Nonstop flight route between Osaka, Japan and Kerman, Iran:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kansai International Airport (KIX), Osaka, Japan and Kerman International Airport (KER), Kerman, Iran would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,460 miles (or 7,178 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 Kansai International Airport and Kerman International 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 Kansai International Airport and Kerman International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kansai International Airport (KIX):

• In addition to being known as "Kansai International Airport", other names for KIX include "関西国際空港" and "Kansai Kokusai Kūkō".
• In May 2011, the Diet of Japan passed legislation to form a new Kansai International Airport Corporation using the state's existing equity stake in Kansai Airport and its property holdings at Itami Airport.
• The furthest airport from Kansai International Airport (KIX) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 11,980 miles (19,279 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
• Kansai International Airport (KIX) has 2 runways.
• As of 2008, the total cost of Kansai Airport was $20 billion including land reclamation, two runways, terminals and facilities.
• The initial plan called for completion in fiscal year 2015, but NKIAC announced in July 2013 that completion would be postponed by one year due to Jetstar Japan canceling plans to establish a second domestic base at KIX, as well as decreased traffic to and from the People's Republic of China due to recent issues in Sino-Japanese relations.
• Because of Kansai International Airport's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Kansai 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 bidding and construction of the airport was a source of international trade friction during the late 1980s and early 1990s.
• The closest airport to Kansai International Airport (KIX) is Kobe Airport (UKB), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) N of KIX.

Facts about Kerman International Airport (KER):

• Kerman International Airport (KER) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Kerman International Airport (KER) is Sirjan Airport (SYJ), which is located 92 miles (148 kilometers) WSW of KER.
• The furthest airport from Kerman International Airport (KER) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,584 miles (18,643 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• Because of Kerman International Airport's high elevation of 5,741 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at KER. Combined with a high temperature, this could make KER a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.