Nonstop flight route between Iki, Iki Island, Japan and Khost, Afghanistan:
Departure Airport:
(33°44'57"N by 129°47'8"E)
Arrival Airport:
(33°20'0"N by 69°57'6"E)
Distance from IKI to KHT:
3,394.42 miles (5,462.78 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Iki Airport (IKI), Iki, Iki Island, Japan and Khost Airport (KHT), Khost, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,394 miles (or 5,463 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 Khost 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 Iki Airport and Khost Airport. 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 |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | KHT / OAKS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Khost, Afghanistan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°20'0"N by 69°57'6"E |
| Area Served: | Khost Province and nearby areas |
| Operator/Owner: | Afghanistan |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3844 feet (1,172 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KHT |
| More Information: | KHT Maps & Info |
Facts about Iki Airport (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.
- The closest airport to Iki Airport (IKI) is Fukuoka Airport (FUK), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) ESE of IKI.
- Iki Airport (IKI) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Iki Airport", other names for IKI include "壱岐空港" and "Iki Kūkō".
Facts about Khost Airport (KHT):
- In December 2009, seven CIA employees were killed in a suicide attack at the nearby Forward Operating Base Chapman.
- In addition to being known as "Khost Airport", other names for KHT include "Khost Airport (Khost)", "دخوست هوائی ډګر" and "KDH".
- Khost Airport (KHT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Khost Airport (KHT) is Bannu Airport (BNP), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) SE of KHT.
- The furthest airport from Khost Airport (KHT) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Khost Airport (meaning Khost Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,009 miles (19,326 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Expanded by the Soviets in the 1980s to support bombing activity during the Soviet war in Afghanistan, it has packed dirt runways now maintained by the U.S.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 39.94 miles (64.28 km) ESE | Fukuoka Airport (FUK) | Fukuoka, Japan |     |
| 2 | 51.01 miles (82.09 km) SE | Saga Airport (HSG) | Saga, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| 3 | 57.97 miles (93.30 km) S | Nagasaki Airport (NGS) | Nagasaki, Japan | |
| 4 | 66.94 miles (107.73 km) E | Kokura Airport (KKJ) | Kita Kyūshū, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| 5 | 86.57 miles (139.33 km) E | Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ) | Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan | |
| 6 | 88.23 miles (141.99 km) SE | Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) | Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan | |
| 7 | 92.91 miles (149.52 km) SW | Fukue Airport (FUJ) | Gotō, Nagasaki, Japan | |
| 8 | 109.98 miles (177.00 km) NNW | Gimhae International Airport (PUS) | Busan, South Korea | |
| 9 | 113.82 miles (183.17 km) E | Oita Airport (OIT) | Oita, Japan | |
| 10 | 131.22 miles (211.19 km) ENE | Iwami Airport (IWJ) | Masuda, Shimane, Japan, Japan | |
| 11 | 134.62 miles (216.65 km) NW | Sacheon Airport (HIN) | Sacheon, South Korea | |
| 12 | 144.92 miles (233.22 km) SSE | Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) | Kagoshima, Japan | |
| 13 | 156.05 miles (251.14 km) N | Pohang Airport (KPO) | Pohang, South Korea | |
| 14 | 161.40 miles (259.75 km) NNW | Daegu International Airport (TAE) | Daegu, South Korea | |
| 15 | 161.40 miles (259.75 km) SE | Miyazaki Airport (KMI) | Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,275.39 miles (19,755.27 km) SE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,250.07 miles (19,714.53 km) SE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,195.55 miles (19,626.79 km) E | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 4 | 12,185.20 miles (19,610.12 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 5 | 12,171.33 miles (19,587.81 km) SSE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,157.55 miles (19,565.63 km) SE | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,148.01 miles (19,550.28 km) ESE | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 8 | 12,147.21 miles (19,548.98 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 9 | 12,096.41 miles (19,467.23 km) ESE | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 10 | 12,090.98 miles (19,458.50 km) SE | Santa Maria Airport (RIA) | Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,086.48 miles (19,451.26 km) S | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 12 | 12,077.34 miles (19,436.55 km) ESE | Tacuarembó Airport (TAW) | Tacuarembó, Tacuarembó, Uruguay | |
| 13 | 12,074.85 miles (19,432.54 km) ESE | Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido International Airport (RVY) | Rivera, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 14 | 12,073.96 miles (19,431.11 km) E | Santa Bernardina International Airport (DZO) | Durazno, Durazno, Uruguay | |
| 15 | 12,036.46 miles (19,370.76 km) SSE | Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB) | Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 41.48 miles (66.76 km) SE | Bannu Airport (BNP) | Bannu, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan | |
| 2 | 45.92 miles (73.90 km) WNW | Gardez Airport د ګردیز هوائی ډګر (GRG) | Gardez, Afghanistan | |
| 3 | 75.93 miles (122.20 km) W | Sardeh Band Airport (SBF) | Sardeh Band, Afghanistan | |
| 4 | 80.06 miles (128.85 km) NNE | Jalalabad Airport د جلال اباد هوائی ډګر (JAA) | Jalalabad, Afghanistan | |
| 5 | 89.80 miles (144.52 km) W | Ghazni Airport (GZI) | Ghazni, Afghanistan | |
| 6 | 95.11 miles (153.06 km) NNW | Kabul International Airport (KBL) | Kabul, Afghanistan | |
| 7 | 100.80 miles (162.22 km) ENE | Bacha Khan International Airport (PEW) | Peshawar, Pakistan | |
| 8 | 107.92 miles (173.68 km) ESE | PAF Base M.M. Alam (MWD) | Mianwali, Pakistan | |
| 9 | 112.73 miles (181.42 km) SSE | Dera Ismail Khan Airport (DSK) | Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan | |
| 10 | 118.15 miles (190.14 km) NNW | Bagram Airfield (OAI) | Bagram, Afghanistan | |
| 11 | 139.42 miles (224.37 km) SSW | Zhob Airport (PZH) | Zhob, Pakistan | |
| 12 | 159.08 miles (256.02 km) NW | Bamyan Airport د بامیان هوائی ډګر (BIN) | Bamyan, Afghanistan | |
| 13 | 182.44 miles (293.60 km) E | Benazir Bhutto International Airport (ISB) | Islamabad / Rawalpindi, Pakistan | |
| 14 | 191.03 miles (307.44 km) NNE | Razer Airport (KUR) | Kron Monjan (Karanomunjan), Afghanistan | |
| 15 | 195.89 miles (315.26 km) ENE | Abbottabad Airport (AAW) | Abbottabad, Pakistan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,008.94 miles (19,326.46 km) S | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 10,772.81 miles (17,337.12 km) ESE | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,488.22 miles (16,879.12 km) ESE | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 10,473.24 miles (16,855.01 km) ESE | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 10,420.32 miles (16,769.83 km) ESE | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 10,383.40 miles (16,710.43 km) WSW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 7 | 10,378.61 miles (16,702.71 km) WSW | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 8 | 10,376.59 miles (16,699.47 km) WSW | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 9 | 10,353.13 miles (16,661.71 km) WSW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 10 | 10,350.45 miles (16,657.40 km) WSW | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 11 | 10,349.51 miles (16,655.88 km) WSW | El Tepual International Airport (PMC) | Puerto Montt, Chile | |
| 12 | 10,349.15 miles (16,655.31 km) WSW | Frutillar Airport (FRT) | Frutillar, Chile | |
| 13 | 10,344.42 miles (16,647.69 km) WSW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 14 | 10,328.50 miles (16,622.06 km) WSW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 15 | 10,321.23 miles (16,610.36 km) WSW | Chaitén Airfield (WCH) | Chaitén, Los Lagos, Chile | |