Nonstop flight route between Julia Creek, Queensland, Australia and Komatsu, Ishikawa, Japan:
Departure Airport:
(20°40'5"S by 141°43'20"E)
Arrival Airport:
(36°23'38"N by 136°24'26"E)
Distance from JCK to KMQ:
3,957.87 miles (6,369.56 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Julia Creek Airport (JCK), Julia Creek, Queensland, Australia and Komatsu Airport (KMQ), Komatsu, Ishikawa, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,958 miles (or 6,370 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 Julia Creek Airport and Komatsu 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 Julia Creek Airport and Komatsu Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | JCK / YJLC |
| Airport Name: | Julia Creek Airport |
| Location: | Julia Creek, Queensland, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°40'5"S by 141°43'20"E |
| Operator/Owner: | McKinlay Shire Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 404 feet (123 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from JCK |
| More Information: | JCK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KMQ / RJNK |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Komatsu, Ishikawa, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°23'38"N by 136°24'26"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Ishikawa Prefecture / JASDF |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 22 feet (7 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KMQ |
| More Information: | KMQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Julia Creek Airport (JCK):
- The furthest airport from Julia Creek Airport (JCK) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,543 miles (18,576 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
- The closest airport to Julia Creek Airport (JCK) is Elrose Mine Airport (ERQ), which is located 51 miles (82 kilometers) WSW of JCK.
- Julia Creek Airport (JCK) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Julia Creek Airport's relatively low elevation of 404 feet, planes can take off or land at Julia Creek 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 Komatsu Airport (KMQ):
- Komatsu Airport (KMQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Komatsu Airport's relatively low elevation of 22 feet, planes can take off or land at Komatsu 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 Japan Air Self-Defense Force Komatsu Base shares the runway with civil aviation.
- Ishikawa Prefecture set aside funds for an airport promotion committee in 2012 amid expectations that the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen in 2015 would impact traffic on the Komatsu-Tokyo route.
- The airport was originally a base of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.
- In addition to being known as "Komatsu Airport", other names for KMQ include "小松飛行場" and "Komatsu Hikōjō".
- The furthest airport from Komatsu Airport (KMQ) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 11,864 miles (19,093 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Komatsu Airport (KMQ) is Fukui Airport (FKJ), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) SSW of KMQ.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 50.90 miles (81.92 km) WSW | Elrose Mine Airport (ERQ) | Eloise Copper Mine, Queensland, Australia |     |
| 2 | 78.74 miles (126.72 km) W | Cloncurry Airport (CNJ) | Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia | |
| 3 | 90.02 miles (144.88 km) E | Richmond Airport (RCM) | Richmond, Queensland, Australia | |
| 4 | 96.88 miles (155.91 km) SSW | Trepell Airport (TQP) | Trapell, Queensland, Australia | |
| 5 | 144.41 miles (232.41 km) W | Mount Isa Airport (ISA) | Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia | |
| 6 | 162.02 miles (260.74 km) E | Hughenden Airport (HGD) | Hughenden, Queensland, Australia | |
| 7 | 194.25 miles (312.62 km) SW | Boulia Airport (BQL) | Boulia, Queensland, Australia | |
| 8 | 209.06 miles (336.45 km) SSW | Springvale Airport (KSV) | Springvale, Queensland, Australia | |
| 9 | 229.51 miles (369.36 km) NNW | Karumba Airport (KRB) | Karumba, Queensland, Australia | |
| 10 | 231.99 miles (373.35 km) NNE | Abingdon Airport (ABG) | Abingdon, Queensland, Australia | |
| 11 | 238.92 miles (384.51 km) WNW | Camooweal Airport (CML) | Camooweal, Queensland, Australia | |
| 12 | 247.13 miles (397.71 km) NW | Burketown Airport (BUC) | Burketown, Queensland, Australia | |
| 13 | 251.68 miles (405.03 km) SE | Longreach Airport (LRE) | Longreach, Queensland, Australia | |
| 14 | 267.03 miles (429.75 km) NW | Doomadgee Airport (DMD) | Doomadgee Mission, Queensland, Australia | |
