Nonstop flight route between Akhiok, Alaska, United States and Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Akhiok Airport (AKK), Akhiok, Alaska, United States and Yakushima Airport (KUM), Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,939 miles (or 6,339 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 Akhiok Airport and Yakushima 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 Akhiok Airport and Yakushima Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AKK / PAKH |
Airport Name: | Akhiok Airport |
Location: | Akhiok, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 56°56'18"N by 154°10'57"W |
Area Served: | Akhiok, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 44 feet (13 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AKK |
More Information: | AKK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KUM / RJFC |
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Location: | Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°23'8"N by 130°39'33"E |
Area Served: | Yakushima, Japan |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 122 feet (37 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KUM |
More Information: | KUM Maps & Info |
Facts about Akhiok Airport (AKK):
- The closest airport to Akhiok Airport (AKK) is Alitak Seaplane Base (ALZ), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) SW of AKK.
- The furthest airport from Akhiok Airport (AKK) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,851 miles (17,463 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- Akhiok Airport is a state owned, public use airport located one nautical mile southwest of the central business district of Akhiok, a city in the Kodiak Island Borough of the U.S.
- Akhiok Airport (AKK) currently has only 1 runway.
- Akhiok Airport resides at elevation of 44 feet above mean sea level.
- Because of Akhiok Airport's relatively low elevation of 44 feet, planes can take off or land at Akhiok 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.
Facts about Yakushima Airport (KUM):
- The closest airport to Yakushima Airport (KUM) is Kagoshima Airport (KOJ), which is located 98 miles (158 kilometers) N of KUM.
- The furthest airport from Yakushima Airport (KUM) is Salgado Filho International Airport (POA), which is nearly antipodal to Yakushima Airport (meaning Yakushima Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Salgado Filho International Airport), and is located 12,324 miles (19,834 kilometers) away in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Yakushima Airport", other names for KUM include "屋久島空港" and "Yakushima Kūkō".
- Because of Yakushima Airport's relatively low elevation of 122 feet, planes can take off or land at Yakushima 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.
- Yakushima Airport (KUM) currently has only 1 runway.