Nonstop flight route between Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan and Aviano, Pordenone, Italy:
Departure Airport:
(28°19'17"N by 129°55'41"E)
Arrival Airport:
(46°1'53"N by 12°35'48"E)
Distance from KKX to AVB:
5,977.38 miles (9,619.64 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kikai Airport (KKX), Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan and Aviano Air Base (AVB), Aviano, Pordenone, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,977 miles (or 9,620 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 Kikai Airport and Aviano Air Base, 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 Kikai Airport and Aviano Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KKX / RJKI |
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| Location: | Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°19'17"N by 129°55'41"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 15 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KKX |
| More Information: | KKX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AVB / LIPA |
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| Location: | Aviano, Pordenone, Italy |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°1'53"N by 12°35'48"E |
| View all routes: | Routes from AVB |
| More Information: | AVB Maps & Info |
Facts about Kikai Airport (KKX):
- Because of Kikai Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Kikai 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 "Kikai Airport", other names for KKX include "Kikai/Kikaigashima Island Airport", "喜界空港" and "Kikai Kūkō".
- Kikai Airport (KKX) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Kikai Airport (KKX) is Amami Airport (ASJ), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) WNW of KKX.
- The furthest airport from Kikai Airport (KKX) is Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ), which is nearly antipodal to Kikai Airport (meaning Kikai Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport), and is located 12,397 miles (19,952 kilometers) away in Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
Facts about Aviano Air Base (AVB):
- The closest airport to Aviano Air Base (AVB) is Belluno Airport (BLX), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) WNW of AVB.
- In addition to being known as "Aviano Air Base", another name for AVB is "Aviano AB".
- To avoid losing the wing’s heritage and history as the highest scoring Army Air Force unit in the Mediterranean Theater in WWII, the impressive combat record in Vietnam and number of significant firsts they produced in the early years of the Air Force, the 31 FW was chosen to move rather than fade into obscurity.
- The furthest airport from Aviano Air Base (AVB) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,968 miles (19,261 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In 2007, the 555th FS deployed to Kunsan AB, Republic of Korea.
- During World War II, both the Italian Air Force and the German Luftwaffe flew missions from Aeroporto Pagliano e Gori.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 15.13 miles (24.35 km) WNW | Amami Airport (ASJ) | Amami Island, Japan |     |
| 2 | 149.26 miles (240.21 km) NNE | Yakushima Airport (KUM) | Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan | |
| 3 | 171.51 miles (276.01 km) SW | Iejima Airport (IEJ) | Iejima, Japan | |
| 4 | 185.37 miles (298.33 km) SSE | Kitadaito Airport (KTD) | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 5 | 189.70 miles (305.29 km) SSE | Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 6 | 189.93 miles (305.66 km) SW | Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 7 | 203.01 miles (326.71 km) SW | Naha Airport (OKA) | Okinawa, Japan | |
| 8 | 203.51 miles (327.51 km) SW | Aguni Airport (AGJ) | Aguni, Japan | |
| 9 | 219.81 miles (353.75 km) SW | Kerama Airport (KJP) | Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 10 | 245.16 miles (394.54 km) N | Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) | Kagoshima, Japan | |
| 11 | 261.95 miles (421.56 km) NNE | Miyazaki Airport (KMI) | Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan | |
| 12 | 307.20 miles (494.40 km) NNW | Fukue Airport (FUJ) | Gotō, Nagasaki, Japan | |
| 13 | 316.85 miles (509.91 km) N | Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) | Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan | |
| 14 | 317.52 miles (511.00 km) N | Nagasaki Airport (NGS) | Nagasaki, Japan | |
| 15 | 334.34 miles (538.07 km) N | Saga Airport (HSG) | Saga, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,397.41 miles (19,951.65 km) SSE | Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) | Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,388.47 miles (19,937.27 km) SW | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,333.76 miles (19,849.22 km) WSW | Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,323.89 miles (19,833.33 km) SE | Ângelo Ponzoni Municipal Airport (VIA) | Videira, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,318.38 miles (19,824.46 km) SSE | Carlos Alberto da Costa Neves Airport (CFC) | Caçador, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,316.45 miles (19,821.35 km) SE | Santa Terezinha Municipal Airport (JCB) | Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,304.48 miles (19,802.09 km) SW | Navegantes Airport (NVT) | Navegantes, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,303.56 miles (19,800.62 km) SSE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,299.39 miles (19,793.91 km) E | Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB) | Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,294.77 miles (19,786.47 km) ESE | Erechim Airport (ERM) | Erechim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,292.38 miles (19,782.61 km) ESE | Olavo Cecco Rigon Airport (CCI) | Concórdia, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 12 | 12,279.97 miles (19,762.65 km) SSE | José Cleto Airport (QVB) | União da Vitória, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 13 | 12,272.04 miles (19,749.89 km) SSW | Joinville-Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport (JOI) | Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 14 | 12,258.41 miles (19,727.96 km) ESE | Serafin Enoss Bertaso Airport (XAP) | Chapecó, Brazil | |
| 15 | 12,236.26 miles (19,692.30 km) SSW | Afonso Pena International Airport (CWB) | Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 19.15 miles (30.82 km) WNW | Belluno Airport (BLX) | Belluno, Italy | |
| 2 | 32.57 miles (52.41 km) SW | Treviso-Sant'Angelo Airport (TSF) | Treviso, Italy | |
| 3 | 38.22 miles (61.51 km) SSW | Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) | Venice, Italy | |
| 4 | 44.07 miles (70.92 km) NNW | Cortina Airport (CDF) | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | |
| 5 | 44.36 miles (71.39 km) ESE | Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) | Trieste, Italy | |
| 6 | 56.86 miles (91.51 km) SW | Padua “Gino Allegri” Airport (QPA) | Padua, Italy | |
| 7 | 60.37 miles (97.15 km) WSW | Vicenza “Tommaso Dal Molin” Airport (VIC) | Vicenza, Italy | |
| 8 | 62.41 miles (100.44 km) SE | Portorož Airport (POW) | Portorož, Slovenia | |
| 9 | 67.56 miles (108.72 km) WNW | Bolzano Airport (BZO) | Bolzano, Italy | |
| 10 | 90.02 miles (144.87 km) E | Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU) | Ljubljana, Slovenia | |
| 11 | 93.14 miles (149.90 km) ENE | Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) | Klagenfurt, Austria | |
| 12 | 93.39 miles (150.29 km) WSW | Verona Airport (VRN) | Verona, Italy | |
| 13 | 101.51 miles (163.36 km) SE | Pula Airport (PUY) | Pula, Croatia | |
| 14 | 103.64 miles (166.79 km) NW | Innsbruck Airport (INN) | Innsbruck, Austria | |
| 15 | 110.72 miles (178.18 km) ESE | Rijeka Airport (RJK) | Rijeka, Croatia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,968.32 miles (19,261.09 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,535.48 miles (18,564.51 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,521.45 miles (18,541.93 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,519.98 miles (18,539.56 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,497.14 miles (18,502.80 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,492.69 miles (18,495.65 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,488.00 miles (18,488.09 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,466.53 miles (18,453.55 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,458.31 miles (18,440.32 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,457.84 miles (18,439.55 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,457.62 miles (18,439.20 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,454.62 miles (18,434.39 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,441.38 miles (18,413.06 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,439.66 miles (18,410.30 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,417.71 miles (18,374.98 km) ESE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |