,974.59 miles (19,271.18 km) SSE | Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) | Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,973.70 miles (19,269.76 km) E | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 8 | 11,971.88 miles (19,266.82 km) E | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 9 | 11,959.65 miles (19,247.15 km) ESE | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,955.78 miles (19,240.92 km) SSE | Navegantes Airport (NVT) | Navegantes, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,940.59 miles (19,216.48 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 12 | 11,929.29 miles (19,198.28 km) ESE | Santa Maria Airport (RIA) | Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,928.08 miles (19,196.33 km) ESE | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 14 | 11,926.52 miles (19,193.82 km) SE | Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB) | Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,909.74 miles (19,166.82 km) SSE | Joinville-Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport (JOI) | Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |