Nonstop flight route between Great Barrier Island, New Zealand and Kagoshima, Japan:
Departure Airport:
(36°14'29"S by 175°28'18"E)
Arrival Airport:
(31°48'11"N by 130°43'0"E)
Distance from GBZ to KOJ:
5,521.27 miles (8,885.60 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ), Great Barrier Island, New Zealand and Kagoshima Airport (KOJ), Kagoshima, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,521 miles (or 8,886 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 Great Barrier Aerodrome and Kagoshima 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 Great Barrier Aerodrome and Kagoshima Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GBZ / NZGB |
| Airport Name: | Great Barrier Aerodrome |
| Location: | Great Barrier Island, New Zealand |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°14'29"S by 175°28'18"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Auckland Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 21 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GBZ |
| More Information: | GBZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KOJ / RJFK |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Kagoshima, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°48'11"N by 130°43'0"E |
| Area Served: | Kagoshima, Japan |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (airfield) Kagoshima Airport Building Co., Ltd. (terminal) |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 892 feet (272 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KOJ |
| More Information: | KOJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ):
- Because of Great Barrier Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at Great Barrier Aerodrome 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.
- Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) is Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) S of GBZ.
- The furthest airport from Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) is Málaga Airport (AGP), which is nearly antipodal to Great Barrier Aerodrome (meaning Great Barrier Aerodrome is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Málaga Airport), and is located 12,407 miles (19,967 kilometers) away in Málaga, Spain.
Facts about Kagoshima Airport (KOJ):
- Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Kagoshima Airport", other names for KOJ include "鹿児島空港" and "Kagoshima Kūkō".
- The closest airport to Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) is Miyazaki Airport (KMI), which is located 43 miles (70 kilometers) E of KOJ.
- Because of Kagoshima Airport's relatively low elevation of 892 feet, planes can take off or land at Kagoshima 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 Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) is Salgado Filho International Airport (POA), which is nearly antipodal to Kagoshima Airport (meaning Kagoshima Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Salgado Filho International Airport), and is located 12,269 miles (19,745 kilometers) away in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 38.08 miles (61.28 km) S | Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV) | Coromandel, New Zealand |     |
| 2 | 61.08 miles (98.30 km) SSW | Ardmore Airport (AMZ) | Ardmore, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 63.61 miles (102.38 km) S | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 65.03 miles (104.66 km) SW | Auckland Airport (AKL) | Mangere, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 69.97 miles (112.61 km) WNW | Whangarei Airport (WRE) | Whangarei, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 90.55 miles (145.73 km) WNW | Dargaville Aerodrome (DGR) | Dargaville, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 104.21 miles (167.72 km) S | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 106.73 miles (171.77 km) SSE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 107.53 miles (173.04 km) WNW | Kaikohe Aerodrome (KKO) | Kaikohe, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 110.56 miles (177.92 km) NW | Kerikeri Airport (KKE) | Kerikeri, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 112.56 miles (181.15 km) S | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 137.18 miles (220.77 km) SSE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 140.64 miles (226.33 km) SE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 147.03 miles (236.63 km) WNW | Kaitaia Airport (KAT) | Kaitaia, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 175.85 miles (283.01 km) S | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,406.80 miles (19,966.75 km) N | Málaga Airport (AGP) | Málaga, Spain | |
