Nonstop flight route between Nepalgunj, Nepal and Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Nepalgunj Airport (KEP), Nepalgunj, Nepal and Hakodate Airport (HKD), Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,411 miles (or 5,490 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 Nepalgunj Airport and Hakodate 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 Nepalgunj Airport and Hakodate Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KEP / VNNG | 
| Airport Name: | Nepalgunj Airport | 
| Location: | Nepalgunj, Nepal | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°6'12"N by 81°40'0"E | 
| Area Served: | Nepalgunj, Nepal | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 540 feet (165 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KEP | 
| More Information: | KEP Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HKD / RJCH | 
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| Location: | Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°46'12"N by 140°49'18"E | 
| Area Served: | Hakodate, Japan | 
| Operator/Owner: | MLIT | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 112 feet (34 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from HKD | 
| More Information: | HKD Maps & Info | 
Facts about Nepalgunj Airport (KEP):
- The furthest airport from Nepalgunj Airport (KEP) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,755 miles (18,918 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
 - Nepalgunj Airport (KEP) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The airport resides at an elevation of 540 feet above mean sea level.
 - Nepalgunj Airport is an airport serving Nepalgunj, a municipality in Banke district of the Bheri zone in Nepal.
 - The closest airport to Nepalgunj Airport (KEP) is Chaurjahari Rukumkot Airport (RUK), which is located 48 miles (78 kilometers) NE of KEP.
 - Because of Nepalgunj Airport's relatively low elevation of 540 feet, planes can take off or land at Nepalgunj 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 Hakodate Airport (HKD):
- Hakodate Airport (HKD) currently has only 1 runway.
 - On September 6, 1976, Soviet pilot Viktor Belenko defected to the West by landing a MiG-25 Foxbat aircraft at Hakodate Airport.
 - The furthest airport from Hakodate Airport (HKD) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 11,458 miles (18,440 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
 - Because of Hakodate Airport's relatively low elevation of 112 feet, planes can take off or land at Hakodate 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 "Hakodate Airport", other names for HKD include "函館空港" and "Hakodate Kūkō".
 - The closest airport to Hakodate Airport (HKD) is Aomori Airport (AOJ), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) S of HKD.
 
