Nonstop flight route between Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan and Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kumamoto Airport (KMJ), Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan and Alberni Valley Regional Airport (YPB), Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,108 miles (or 8,221 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 Alberni Valley Regional 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 Alberni Valley Regional 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: | YPB / |
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Location: | Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°19'18"N by 124°55'51"W |
Operator/Owner: | Regional District Alberni-Clayoquot |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 250 feet (76 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YPB |
More Information: | YPB Maps & Info |
Facts about Kumamoto Airport (KMJ):
- Kumamoto Airport, also known as Aso Kumamoto Airport, is an airport in Mashiki, Kumamoto, Japan.
- Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Kumamoto Airport", other names for KMJ include "熊本空港" and "Kumamoto Kūkō".
- China Airlines charter service to Kaohsiung was announced in 2014 in order to cater to packaged tours from Taiwan.
- 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 closest airport to Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) is Saga Airport (HSG), which is located 39 miles (62 kilometers) NW of KMJ.
- 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.
Facts about Alberni Valley Regional Airport (YPB):
- Because of Alberni Valley Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 250 feet, planes can take off or land at Alberni Valley Regional 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 Alberni Valley Regional Airport (YPB) is Qualicum Beach Airport (XQU), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) E of YPB.
- The furthest airport from Alberni Valley Regional Airport (YPB) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,703 miles (17,225 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- In addition to being known as "Alberni Valley Regional Airport", another name for YPB is "CBS8".
- Alberni Valley Regional Airport (YPB) currently has only 1 runway.