| 15 | 275.97 miles (444.13 km) SE | Aramac Airport (AXC) | Aramac, Queensland, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,542.72 miles (18,576.16 km) WNW | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 2 | 11,532.54 miles (18,559.78 km) WNW | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 11,478.66 miles (18,473.07 km) WNW | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,445.54 miles (18,419.76 km) WNW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,441.90 miles (18,413.90 km) WNW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 6 | 11,398.11 miles (18,343.44 km) WNW | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 7 | 11,387.10 miles (18,325.71 km) WNW | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 11,381.13 miles (18,316.10 km) WNW | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 11,376.45 miles (18,308.58 km) WNW | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 10 | 11,078.18 miles (17,828.55 km) NNW | Horta International Airport (HOR) | Horta, Azores, Portugal | |
| 11 | 11,071.28 miles (17,817.45 km) NNW | Flores Airport (FLW) | Flores Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 12 | 11,069.13 miles (17,814.00 km) NNW | Pico Airport (PIX) | Pico Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 13 | 11,067.78 miles (17,811.83 km) W | La Güera Airport (ZLG) | La Güera, Western Sahara | |
| 14 | 11,065.29 miles (17,807.81 km) W | Nouadhibou International Airport (NDB) | Nouadhibou, Mauritania | |
| 15 | 11,062.05 miles (17,802.61 km) NNW | Santa Maria Airport (SMA) | Santa Maria, Portugal | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 20.14 miles (32.41 km) SSW | Fukui Airport (FKJ) | Fukui, Honshu, Japan | |
| 2 | 46.74 miles (75.22 km) ENE | Toyama Airport (TOY) | Toyama, Toyama, Japan | |
| 3 | 83.85 miles (134.94 km) SSE | Nagoya Airfield (NKM) | Nagoya, Japan | |
| 4 | 85.85 miles (138.15 km) E | Matsumoto Airport (MMJ) | Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan | |
| 5 | 108.42 miles (174.49 km) SSE | Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) | Nagoya, Japan | |
| 6 | 123.80 miles (199.23 km) SSW | Osaka International Airport (ITM) | Itami (near Osaka), Japan | |
| 7 | 123.80 miles (199.23 km) SSW | Osaka International Airport (OSA) | Osaka, Japan | |
| 8 | 138.70 miles (223.21 km) SSW | Kobe Airport (UKB) | Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan | |
| 9 | 149.02 miles (239.83 km) SE | Shizuoka Airport (FSZ) | Shizuoka, Honshu, Japan | |
| 10 | 150.69 miles (242.52 km) SSW | Kansai International Airport (KIX) | Osaka, Japan | |
| 11 | 182.64 miles (293.94 km) SW | Okayama Airport (OKJ) | Okayama, Japan | |
| 12 | 183.86 miles (295.89 km) NE | Niigata Airport (KIJ) | Niigata, Japan | |
| 13 | 187.82 miles (302.27 km) WSW | Miho-Yonago Airport (YGJ) | Yonago, Tottori, Japan | |
| 14 | 192.64 miles (310.02 km) E | Utsunomiya Air Field (QUT) | Nikkō / Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan | |
| 15 | 197.36 miles (317.63 km) ESE | Tokyo International Airport (HND) | Tokyo, Honshū, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,864.05 miles (19,093.30 km) ESE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,841.64 miles (19,057.23 km) ESE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,814.70 miles (19,013.87 km) SE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 4 | 11,807.82 miles (19,002.80 km) SE | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 5 | 11,788.24 miles (18,971.29 km) ESE | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 6 | 11,782.55 miles (18,962.14 km) E | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 7 | 11,769.62 miles (18,941.32 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 8 | 11,767.97 miles (18,938.66 km) SSE | Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,742.19 miles (18,897.18 km) ESE | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,730.69 miles (18,878.67 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 11 | 11,730.45 miles (18,878.29 km) E | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 12 | 11,724.98 miles (18,869.48 km) SE | Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) | Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,715.47 miles (18,854.17 km) SSE | Navegantes Airport (NVT) | Navegantes, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,692.37 miles (18,817.00 km) SE | Santa Maria Airport (RIA) | Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,691.91 miles (18,816.26 km) E | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |