Nonstop flight route between Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan and Tamarindo, Costa Rica:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kumamoto Airport (KMJ), Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan and Tamarindo Airport (TNO), Tamarindo, Costa Rica would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,600 miles (or 13,840 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 Kumamoto Airport and Tamarindo 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 Kumamoto Airport and Tamarindo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KMJ / RJFT | 
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| Location: | Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°50'13"N by 130°51'19"E | 
| Area Served: | Mashiki, | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 632 feet (193 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KMJ | 
| More Information: | KMJ Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TNO / MRTM | 
| Airport Name: | Tamarindo Airport | 
| Location: | Tamarindo, Costa Rica | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°19'1"N by 85°49'1"W | 
| Airport Type: | Private | 
| Elevation: | 43 feet (13 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from TNO | 
| More Information: | TNO Maps & Info | 
Facts about Kumamoto Airport (KMJ):
- Because of Kumamoto Airport's relatively low elevation of 632 feet, planes can take off or land at Kumamoto 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 Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is nearly antipodal to Kumamoto Airport (meaning Kumamoto Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rio Grande Regional Airport), and is located 12,253 miles (19,720 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
 - Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) currently has only 1 runway.
 - Kumamoto Airport, also known as Aso Kumamoto Airport, is an airport in Mashiki, Kumamoto, Japan.
 - The closest airport to Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) is Saga Airport (HSG), which is located 39 miles (62 kilometers) NW of KMJ.
 - In addition to being known as "Kumamoto Airport", other names for KMJ include "熊本空港" and "Kumamoto Kūkō".
 
Facts about Tamarindo Airport (TNO):
- Tamarindo Airport (TNO) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The furthest airport from Tamarindo Airport (TNO) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Tamarindo Airport (meaning Tamarindo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,216 miles (19,659 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
 - Because of Tamarindo Airport's relatively low elevation of 43 feet, planes can take off or land at Tamarindo 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 Tamarindo Airport (TNO) is Nosara Airport (NOB), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SSE of TNO.
 
