Nonstop flight route between Kodiak, Alaska, United States and Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan:
Departure Airport:
(57°44'58"N by 152°29'38"W)
Arrival Airport:
(26°10'5"N by 127°17'35"E)
Distance from ADQ to KJP:
4,351.13 miles (7,002.44 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kodiak Benny Benson State Airport (ADQ), Kodiak, Alaska, United States and Kerama Airport (KJP), Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,351 miles (or 7,002 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 Kodiak Benny Benson State Airport and Kerama 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 Kodiak Benny Benson State Airport and Kerama Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ADQ / PADQ |
| Airport Name: | Kodiak Benny Benson State Airport |
| Location: | Kodiak, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 57°44'58"N by 152°29'38"W |
| Area Served: | Kodiak, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 78 feet (24 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ADQ |
| More Information: | ADQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KJP / ROKR |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°10'5"N by 127°17'35"E |
| Area Served: | Kerama Islands, Japan |
| Operator/Owner: | Okinawa Prefecture |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 156 feet (48 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KJP |
| More Information: | KJP Maps & Info |
Facts about Kodiak Benny Benson State Airport (ADQ):
- Because of Kodiak Benny Benson State Airport's relatively low elevation of 78 feet, planes can take off or land at Kodiak Benny Benson State 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 Kodiak Benny Benson State Airport (ADQ) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,792 miles (17,369 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- According to various editions of the North American Official Airline Guide in the 1970s and 1980s, Kodiak was previously served by several airlines that operated jet service into the airport.
- The closest airport to Kodiak Benny Benson State Airport (ADQ) is Kodiak Municipal Airport (KDK), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) NE of ADQ.
- Kodiak Benny Benson State Airport (ADQ) has 3 runways.
- This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport.
Facts about Kerama Airport (KJP):
- Because of Kerama Airport's relatively low elevation of 156 feet, planes can take off or land at Kerama 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 Kerama Airport (KJP) is Paulo Abdala Airport (FBE), which is nearly antipodal to Kerama Airport (meaning Kerama Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Paulo Abdala Airport), and is located 12,413 miles (19,977 kilometers) away in Francisco Beltrao, Paraná, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Kerama Airport", other names for KJP include "慶良間空港" and "Kerama Kūkō".
- Kerama Airport (KJP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Kerama Airport (KJP) is Naha Airport (OKA), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) E of KJP.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 5.88 miles (9.46 km) NE | Kodiak Municipal Airport (KDK) | Kodiak, Alaska, United States |     |
| 2 | 13.34 miles (21.47 km) N | Ouzinkie Airport (KOZ) | Ouzinkie, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 15.99 miles (25.74 km) NW | Port Lions Airport (ORI) | Port Lions, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 23.65 miles (38.06 km) WNW | Port Bailey Seaplane Base (KPY) | Port Bailey, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 30.52 miles (49.11 km) W | San Juan (Uganik) Seaplane Base (UGI) | Uganik Island, United States | |
| 6 | 30.81 miles (49.59 km) N | Kitoi Bay Seaplane Base (KKB) | Kitoi Bay, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 38.91 miles (62.62 km) W | West Point Village Seaplane Base (KWP) | West Point, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 46.66 miles (75.09 km) SW | Old Harbor Airport (OLH) | Old Harbor, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 48.23 miles (77.62 km) WSW | Zachar Bay Seaplane Base (KZB) | Zachar Bay, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 51.25 miles (82.48 km) N | Port Williams Seaplane Base (KPR) | Port Williams, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 52.55 miles (84.57 km) WSW | Amook Bay Seaplane Base (AOS) | Amook Bay, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 56.80 miles (91.41 km) WSW | Larsen Bay Airport (KLN) | Larsen Bay, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 73.55 miles (118.36 km) W | Karluk Airport (KYK) | Karluk, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 76.25 miles (122.72 km) WSW | Olga Bay Seaplane Base (KOY) | Olga Bay, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 79.29 miles (127.61 km) SW | Moser Bay Seaplane Base (KMY) | Moser Bay, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,792.42 miles (17,368.67 km) S | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 2 | 10,779.01 miles (17,347.09 km) S | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,764.79 miles (17,324.21 km) S | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,742.09 miles (17,287.67 km) SSE | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,729.11 miles (17,266.79 km) S | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,625.47 miles (17,100.00 km) S | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,573.95 miles (17,017.08 km) S | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,511.15 miles (16,916.01 km) S | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 9 | 10,508.12 miles (16,911.15 km) S | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 10 | 10,505.68 miles (16,907.20 km) S | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 11 | 10,502.16 miles (16,901.54 km) S | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 12 | 10,490.11 miles (16,882.15 km) S | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 13 | 10,485.31 miles (16,874.43 km) S | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 14 | 10,482.32 miles (16,869.62 km) S | Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU) | Maseru, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 10,468.40 miles (16,847.22 km) S | Mokhotlong Airport (MKH) | Mokhotlong, Lesotho | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 21.94 miles (35.31 km) E | Naha Airport (OKA) | Okinawa, Japan | |
| 2 | 29.51 miles (47.49 km) N | Aguni Airport (AGJ) | Aguni, Japan | |
| 3 | 32.11 miles (51.67 km) ENE | Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 4 | 48.97 miles (78.82 km) NE | Iejima Airport (IEJ) | Iejima, Japan | |
| 5 | 157.16 miles (252.93 km) SW | Miyako Airport (MMY) | Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 6 | 162.93 miles (262.21 km) SW | Shimojishima Airport (SHI) | Shimojishima, Japan | |
| 7 | 215.62 miles (347.01 km) NE | Amami Airport (ASJ) | Amami Island, Japan | |
| 8 | 219.81 miles (353.75 km) NE | Kikai Airport (KKX) | Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan | |
| 9 | 231.41 miles (372.41 km) WSW | Ishigaki Airport (ISG) | Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 10 | 247.53 miles (398.36 km) E | Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 11 | 250.84 miles (403.68 km) E | Kitadaito Airport (KTD) | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 12 | 262.49 miles (422.43 km) WSW | Hateruma Airport (HTR) | Hateruma, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 13 | 293.90 miles (472.99 km) WSW | Yonaguni Airport (OGN) | Yonaguni, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 14 | 356.11 miles (573.09 km) NE | Yakushima Airport (KUM) | Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan | |
| 15 | 365.64 miles (588.44 km) W | Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport) (TSA) | Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,413.39 miles (19,977.37 km) ESE | Paulo Abdala Airport (FBE) | Francisco Beltrao, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,371.84 miles (19,910.49 km) SE | Hélio Wasum Airport (SQX) | São Miguel do Oeste, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,370.03 miles (19,907.58 km) S | Serafin Enoss Bertaso Airport (XAP) | Chapecó, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,355.99 miles (19,884.99 km) SSW | Olavo Cecco Rigon Airport (CCI) | Concórdia, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,345.46 miles (19,868.05 km) SW | Tancredo Thomas de Faria Airport (GPB) | Guarapuava, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,342.21 miles (19,862.81 km) SSE | Adalberto Mendes da Silva Airport (CAC) | Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,337.29 miles (19,854.90 km) SW | Santa Terezinha Municipal Airport (JCB) | Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,335.17 miles (19,851.48 km) W | José Cleto Airport (QVB) | União da Vitória, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,330.38 miles (19,843.77 km) SSW | Erechim Airport (ERM) | Erechim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,325.16 miles (19,835.37 km) WSW | Ângelo Ponzoni Municipal Airport (VIA) | Videira, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,323.07 miles (19,832.02 km) ESE | Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport (IGR) | Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,319.50 miles (19,826.26 km) ESE | Foz do Iguaçu/Cataratas International Airport (IGU) | Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 13 | 12,319.37 miles (19,826.06 km) WSW | Carlos Alberto da Costa Neves Airport (CFC) | Caçador, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 14 | 12,316.40 miles (19,821.27 km) E | Eldorado Airport (ELO) | Eldorado, Misiones, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,295.06 miles (19,786.94 km) ESE | Guaraní International Airport (AGT) | Ciudad del Este, Paraguay | |