Nonstop flight route between Jamshedpur, India and Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sonari Airport (IXW), Jamshedpur, India and Kumamoto Airport (KMJ), Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,795 miles (or 4,499 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 Sonari Airport and Kumamoto 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 Sonari Airport and Kumamoto Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IXW / VEJS | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Jamshedpur, India | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 22°48'48"N by 86°10'5"E | 
| Area Served: | Jamshedpur, Tatanagar | 
| Operator/Owner: | TATA Steel | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 478 feet (146 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from IXW | 
| More Information: | IXW Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KMJ / RJFT | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°50'13"N by 130°51'19"E | 
| Area Served: | Mashiki, | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 632 feet (193 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KMJ | 
| More Information: | KMJ Maps & Info | 
Facts about Sonari Airport (IXW):
- The furthest airport from Sonari Airport (IXW) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,416 miles (18,372 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Sonari Airport", another name for IXW is "सोनारी हवाई अड्डे".
- The closest airport to Sonari Airport (IXW) is Birsa Munda Airport (IXR), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) WNW of IXW.
- Sonari Airport (IXW) currently has only 1 runway.
- Tata Steel has proposed a new airport for city of Jamshedpur on 600 acres in the Adityapur-Seraikela area.
- Because of Sonari Airport's relatively low elevation of 478 feet, planes can take off or land at Sonari 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.
Facts about Kumamoto Airport (KMJ):
- The furthest airport from Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is nearly antipodal to Kumamoto Airport (meaning Kumamoto Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rio Grande Regional Airport), and is located 12,253 miles (19,720 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Kumamoto Airport", other names for KMJ include "熊本空港" and "Kumamoto Kūkō".
- The closest airport to Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) is Saga Airport (HSG), which is located 39 miles (62 kilometers) NW of KMJ.
- Because of Kumamoto Airport's relatively low elevation of 632 feet, planes can take off or land at Kumamoto 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.
- Kumamoto was one of three nationally-owned airports to turn a profit in fiscal year 2011.
- Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) currently has only 1 runway.