| 2 | 12,390.56 miles (19,940.63 km) E | Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) | Gibraltar | |
| 3 | 12,387.12 miles (19,935.09 km) ENE | Ceuta Heliport (JCU) | Ceuta, Spain | |
| 4 | 12,373.86 miles (19,913.74 km) NE | Sania Ramel Airport (TTU) | Tétouan, Morocco | |
| 5 | 12,373.86 miles (19,913.74 km) NE | Sania Ramel Airport (SII) | Sidi Ifni, Morocco | |
| 6 | 12,359.26 miles (19,890.25 km) NNW | Granada Airport (GRX) | Granada, Spain | |
| 7 | 12,353.72 miles (19,881.34 km) NNW | Cherif Al Idrissi Airport (AHU) | Al Hoceima, Morocco | |
| 8 | 12,351.40 miles (19,877.60 km) ENE | Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) | Tangier, Morocco | |
| 9 | 12,344.87 miles (19,867.10 km) ENE | Jerez Airport (XRY) | Jerez de la Frontera, Spain | |
| 10 | 12,326.44 miles (19,837.43 km) NW | Melilla Airport (MLN) | Melilla, (Spanish exclave in Morocco) | |
| 11 | 12,325.64 miles (19,836.14 km) NE | Seville Airport (SVQ) | Seville, Spain | |
| 12 | 12,324.77 miles (19,834.74 km) N | Córdoba Airport (ODB) | Córdoba, Spain | |
| 13 | 12,309.98 miles (19,810.94 km) WNW | Almería Airport (LEI) | Almería, Spain | |
| 14 | 12,274.89 miles (19,754.48 km) N | Saïss Airport (FEZ) | Fes, Morocco | |
| 15 | 12,259.20 miles (19,729.22 km) WNW | Angads Airport (OUD) | Oujda, Morocco | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 43.25 miles (69.60 km) E | Miyazaki Airport (KMI) | Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan | |
| 2 | 71.89 miles (115.70 km) N | Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) | Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan | |
| 3 | 90.10 miles (145.00 km) NNW | Nagasaki Airport (NGS) | Nagasaki, Japan | |
| 4 | 96.12 miles (154.68 km) NNW | Saga Airport (HSG) | Saga, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| 5 | 98.02 miles (157.74 km) S | Yakushima Airport (KUM) | Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan | |
| 6 | 124.03 miles (199.60 km) N | Fukuoka Airport (FUK) | Fukuoka, Japan | |
| 7 | 125.22 miles (201.53 km) WNW | Fukue Airport (FUJ) | Gotō, Nagasaki, Japan | |
| 8 | 130.13 miles (209.43 km) NNE | Oita Airport (OIT) | Oita, Japan | |
| 9 | 141.10 miles (227.08 km) N | Kokura Airport (KKJ) | Kita Kyūshū, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| 10 | 144.92 miles (233.22 km) NNW | Iki Airport (IKI) | Iki, Iki Island, Japan | |
| 11 | 150.51 miles (242.22 km) NNE | Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ) | Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan | |
| 12 | 181.13 miles (291.50 km) NE | Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) | Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan | |
| 13 | 207.97 miles (334.69 km) NNE | Iwami Airport (IWJ) | Masuda, Shimane, Japan, Japan | |
| 14 | 209.71 miles (337.50 km) NE | Kōchi Airport (KCZ) | Kōchi, Japan | |
| 15 | 222.10 miles (357.43 km) NE | Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) | Hiroshima, Honshū, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,269.00 miles (19,744.99 km) SE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,266.84 miles (19,741.51 km) E | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,257.64 miles (19,726.71 km) E | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,223.91 miles (19,672.42 km) S | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,152.59 miles (19,557.65 km) SSE | Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) | Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,151.35 miles (19,555.65 km) E | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,147.89 miles (19,550.09 km) S | Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,145.29 miles (19,545.90 km) E | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 9 | 12,137.78 miles (19,533.81 km) ESE | Santa Maria Airport (RIA) | Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,130.85 miles (19,522.66 km) SE | Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB) | Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,126.46 miles (19,515.60 km) ESE | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 12 | 12,125.20 miles (19,513.57 km) E | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 13 | 12,098.90 miles (19,471.25 km) SSE | Erechim Airport (ERM) | Erechim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 14 | 12,094.41 miles (19,464.02 km) S | Navegantes Airport (NVT) | Navegantes, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 15 | 12,089.01 miles (19,455.33 km) SSE | Santa Terezinha Municipal Airport (JCB) | Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |