Nonstop flight route between Ashland, Wisconsin, United States and Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan:
Departure Airport:
(46°32'54"N by 90°55'8"W)
Arrival Airport:
(28°19'17"N by 129°55'41"E)
Distance from ASX to KKX:
6,668.95 miles (10,732.61 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between John F. Kennedy Memorial Airport (ASX), Ashland, Wisconsin, United States and Kikai Airport (KKX), Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,669 miles (or 10,733 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 John F. Kennedy Memorial Airport and Kikai 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 John F. Kennedy Memorial Airport and Kikai Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ASX / KASX |
| Airport Name: | John F. Kennedy Memorial Airport |
| Location: | Ashland, Wisconsin, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°32'54"N by 90°55'8"W |
| Area Served: | Ashland, Wisconsin |
| Operator/Owner: | County & City of Ashland |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 827 feet (252 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ASX |
| More Information: | ASX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KKX / RJKI |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°19'17"N by 129°55'41"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 15 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KKX |
| More Information: | KKX Maps & Info |
Facts about John F. Kennedy Memorial Airport (ASX):
- Because of John F. Kennedy Memorial Airport's relatively low elevation of 827 feet, planes can take off or land at John F. Kennedy Memorial 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.
- This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.
- The furthest airport from John F. Kennedy Memorial Airport (ASX) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,823 miles (17,417 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to John F. Kennedy Memorial Airport (ASX) is Gogebic-Iron County Airport (IWD), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) E of ASX.
- John F. Kennedy Memorial Airport (ASX) has 2 runways.
Facts about Kikai Airport (KKX):
- Kikai Airport (KKX) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Kikai Airport", other names for KKX include "Kikai/Kikaigashima Island Airport", "喜界空港" and "Kikai Kūkō".
- The closest airport to Kikai Airport (KKX) is Amami Airport (ASJ), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) WNW of KKX.
- Because of Kikai Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Kikai 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 Kikai Airport (KKX) is Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ), which is nearly antipodal to Kikai Airport (meaning Kikai Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport), and is located 12,397 miles (19,952 kilometers) away in Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 37.46 miles (60.28 km) E | Gogebic-Iron County Airport (IWD) | Ironwood, Michigan, United States |     |
| 2 | 44.01 miles (70.82 km) SW | Sawyer County Airport (HYR) | Hayward, Wisconsin, United States | |
| 3 | 47.33 miles (76.17 km) SSE | Park Falls Municipal Airport (PKF) | Park Falls, Wisconsin, United States | |
| 4 | 56.65 miles (91.16 km) W | Richard I. Bong Airport (SUW) | Superior, Wisconsin, United States | |
| 5 | 63.72 miles (102.55 km) WNW | Duluth International Airport (DLH) | Duluth, Minnesota, United States | |
| 6 | 71.16 miles (114.52 km) SE | Lakeland Airport (ARV) | Minocqua/Woodruff, Wisconsin, United States | |
| 7 | 76.29 miles (122.78 km) SSE | Prentice Airport (PRW) | Prentice, Wisconsin, United States | |
| 8 | 88.11 miles (141.80 km) SSW | Rice Lake Regional Airport (RIE) | Rice Lake, Wisconsin, United States | |
| 9 | 89.64 miles (144.26 km) ESE | Eagle River Union Airport (EGV) | Eagle River, Wisconsin, United States | |
| 10 | 92.59 miles (149.01 km) NNE | Grand Marais/Cook County Airport (GRM) | Grand Marais, Minnesota, United States | |
| 11 | 94.15 miles (151.53 km) SE | Rhinelander–Oneida County Airport (RHI) | Rhinelander, Wisconsin, United States | |
| 12 | 98.00 miles (157.72 km) NNW | Ely Municipal Airport (LYU) | Ely, Minnesota, United States | |
| 13 | 98.30 miles (158.20 km) WSW | Grantsburg Municipal Airport (GTG) | Grantsburg, Wisconsin, United States | |
| 14 | 104.33 miles (167.90 km) SSE | Taylor County Airport (MDF) | Medford, Wisconsin, United States | |
