Nonstop flight route between Kōchi, Japan and Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kōchi Airport (KCZ), Kōchi, Japan and Mount Hagen Airport (HGU), Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,808 miles (or 4,519 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 Mount Hagen 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 Mount Hagen 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: | HGU / AYMH | 
| Airport Name: | Mount Hagen Airport | 
| Location: | Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°49'36"S by 144°17'45"E | 
| Area Served: | Mount Hagen | 
| Elevation: | 5388 feet (1,642 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from HGU | 
| More Information: | HGU Maps & Info | 
Facts about Kōchi Airport (KCZ):
- 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.
 - The closest airport to Kōchi Airport (KCZ) is Takamatsu Airport (TAK), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) NNE of KCZ.
 - 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.
 - In addition to being known as "Kōchi Airport", another name for KCZ is "高知空港".
 - 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.
 - Kōchi Airport (KCZ) currently has only 1 runway.
 
Facts about Mount Hagen Airport (HGU):
- Mount Hagen Airport (HGU) has 2 runways.
 - The furthest airport from Mount Hagen Airport (HGU) is Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR), which is located 11,745 miles (18,902 kilometers) away in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
 - Because of Mount Hagen Airport's high elevation of 5,388 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at HGU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make HGU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
 - The closest airport to Mount Hagen Airport (HGU) is Chimbu Airport (CMU), which is located 48 miles (78 kilometers) ESE of HGU.
 
