Nonstop flight route between Iki, Iki Island, Japan and Heraklion, Crete, Greece:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Iki Airport (IKI), Iki, Iki Island, Japan and Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER), Heraklion, Crete, Greece would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,621 miles (or 9,046 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 Iki Airport and Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis”, 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 Iki Airport and Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis”. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IKI / RJDB |
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Location: | Iki, Iki Island, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°44'57"N by 129°47'8"E |
Area Served: | Iki, Nagasaki, Japan |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 41 feet (12 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IKI |
More Information: | IKI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HER / LGIR |
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Location: | Heraklion, Crete, Greece |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°20'22"N by 25°10'49"E |
Area Served: | Heraklion |
Operator/Owner: | Greek Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 115 feet (35 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from HER |
More Information: | HER Maps & Info |
Facts about Iki Airport (IKI):
- In addition to being known as "Iki Airport", other names for IKI include "壱岐空港" and "Iki Kūkō".
- The closest airport to Iki Airport (IKI) is Fukuoka Airport (FUK), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) ESE of IKI.
- The furthest airport from Iki Airport (IKI) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is nearly antipodal to Iki Airport (meaning Iki Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rio Grande Regional Airport), and is located 12,275 miles (19,755 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- Because of Iki Airport's relatively low elevation of 41 feet, planes can take off or land at Iki 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.
- Iki Airport (IKI) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER):
- The furthest airport from Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,521 miles (18,541 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) is Sitia Airport (JSH), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) E of HER.
- The airport first opened in March 1939.
- Annual passenger throughput - 11 year history
- In addition to being known as "Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis”", another name for HER is "Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Ηρακλείου “Νίκος Καζαντζάκης”".
- Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) has 2 runways.
- Because of Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis”'s relatively low elevation of 115 feet, planes can take off or land at Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis” 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.