| 15 | 107.46 miles (172.94 km) WNW | Range Regional Airport (HIB) | Hibbing, Minnesota, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,822.58 miles (17,417.22 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,798.58 miles (17,378.58 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,791.71 miles (17,367.53 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,772.55 miles (17,336.70 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,745.97 miles (17,293.92 km) WSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,714.82 miles (17,243.78 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,704.53 miles (17,227.22 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,699.76 miles (17,219.55 km) WSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,693.44 miles (17,209.37 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,652.19 miles (17,142.99 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,589.60 miles (17,042.26 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,557.01 miles (16,989.81 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,549.25 miles (16,977.34 km) SW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,540.36 miles (16,963.02 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,510.88 miles (16,915.58 km) WSW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 15.13 miles (24.35 km) WNW | Amami Airport (ASJ) | Amami Island, Japan | |
| 2 | 149.26 miles (240.21 km) NNE | Yakushima Airport (KUM) | Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan | |
| 3 | 171.51 miles (276.01 km) SW | Iejima Airport (IEJ) | Iejima, Japan | |
| 4 | 185.37 miles (298.33 km) SSE | Kitadaito Airport (KTD) | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 5 | 189.70 miles (305.29 km) SSE | Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 6 | 189.93 miles (305.66 km) SW | Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 7 | 203.01 miles (326.71 km) SW | Naha Airport (OKA) | Okinawa, Japan | |
| 8 | 203.51 miles (327.51 km) SW | Aguni Airport (AGJ) | Aguni, Japan | |
| 9 | 219.81 miles (353.75 km) SW | Kerama Airport (KJP) | Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 10 | 245.16 miles (394.54 km) N | Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) | Kagoshima, Japan | |
| 11 | 261.95 miles (421.56 km) NNE | Miyazaki Airport (KMI) | Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan | |
| 12 | 307.20 miles (494.40 km) NNW | Fukue Airport (FUJ) | Gotō, Nagasaki, Japan | |
| 13 | 316.85 miles (509.91 km) N | Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) | Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan | |
| 14 | 317.52 miles (511.00 km) N | Nagasaki Airport (NGS) | Nagasaki, Japan | |
| 15 | 334.34 miles (538.07 km) N | Saga Airport (HSG) | Saga, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,397.41 miles (19,951.65 km) SSE | Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) | Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,388.47 miles (19,937.27 km) SW | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,333.76 miles (19,849.22 km) WSW | Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,323.89 miles (19,833.33 km) SE | Ângelo Ponzoni Municipal Airport (VIA) | Videira, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,318.38 miles (19,824.46 km) SSE | Carlos Alberto da Costa Neves Airport (CFC) | Caçador, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,316.45 miles (19,821.35 km) SE | Santa Terezinha Municipal Airport (JCB) | Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,304.48 miles (19,802.09 km) SW | Navegantes Airport (NVT) | Navegantes, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,303.56 miles (19,800.62 km) SSE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,299.39 miles (19,793.91 km) E | Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB) | Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,294.77 miles (19,786.47 km) ESE | Erechim Airport (ERM) | Erechim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,292.38 miles (19,782.61 km) ESE | Olavo Cecco Rigon Airport (CCI) | Concórdia, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 12 | 12,279.97 miles (19,762.65 km) SSE | José Cleto Airport (QVB) | União da Vitória, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 13 | 12,272.04 miles (19,749.89 km) SSW | Joinville-Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport (JOI) | Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 14 | 12,258.41 miles (19,727.96 km) ESE | Serafin Enoss Bertaso Airport (XAP) | Chapecó, Brazil | |
| 15 | 12,236.26 miles (19,692.30 km) SSW | Afonso Pena International Airport (CWB) | Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil | |