Nonstop flight route between Elim, Alaska, United States and Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan:
Departure Airport:
(64°36'53"N by 162°16'14"W)
Arrival Airport:
(25°56'40"N by 131°19'36"E)
Distance from ELI to KTD:
3,914.96 miles (6,300.50 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Elim Airport (ELI), Elim, Alaska, United States and Kitadaito Airport (KTD), Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,915 miles (or 6,301 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 Elim Airport and Kitadaito 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 Elim Airport and Kitadaito Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ELI / PFEL |
| Airport Name: | Elim Airport |
| Location: | Elim, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 64°36'53"N by 162°16'14"W |
| Area Served: | Elim, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 162 feet (49 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ELI |
| More Information: | ELI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KTD / RORK |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 25°56'40"N by 131°19'36"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Okinawa Prefecture |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 71 feet (22 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KTD |
| More Information: | KTD Maps & Info |
Facts about Elim Airport (ELI):
- Because of Elim Airport's relatively low elevation of 162 feet, planes can take off or land at Elim 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.
- Elim Airport (ELI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Elim Airport (ELI) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,319 miles (16,607 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- The closest airport to Elim Airport (ELI) is Golovin Airport (GLV), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) W of ELI.
Facts about Kitadaito Airport (KTD):
- In addition to being known as "Kitadaito Airport", other names for KTD include "北大東空港" and "Kitadaitō Kūkō".
- Kitadaito Airport was opened in 1971 as an emergency 760 meter airstrip, constructed of crushed coral by the United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands.
- Because of Kitadaito Airport's relatively low elevation of 71 feet, planes can take off or land at Kitadaito 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 Kitadaito Airport (KTD) is Joinville-Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport (JOI), which is nearly antipodal to Kitadaito Airport (meaning Kitadaito Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Joinville-Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport), and is located 12,416 miles (19,982 kilometers) away in Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
- Kitadaito Airport (KTD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Kitadaito Airport (KTD) is Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) SSW of KTD.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 22.29 miles (35.88 km) W | Golovin Airport (GLV) | Golovin, Alaska, United States |     |
| 2 | 34.17 miles (55.00 km) W | White Mountain Airport (WMO) | White Mountain, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 35.41 miles (56.98 km) ESE | Shaktoolik Airport (SKK) | Shaktoolik, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 39.79 miles (64.03 km) NE | Koyuk Alfred Adams Airport (KKA) | Koyuk, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 46.52 miles (74.86 km) WNW | Council Airport (CIL) | Council, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 52.01 miles (83.70 km) NE | Haycock Airport (HAY) | Haycock, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 61.58 miles (99.10 km) NNE | Granite Mountain Air Station (GMT) | Granite Mountain, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 66.87 miles (107.62 km) SE | Unalakleet Airport (UNK) | Unalakleet, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 75.95 miles (122.22 km) S | Stebbins Airport (WBB) | Stebbins, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 77.88 miles (125.34 km) S | St. Michael Airport (SMK) | St. Michael, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 94.47 miles (152.04 km) W | Nome Airport (OME) | Nome, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 99.82 miles (160.65 km) NNE | Buckland Airport (BKC) | Buckland, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 101.50 miles (163.35 km) N | Deering Airport (DRG) | Deering, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 107.06 miles (172.30 km) E | Kaltag Airport (KAL) | Kaltag, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 116.03 miles (186.74 km) SSW | Kotlik Airport (KOT) | Kotlik, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,319.08 miles (16,606.91 km) S | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 2 | 10,312.88 miles (16,596.94 km) S | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,294.51 miles (16,567.36 km) SSW | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,256.07 miles (16,505.50 km) SSW | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,213.15 miles (16,436.43 km) SSW | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,203.61 miles (16,421.08 km) ESE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 7 | 10,104.20 miles (16,261.09 km) SSW | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,041.97 miles (16,160.95 km) SSW | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 9 | 10,023.09 miles (16,130.56 km) S | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 10 | 9,996.12 miles (16,087.15 km) SSW | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 11 | 9,995.04 miles (16,085.42 km) S | Aggeneys Airport (AGZ) | Aggeneys, South Africa | |
| 12 | 9,995.04 miles (16,085.42 km) S | Wild Coast Sun Airport (MZF) | Mzamba, South Africa | |
| 13 | 9,992.44 miles (16,081.23 km) SSW | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 14 | 9,991.16 miles (16,079.17 km) SSW | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 9,984.38 miles (16,068.25 km) SSW | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 7.84 miles (12.61 km) SSW | Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 2 | 185.37 miles (298.33 km) NNW | Kikai Airport (KKX) | Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan | |
| 3 | 198.36 miles (319.24 km) NNW | Amami Airport (ASJ) | Amami Island, Japan | |
| 4 | 222.42 miles (357.95 km) W | Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 5 | 225.69 miles (363.21 km) WNW | Iejima Airport (IEJ) | Iejima, Japan | |
| 6 | 229.11 miles (368.72 km) W | Naha Airport (OKA) | Okinawa, Japan | |
| 7 | 250.84 miles (403.68 km) W | Kerama Airport (KJP) | Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 8 | 257.12 miles (413.79 km) W | Aguni Airport (AGJ) | Aguni, Japan | |
| 9 | 309.51 miles (498.11 km) N | Yakushima Airport (KUM) | Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan | |
| 10 | 385.01 miles (619.62 km) W | Miyako Airport (MMY) | Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 11 | 393.52 miles (633.30 km) W | Shimojishima Airport (SHI) | Shimojishima, Japan | |
| 12 | 406.47 miles (654.14 km) N | Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) | Kagoshima, Japan | |
| 13 | 409.96 miles (659.77 km) N | Miyazaki Airport (KMI) | Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan | |
| 14 | 459.98 miles (740.27 km) WSW | Ishigaki Airport (ISG) | Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 15 | 477.07 miles (767.77 km) N | Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) | Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,416.07 miles (19,981.69 km) SSE | Joinville-Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport (JOI) | Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,394.43 miles (19,946.86 km) SE | Afonso Pena International Airport (CWB) | Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,385.63 miles (19,932.70 km) SE | Bacacheri Airport (BFH) | Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,372.26 miles (19,911.17 km) S | Navegantes Airport (NVT) | Navegantes, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,317.34 miles (19,822.79 km) S | Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,291.66 miles (19,781.45 km) SSE | Avelino Vieira Airport (AAG) | Arapoti, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,286.81 miles (19,773.66 km) E | José Cleto Airport (QVB) | União da Vitória, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,284.84 miles (19,770.48 km) ESE | Carlos Alberto da Costa Neves Airport (CFC) | Caçador, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,275.72 miles (19,755.80 km) SE | Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) | Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,266.72 miles (19,741.33 km) ESE | Ângelo Ponzoni Municipal Airport (VIA) | Videira, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,255.28 miles (19,722.91 km) ESE | Tancredo Thomas de Faria Airport (GPB) | Guarapuava, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 12 | 12,251.12 miles (19,716.23 km) SSW | Bertram Luiz Leupolz State Airport (SOD) | Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 13 | 12,239.70 miles (19,697.84 km) ESE | Santa Terezinha Municipal Airport (JCB) | Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 14 | 12,239.32 miles (19,697.23 km) SSE | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 15 | 12,232.68 miles (19,686.54 km) SW | São Paulo/Congonhas Airport (CGH) | São Paulo, Brazil | |