Nonstop flight route between Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan and Chongjin, North Korea, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kikai Airport (KKX), Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan and Chongjin Airport (RGO), Chongjin, North Korea, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 906 miles (or 1,458 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 Kikai Airport and Chongjin Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | RGO / |
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| Location: | Chongjin, North Korea, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°25'46"N by 129°38'55"E |
| Area Served: | Chongjin |
| Airport Type: | Commercial and military |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RGO |
| More Information: | RGO Maps & Info |
Facts about Kikai Airport (KKX):
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Chongjin Airport (RGO):
- There is one runway in Chongjin Airport, originally 1,200m long, but which was extended to 2,000m.
- The furthest airport from Chongjin Airport (RGO) is Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ), which is located 11,983 miles (19,285 kilometers) away in Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.
- In addition to being known as "Chongjin Airport", other names for RGO include "어랑공항" and "Eorang Gonghang".
- The closest airport to Chongjin Airport (RGO) is Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport (YNJ), which is located 101 miles (162 kilometers) N of RGO.
- Chongjin Airport (RGO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport also serves Rason, which is about a three-hour drive away.
