Nonstop flight route between Kocaeli, Turkey and Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan:
Departure Airport:
(40°44'6"N by 30°5'0"E)
Arrival Airport:
(32°50'13"N by 130°51'19"E)
Distance from KCO to KMJ:
5,279.87 miles (8,497.11 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cengiz Topel Airport Cengiz Topel Havalimanı (KCO), Kocaeli, Turkey and Kumamoto Airport (KMJ), Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,280 miles (or 8,497 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KCO / LTBQ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Kocaeli, Turkey |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°44'6"N by 30°5'0"E |
| Area Served: | Kocaeli |
| Operator/Owner: | Turkish Navy |
| Airport Type: | military and public |
| Elevation: | 182 feet (55 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KCO |
| More Information: | KCO 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 Cengiz Topel Airport Cengiz Topel Havalimanı (KCO):
- Topel Airport was originally a Turkish Air Force facility.
- Cengiz Topel Airport Cengiz Topel Havalimanı (KCO) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Cengiz Topel Airport Cengiz Topel Havalimanı's relatively low elevation of 182 feet, planes can take off or land at Cengiz Topel Airport Cengiz Topel Havalimanı 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.
- In addition to being known as "Cengiz Topel Airport Cengiz Topel Havalimanı", another name for KCO is "KCO[1]".
- The furthest airport from Cengiz Topel Airport Cengiz Topel Havalimanı (KCO) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,169 miles (17,975 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- The base was assigned to NATO on October 28, 1981.
- The closest airport to Cengiz Topel Airport Cengiz Topel Havalimanı (KCO) is İstanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) WNW of KCO.
Facts about Kumamoto Airport (KMJ):
- In addition to being known as "Kumamoto Airport", other names for KMJ include "熊本空港" and "Kumamoto Kūkō".
- 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.
- The closest airport to Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) is Saga Airport (HSG), which is located 39 miles (62 kilometers) NW of 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 42.02 miles (67.63 km) WNW | İstanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) | Istanbul, Turkey |     |
| 2 | 43.00 miles (69.20 km) SW | Yenişehir Airport (YEI) | Yenişehir, Bursa, Turkey | |
| 3 | 67.92 miles (109.31 km) SSE | Eskişehir Anadolu Airport (AOE) | Eskişehir, Turkey | |
| 4 | 68.38 miles (110.05 km) WNW | Istanbul Atatürk Airport (IST) | Istanbul, Turkey | |
| 5 | 70.78 miles (113.91 km) SSE | Eskişehir Air Base (ESK) | Eskişehir, Turkey | |
| 6 | 112.21 miles (180.58 km) S | Zafer Airport (KZR) | Kütahya, Turkey | |
| 7 | 114.29 miles (183.93 km) WSW | Bandırma Airport (BDM) | Bandırma, Turkey | |
| 8 | 116.34 miles (187.23 km) WNW | Çorlu Airport (TEQ) | Tekirdag, Turkey | |
| 9 | 117.19 miles (188.60 km) ENE | Zonguldak Airport (ONQ) | Zonguldak, Turkey | |
| 10 | 137.53 miles (221.33 km) WSW | Balıkesir Airport (BZI) | Balıkesir, Turkey | |
| 11 | 141.48 miles (227.69 km) SSE | Afyon Airport (AFY) | Afyon, Turkey | |
| 12 | 145.57 miles (234.28 km) SSW | Uṣak Airport (USQ) | Usak, Turkey | |
| 13 | 158.76 miles (255.50 km) ESE | Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) | Ankara, Turkey | |
| 14 | 181.48 miles (292.06 km) WSW | Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport (Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport) (EDO) | Balıkesir, Turkey | |
| 15 | 183.44 miles (295.21 km) NW | Burgas Airport (BOJ) | Burgas, Bulgaria | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,169.36 miles (17,975.29 km) S | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,069.40 miles (17,814.43 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,053.90 miles (17,789.48 km) SSE | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 4 | 10,968.02 miles (17,651.27 km) SSE | Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) | Avarua, Cook Islands | |
| 5 | 10,947.86 miles (17,618.83 km) SSE | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) | Mauke Island, Cook Islands | |
| 6 | 10,936.83 miles (17,601.08 km) SW | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 10,922.00 miles (17,577.21 km) SSE | Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) | Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands | |
| 8 | 10,904.79 miles (17,549.52 km) SSW | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 10,835.23 miles (17,437.56 km) S | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 10,830.66 miles (17,430.21 km) S | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 10,814.99 miles (17,404.99 km) SSW | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 10,799.80 miles (17,380.55 km) S | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 10,782.93 miles (17,353.40 km) SSW | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 10,773.94 miles (17,338.94 km) S | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 10,754.84 miles (17,308.19 km) S | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 38.64 miles (62.19 km) NW | Saga Airport (HSG) | Saga, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| 2 | 54.92 miles (88.38 km) W | Nagasaki Airport (NGS) | Nagasaki, Japan | |
| 3 | 56.66 miles (91.18 km) NNW | Fukuoka Airport (FUK) | Fukuoka, Japan | |
| 4 | 67.61 miles (108.81 km) NE | Oita Airport (OIT) | Oita, Japan | |
| 5 | 69.24 miles (111.43 km) N | Kokura Airport (KKJ) | Kita Kyūshū, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| 6 | 71.89 miles (115.70 km) S | Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) | Kagoshima, Japan | |
| 7 | 74.82 miles (120.42 km) SSE | Miyazaki Airport (KMI) | Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan | |
| 8 | 79.36 miles (127.71 km) NNE | Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ) | Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan | |
| 9 | 88.23 miles (141.99 km) NW | Iki Airport (IKI) | Iki, Iki Island, Japan | |
| 10 | 118.11 miles (190.09 km) W | Fukue Airport (FUJ) | Gotō, Nagasaki, Japan | |
| 11 | 126.55 miles (203.66 km) ENE | Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) | Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan | |
| 12 | 137.96 miles (222.02 km) NNE | Iwami Airport (IWJ) | Masuda, Shimane, Japan, Japan | |
| 13 | 162.18 miles (261.00 km) NE | Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) | Hiroshima, Honshū, Japan | |
| 14 | 169.79 miles (273.24 km) S | Yakushima Airport (KUM) | Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan | |
| 15 | 169.92 miles (273.46 km) ENE | Kōchi Airport (KCZ) | Kōchi, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,253.25 miles (19,719.64 km) ESE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,235.20 miles (19,690.59 km) ESE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,206.87 miles (19,645.01 km) SSE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,152.16 miles (19,556.96 km) S | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,139.31 miles (19,536.27 km) E | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 6 | 12,134.41 miles (19,528.39 km) E | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 7 | 12,129.57 miles (19,520.61 km) ESE | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,109.99 miles (19,489.09 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 9 | 12,092.22 miles (19,460.50 km) SE | Santa Maria Airport (RIA) | Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,081.02 miles (19,442.46 km) SSE | Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) | Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,078.05 miles (19,437.70 km) S | Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 12 | 12,068.11 miles (19,421.69 km) ESE | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 13 | 12,067.32 miles (19,420.41 km) SSE | Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB) | Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 14 | 12,043.85 miles (19,382.64 km) ESE | Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido International Airport (RVY) | Rivera, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 15 | 12,033.74 miles (19,366.39 km) E | Tacuarembó Airport (TAW) | Tacuarembó, Tacuarembó, Uruguay | |