Nonstop flight route between Apple Valley, California, United States and Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from APV to KMJ:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- APV Airport Information
- KMJ Airport Information
- Facts about APV
- Facts about KMJ
- Map of Nearest Airports to APV
- List of Nearest Airports to APV
- Map of Furthest Airports from APV
- List of Furthest Airports from APV
- Map of Nearest Airports to KMJ
- List of Nearest Airports to KMJ
- Map of Furthest Airports from KMJ
- List of Furthest Airports from KMJ
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Apple Valley Airport (APV), Apple Valley, California, United States and Kumamoto Airport (KMJ), Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,024 miles (or 9,695 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 Apple Valley Airport and Kumamoto 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 Apple Valley Airport and Kumamoto Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | APV / KAPV |
| Airport Name: | Apple Valley Airport |
| Location: | Apple Valley, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°34'31"N by 117°11'10"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3062 feet (933 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from APV |
| More Information: | APV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KMJ / RJFT |
| Airport Names: |
|
| Location: | Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°50'13"N by 130°51'19"E |
| Area Served: | Mashiki, |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 632 feet (193 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KMJ |
| More Information: | KMJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Apple Valley Airport (APV):
- The furthest airport from Apple Valley Airport (APV) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,417 miles (18,374 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- Apple Valley Airport (APV) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Apple Valley Airport (APV) is Southern California Logistics Airport (VCV), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) W of APV.
Facts about Kumamoto Airport (KMJ):
- The closest airport to Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) is Saga Airport (HSG), which is located 39 miles (62 kilometers) NW of KMJ.
- The furthest airport from Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is nearly antipodal to Kumamoto Airport (meaning Kumamoto Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rio Grande Regional Airport), and is located 12,253 miles (19,720 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- Kumamoto was one of three nationally-owned airports to turn a profit in fiscal year 2011.
- Kumamoto Airport Driveway
- In addition to being known as "Kumamoto Airport", other names for KMJ include "熊本空港" and "Kumamoto Kūkō".
- Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Kumamoto Airport's relatively low elevation of 632 feet, planes can take off or land at Kumamoto 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.
