Nonstop flight route between Kōchi, Japan and Casa Grande, Arizona, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kōchi Airport (KCZ), Kōchi, Japan and Casa Grande Municipal Airport (CGZ), Casa Grande, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,179 miles (or 9,945 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 Casa Grande Municipal 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 Casa Grande Municipal 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 | 
| Airport Names: | 
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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: | CGZ / KCGZ | 
| Airport Name: | Casa Grande Municipal Airport | 
| Location: | Casa Grande, Arizona, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°57'17"N by 111°46'0"W | 
| Area Served: | Casa Grande, Arizona | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of Casa Grande | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1464 feet (446 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from CGZ | 
| More Information: | CGZ Maps & Info | 
Facts about Kōchi Airport (KCZ):
- The closest airport to Kōchi Airport (KCZ) is Takamatsu Airport (TAK), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) NNE of KCZ.
- On 13 March 2007, All Nippon Airways Flight 1603, a Bombardier Dash 8, bound from Osaka to Kōchi, landed safely at the Kochi Airport after the front wheel of the plane failed to deploy.
- Kōchi Airport (KCZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Kōchi Airport", another name for KCZ is "高知空港".
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Casa Grande Municipal Airport (CGZ):
- The closest airport to Casa Grande Municipal Airport (CGZ) is Phoenix–Mesa Gateway Airport (AZA), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) NNE of CGZ.
- Casa Grande Municipal Airport (CGZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- On February 7, 2013 a twin engine Beechcraft King Air crashed at Casa Grande at 11:45 a.m.
- The furthest airport from Casa Grande Municipal Airport (CGZ) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,477 miles (18,470 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.




