Nonstop flight route between Kōchi, Japan and Bhubaneswar, India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kōchi Airport (KCZ), Kōchi, Japan and Biju Patnaik Airport (BBI), Bhubaneswar, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,059 miles (or 4,924 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 Kōchi Airport and Biju Patnaik 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 Kōchi Airport and Biju Patnaik Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KCZ / RJOK |
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| Location: | Kōchi, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°32'45"N by 133°40'9"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Japan |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 29 feet (9 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KCZ |
| More Information: | KCZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BBI / VEBS |
| Airport Name: | Biju Patnaik Airport |
| Location: | Bhubaneswar, India |
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°14'39"N by 85°49'4"E |
| Area Served: | Bhubaneswar |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 138 feet (42 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BBI |
| More Information: | BBI Maps & Info |
Facts about Kōchi Airport (KCZ):
- In addition to being known as "Kōchi Airport", another name for KCZ is "高知空港".
- The runway was expanded in 1960 and 1980 and later to 2,500 metres to handle larger aircraft.
- Kōchi Airport (KCZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kōchi Airport (KCZ) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is nearly antipodal to Kōchi Airport (meaning Kōchi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rio Grande Regional Airport), and is located 12,083 miles (19,446 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- Because of Kōchi Airport's relatively low elevation of 29 feet, planes can take off or land at Kōchi 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.
- Kōchi Airport was originally built in 1944 as Kōchi Airfield for the Imperial Japanese Navy and from 1945 to 1952 the airport was under command of US forces.
- The closest airport to Kōchi Airport (KCZ) is Takamatsu Airport (TAK), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) NNE of KCZ.
- The 120 ha airport has a single runway handling small to medium size aircraft.
Facts about Biju Patnaik Airport (BBI):
- The furthest airport from Biju Patnaik Airport (BBI) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,362 miles (18,285 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Biju Patnaik Airport (BBI) has 2 runways.
- Because of Biju Patnaik Airport's relatively low elevation of 138 feet, planes can take off or land at Biju Patnaik 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.
- Biju Patnaik Airport is situated around 3 kilometres south of the city center.
- As of 2014, the airport is planned to start international operations after the 2014 Indian General Elections, connecting the city to Southeast Asia and the Middle East.
- The closest airport to Biju Patnaik Airport (BBI) is Rourkela Airport (RRK), which is located 153 miles (247 kilometers) NNW of BBI.
