Nonstop flight route between Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan and Kasos Island, Greece:
Departure Airport:
(28°19'17"N by 129°55'41"E)
Arrival Airport:
(35°25'16"N by 26°54'36"E)
Distance from KKX to KSJ:
5,768.62 miles (9,283.67 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kikai Airport (KKX), Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan and Kasos Island Public Airport (KSJ), Kasos Island, Greece would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,769 miles (or 9,284 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 Kasos Island Public 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 Kikai Airport and Kasos Island Public Airport. 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: | KSJ / LGKS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Kasos Island, Greece |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°25'16"N by 26°54'36"E |
| Elevation: | 35 feet (11 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KSJ |
| More Information: | KSJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Kikai Airport (KKX):
- Kikai Airport (KKX) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Kikai Airport", other names for KKX include "Kikai/Kikaigashima Island Airport", "喜界空港" and "Kikai Kūkō".
- The closest airport to Kikai Airport (KKX) is Amami Airport (ASJ), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) WNW of 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.
- 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 Kasos Island Public Airport (KSJ):
- Kasos Island Public Airport (KSJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kasos Island Public Airport (KSJ) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,533 miles (18,561 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- In addition to being known as "Kasos Island Public Airport", another name for KSJ is "Δημοτικός Αερολιμένας Κάσου".
- Because of Kasos Island Public Airport's relatively low elevation of 35 feet, planes can take off or land at Kasos Island Public 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 closest airport to Kasos Island Public Airport (KSJ) is Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) E of KSJ.
| 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 | 13.32 miles (21.44 km) E | Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK) | Karpathos, Greece | |
| 2 | 47.75 miles (76.84 km) WSW | Sitia Airport (JSH) | Sitia, Crete, Greece | |
| 3 | 85.43 miles (137.49 km) NNW | Astypalaia Island National Airport (JTY) | Astypalaia Island, Greece | |
| 4 | 94.63 miles (152.29 km) NE | Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" (RHO) | Rhodes, Greece | |
| 5 | 95.34 miles (153.43 km) N | Kos Island International Airport, Hippocrates (KGS) | Kos Island, Greece | |
| 6 | 97.61 miles (157.08 km) W | Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) | Heraklion, Crete, Greece | |
| 7 | 104.76 miles (168.59 km) NW | Santorini National Airport (JTR) | Santorini, Thira, Greece | |
| 8 | 121.99 miles (196.32 km) N | Leros Municipal Airport (LRS) | Leros, Greece | |
| 9 | 126.08 miles (202.90 km) NNE | Imsik Airport (BXN) | Bodrum, Turkey | |
| 10 | 133.17 miles (214.32 km) NNE | Milas–Bodrum Airport (BJV) | Muğla, Turkey | |
| 11 | 137.99 miles (222.07 km) NE | Dalaman International Airport (DLM) | Muğla, Turkey | |
| 12 | 143.28 miles (230.59 km) NW | Naxos Island National Airport (JNX) | Naxos Island, Greece | |
| 13 | 148.10 miles (238.34 km) NW | Paros National Airport (PAS) | Paros, Greece | |
| 14 | 155.50 miles (250.25 km) W | Chania International Airport, "Daskalogiannis" (CHQ) | Chania, Greece | |
| 15 | 156.75 miles (252.26 km) N | Samos International Airport "Aristarchos of Samos" (SMI) | Samos Island, Greece | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,533.33 miles (18,561.05 km) S | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,458.10 miles (18,439.98 km) SSE | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 3 | 11,373.62 miles (18,304.02 km) SSE | Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) | Avarua, Cook Islands | |
| 4 | 11,349.51 miles (18,265.23 km) SSE | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) | Mauke Island, Cook Islands | |
| 5 | 11,324.40 miles (18,224.80 km) SSE | Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) | Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands | |
| 6 | 11,184.13 miles (17,999.06 km) S | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,181.08 miles (17,994.16 km) S | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,136.14 miles (17,921.84 km) S | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,123.34 miles (17,901.23 km) S | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,122.97 miles (17,900.65 km) S | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,104.15 miles (17,870.35 km) SSW | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,095.34 miles (17,856.18 km) SW | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,070.94 miles (17,816.91 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,051.38 miles (17,785.42 km) WSW | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,026.16 miles (17,744.84 km) SW | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |