Nonstop flight route between Kaohsiung, Taiwan and Tokyo, Honshū, Japan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kaohsiung International Airport (Kaohsiung Siaogang Airport) (KHH), Kaohsiung, Taiwan and Tokyo International Airport (HND), Tokyo, Honshū, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,472 miles (or 2,369 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 relatively short distance between Kaohsiung International Airport (Kaohsiung Siaogang Airport) and Tokyo International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Kaohsiung International Airport (Kaohsiung Siaogang Airport) (KHH):

• In addition to being known as "Kaohsiung International Airport (Kaohsiung Siaogang Airport)", other names for KHH include "高雄國際航空站高雄小港機場" and "Gāoxióng Guójì Hángkōngzhàn Gāoxióng Xiǎogǎng Jīchǎng".
• The furthest airport from Kaohsiung International Airport (Kaohsiung Siaogang Airport) (KHH) is Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport (ESG), which is nearly antipodal to Kaohsiung International Airport (Kaohsiung Siaogang Airport) (meaning Kaohsiung International Airport (Kaohsiung Siaogang Airport) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport), and is located 12,365 miles (19,899 kilometers) away in Mariscal Estigarribia, Paraguay.
• The closest airport to Kaohsiung International Airport (Kaohsiung Siaogang Airport) (KHH) is Tainan Airport (TNN), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NNW of KHH.
• Kaohsiung International Airport (Kaohsiung Siaogang Airport) (KHH) currently has only 1 runway.
• Both China Airlines and Uni Air operate charter flights from Kaohsiung to many Japanese cities including Asahigawa, Hakodate, Sapporo, Hanamaki, Obihiro, Nagasaki and Kumamoto, mostly during long vacations.
• Originally built as an Imperial Japanese Navy Air Squadron base in 1938 during the Taiwan under Japanese rule era, Kaohsiung Airport retained its military purpose when the Republic of China government first took control of Taiwan.
• Because of Kaohsiung International Airport (Kaohsiung Siaogang Airport)'s relatively low elevation of 30 feet, planes can take off or land at Kaohsiung International Airport (Kaohsiung Siaogang 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.
• After the Taiwan High Speed Rail's inauguration in January 2007, the Kaohsiung airport suffered great losses in passenger/flight movements.

Facts about Tokyo International Airport (HND):

• In addition to being known as "Tokyo International Airport", other names for HND include "東京国際空港" and "Tōkyō Kokusai Kūkō".
• Haneda Airport is open 24 hours.
• The Tokyo Monorail opened between Haneda and central Tokyo in 1964, in time for the Tokyo Olympics.
• A third terminal for international flights was completed in October 2010.
• In October 2006, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao reached an informal agreement to launch bilateral talks regarding an additional city-to-city service between Haneda and Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport.
• Tokyo International Airport (HND) has 4 runways.
• The closest airport to Tokyo International Airport (HND) is Narita International Airport (NRT), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) ENE of HND.
• Haneda Airfield first opened in 1931 on a small piece of bayfront land at the south end of today's airport complex.
• Because of Tokyo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at Tokyo International 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 Tokyo International Airport (HND) is Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM), which is located 11,722 miles (18,864 kilometers) away in Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil.