Nonstop flight route between Nepalgunj, Nepal and Iejima, Japan:
Departure Airport:
(28°6'12"N by 81°40'0"E)
Arrival Airport:
(26°43'21"N by 127°47'12"E)
Distance from KEP to IEJ:
2,813.23 miles (4,527.45 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Nepalgunj Airport (KEP), Nepalgunj, Nepal and Iejima Airport (IEJ), Iejima, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,813 miles (or 4,527 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 Iejima 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 Iejima 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: | IEJ / RORE |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Iejima, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°43'21"N by 127°47'12"E |
| Area Served: | Ie, Iejima, Japan |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 238 feet (73 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IEJ |
| More Information: | IEJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Nepalgunj Airport (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.
- 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.
- The airport resides at an elevation of 540 feet above mean sea level.
- Nepalgunj Airport (KEP) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
Facts about Iejima Airport (IEJ):
- Iejima Airport (IEJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Iejima Airport's relatively low elevation of 238 feet, planes can take off or land at Iejima 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 Iejima Airport (IEJ) is Olavo Cecco Rigon Airport (CCI), which is nearly antipodal to Iejima Airport (meaning Iejima Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Olavo Cecco Rigon Airport), and is located 12,404 miles (19,962 kilometers) away in Concórdia, Amazonas, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Iejima Airport (IEJ) is Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) S of IEJ.
- In addition to being known as "Iejima Airport", another name for IEJ is "伊江島空港".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 48.34 miles (77.79 km) NE | Chaurjahari Rukumkot Airport (RUK) | Rukumkot, Nepal |     |
| 2 | 82.69 miles (133.08 km) NNW | Sanphebagar Airport (FEB) | Sanfebagar, Nepal | |
| 3 | 86.96 miles (139.95 km) NNE | Jumla Airport (JUM) | Jumla, Nepal | |
| 4 | 92.77 miles (149.30 km) NE | Dolpa Airport (DOP) | Dolpa, Nepal | |
| 5 | 96.48 miles (155.27 km) N | Bajura Airport (BJU) | Bajura, Nepal | |
| 6 | 103.37 miles (166.35 km) NNW | Bajhang Airport (BJH) | Bajhang, Nepal | |
| 7 | 104.41 miles (168.04 km) SSW | Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport (LKO) | Lucknow, India | |
| 8 | 109.67 miles (176.50 km) WNW | Mahendranagar Airport (XMG) | Mahendranagar, Mahakali, Nepal | |
| 9 | 114.61 miles (184.44 km) ESE | Gautam Buddha Airport Bhairahawa Airport (BWA) | Bhairawa, Nepal | |
| 10 | 129.36 miles (208.18 km) N | Simikot Airport (IMK) | Simikot, Nepal | |
| 11 | 132.27 miles (212.87 km) E | Chaurjhari Airport (HRJ) | Chaurjhari, Nepal | |
| 12 | 133.39 miles (214.67 km) ENE | Jomsom Airport (JMO) | Jomsom, Nepal | |
| 13 | 140.53 miles (226.16 km) SSW | Kanpur Airport कानपुर हवाई अड्डा کان پور ہوائی اڈا (KNU) | Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| 14 | 141.19 miles (227.22 km) E | Pokhara Airport (PKR) | Pokhara, Nepal | |
| 15 | 144.34 miles (232.29 km) SE | Gorakhpur Airport (GOP) | Gorakhpur, India | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,755.19 miles (18,918.10 km) E | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 10,852.27 miles (17,465.00 km) WSW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 3 | 10,808.53 miles (17,394.60 km) WSW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 4 | 10,808.37 miles (17,394.35 km) WSW | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 5 | 10,800.05 miles (17,380.95 km) WSW | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 6 | 10,796.27 miles (17,374.87 km) W | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 7 | 10,791.67 miles (17,367.46 km) SW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 8 | 10,790.00 miles (17,364.77 km) WSW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 9 | 10,786.35 miles (17,358.91 km) WSW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 10 | 10,765.96 miles (17,326.08 km) WSW | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 11 | 10,765.26 miles (17,324.96 km) SW | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 12 | 10,762.13 miles (17,319.92 km) SW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 13 | 10,751.00 miles (17,302.01 km) SW | Frutillar Airport (FRT) | Frutillar, Chile | |
| 14 | 10,744.63 miles (17,291.77 km) SW | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 15 | 10,743.52 miles (17,289.98 km) SW | El Tepual International Airport (PMC) | Puerto Montt, Chile | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.64 miles (41.27 km) S | Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 2 | 34.93 miles (56.21 km) WSW | Aguni Airport (AGJ) | Aguni, Japan | |
| 3 | 37.42 miles (60.22 km) SSW | Naha Airport (OKA) | Okinawa, Japan | |
| 4 | 48.97 miles (78.82 km) SW | Kerama Airport (KJP) | Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 5 | 166.84 miles (268.51 km) NE | Amami Airport (ASJ) | Amami Island, Japan | |
| 6 | 171.51 miles (276.01 km) NE | Kikai Airport (KKX) | Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan | |
| 7 | 204.95 miles (329.84 km) SW | Miyako Airport (MMY) | Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 8 | 210.19 miles (338.27 km) SW | Shimojishima Airport (SHI) | Shimojishima, Japan | |
| 9 | 223.71 miles (360.02 km) ESE | Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 10 | 225.69 miles (363.21 km) ESE | Kitadaito Airport (KTD) | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 11 | 278.12 miles (447.59 km) SW | Ishigaki Airport (ISG) | Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 12 | 307.28 miles (494.52 km) NE | Yakushima Airport (KUM) | Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan | |
| 13 | 309.31 miles (497.78 km) SW | Hateruma Airport (HTR) | Hateruma, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 14 | 337.61 miles (543.32 km) WSW | Yonaguni Airport (OGN) | Yonaguni, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 15 | 392.92 miles (632.34 km) NNE | Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) | Kagoshima, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,403.61 miles (19,961.63 km) SSW | Olavo Cecco Rigon Airport (CCI) | Concórdia, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,397.14 miles (19,951.22 km) SE | Serafin Enoss Bertaso Airport (XAP) | Chapecó, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,385.54 miles (19,932.55 km) SW | Santa Terezinha Municipal Airport (JCB) | Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,371.91 miles (19,910.61 km) S | Erechim Airport (ERM) | Erechim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,368.97 miles (19,905.88 km) WSW | Ângelo Ponzoni Municipal Airport (VIA) | Videira, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,367.00 miles (19,902.71 km) SE | Paulo Abdala Airport (FBE) | Francisco Beltrao, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,358.33 miles (19,888.75 km) WSW | José Cleto Airport (QVB) | União da Vitória, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,358.08 miles (19,888.36 km) W | Carlos Alberto da Costa Neves Airport (CFC) | Caçador, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,357.09 miles (19,886.76 km) E | Hélio Wasum Airport (SQX) | São Miguel do Oeste, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,335.10 miles (19,851.37 km) SSW | Tancredo Thomas de Faria Airport (GPB) | Guarapuava, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,331.35 miles (19,845.33 km) S | Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB) | Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 12 | 12,297.39 miles (19,790.69 km) WSW | Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) | Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 13 | 12,293.45 miles (19,784.34 km) SE | Adalberto Mendes da Silva Airport (CAC) | Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 14 | 12,285.60 miles (19,771.70 km) E | Eldorado Airport (ELO) | Eldorado, Misiones, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,285.28 miles (19,771.19 km) SE | João Batista Bos Filho Airport (IJU) | Ijuí, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |