Nonstop flight route between Komatsu, Ishikawa, Japan and Riverside, California, United States:
Departure Airport:
(36°23'38"N by 136°24'26"E)
Arrival Airport:
(33°57'6"N by 117°26'41"W)
Distance from KMQ to RAL:
5,639.65 miles (9,076.11 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Komatsu Airport (KMQ), Komatsu, Ishikawa, Japan and Riverside Municipal Airport (RAL), Riverside, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,640 miles (or 9,076 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 Komatsu Airport and Riverside Municipal 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 Komatsu Airport and Riverside Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KMQ / RJNK |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Komatsu, Ishikawa, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°23'38"N by 136°24'26"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Ishikawa Prefecture / JASDF |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 22 feet (7 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KMQ |
| More Information: | KMQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RAL / KRAL |
| Airport Name: | Riverside Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Riverside, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°57'6"N by 117°26'41"W |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Riverside |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 818 feet (249 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RAL |
| More Information: | RAL Maps & Info |
Facts about Komatsu Airport (KMQ):
- In addition to being known as "Komatsu Airport", other names for KMQ include "小松飛行場" and "Komatsu Hikōjō".
- Because of Komatsu Airport's relatively low elevation of 22 feet, planes can take off or land at Komatsu 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.
- Komatsu Airport (KMQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The base was handed over to the Japan Air Self-Defense Force in 1958 and designated as a jet fighter base in 1960.
- The airport was originally a base of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.
- The furthest airport from Komatsu Airport (KMQ) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 11,864 miles (19,093 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Komatsu Airport (KMQ) is Fukui Airport (FKJ), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) SSW of KMQ.
Facts about Riverside Municipal Airport (RAL):
- The closest airport to Riverside Municipal Airport (RAL) is Flabob Airport (RIR), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) NE of RAL.
- Scheduled flights to Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport on Western Express Air ended when that airline ceased operations at the end of May 2007.
- Because of Riverside Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 818 feet, planes can take off or land at Riverside Municipal 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.
- Riverside Municipal Airport (RAL) has 2 runways.
- Runway 9/27 was paved about 1956 and Bonanza Air Lines appeared soon after.
- The furthest airport from Riverside Municipal Airport (RAL) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,462 miles (18,446 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- "FedEx Express donated a Boeing 727-200F to California Baptist University for its new aviation science program.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 20.14 miles (32.41 km) SSW | Fukui Airport (FKJ) | Fukui, Honshu, Japan |     |
| 2 | 46.74 miles (75.22 km) ENE | Toyama Airport (TOY) | Toyama, Toyama, Japan | |
| 3 | 83.85 miles (134.94 km) SSE | Nagoya Airfield (NKM) | Nagoya, Japan | |
| 4 | 85.85 miles (138.15 km) E | Matsumoto Airport (MMJ) | Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan | |
| 5 | 108.42 miles (174.49 km) SSE | Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) | Nagoya, Japan | |
| 6 | 123.80 miles (199.23 km) SSW | Osaka International Airport (ITM) | Itami (near Osaka), Japan | |
| 7 | 123.80 miles (199.23 km) SSW | Osaka International Airport (OSA) | Osaka, Japan | |
| 8 | 138.70 miles (223.21 km) SSW | Kobe Airport (UKB) | Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan | |
| 9 | 149.02 miles (239.83 km) SE | Shizuoka Airport (FSZ) | Shizuoka, Honshu, Japan | |
| 10 | 150.69 miles (242.52 km) SSW | Kansai International Airport (KIX) | Osaka, Japan | |
| 11 | 182.64 miles (293.94 km) SW | Okayama Airport (OKJ) | Okayama, Japan | |
| 12 | 183.86 miles (295.89 km) NE | Niigata Airport (KIJ) | Niigata, Japan | |
| 13 | 187.82 miles (302.27 km) WSW | Miho-Yonago Airport (YGJ) | Yonago, Tottori, Japan | |
| 14 | 192.64 miles (310.02 km) E | Utsunomiya Air Field (QUT) | Nikkō / Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan | |
| 15 | 197.36 miles (317.63 km) ESE | Tokyo International Airport (HND) | Tokyo, Honshū, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,864.05 miles (19,093.30 km) ESE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,841.64 miles (19,057.23 km) ESE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,814.70 miles (19,013.87 km) SE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 4 | 11,807.82 miles (19,002.80 km) SE | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 5 | 11,788.24 miles (18,971.29 km) ESE | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 6 | 11,782.55 miles (18,962.14 km) E | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 7 | 11,769.62 miles (18,941.32 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 8 | 11,767.97 miles (18,938.66 km) SSE | Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,742.19 miles (18,897.18 km) ESE | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,730.69 miles (18,878.67 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 11 | 11,730.45 miles (18,878.29 km) E | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 12 | 11,724.98 miles (18,869.48 km) SE | Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) | Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,715.47 miles (18,854.17 km) SSE | Navegantes Airport (NVT) | Navegantes, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,692.37 miles (18,817.00 km) SE | Santa Maria Airport (RIA) | Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,691.91 miles (18,816.26 km) E | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 3.25 miles (5.22 km) NE | Flabob Airport (RIR) | Riverside/Rubidoux, California, United States | |
| 2 | 11.10 miles (17.86 km) W | Chino Airport (CNO) | Chino, California, United States | |
| 3 | 11.48 miles (18.47 km) NW | LA/Ontario International Airport (ONT) | Ontario (near Los Angeles), California, United States | |
| 4 | 11.73 miles (18.87 km) ESE | March Air Reserve Base (RIV) | Riverside, California, United States | |
| 5 | 15.58 miles (25.07 km) NE | San Bernardino International Airport (SBT) | San Bernardino, California, United States | |
| 6 | 15.58 miles (25.07 km) NE | Norton Air Force Base (SBD) | San Bernardino, California, United States | |
| 7 | 17.74 miles (28.55 km) NW | Cable Airport (CCB) | Upland, California, United States | |
| 8 | 21.57 miles (34.71 km) WNW | Brackett Field (POC) | La Verne, California, United States | |
| 9 | 25.16 miles (40.49 km) SW | MCAS El Toro (NZJ) | Santa Ana, California, United States | |
| 10 | 28.55 miles (45.94 km) ESE | Hemet-Ryan AirportRyan Field (HMT) | Hemet, California, United States | |
| 11 | 30.91 miles (49.74 km) SW | John Wayne Airport (SNA) | Santa Ana, California, United States | |
| 12 | 31.16 miles (50.14 km) W | Fullerton Municipal Airport (FUL) | Fullerton, California, United States | |
| 13 | 34.14 miles (54.94 km) E | Banning Municipal Airport (BNG) | Banning, California, United States | |
| 14 | 35.02 miles (56.36 km) WNW | San Gabriel Valley (El Monte) Airport (EMT) | El Monte, California, United States | |
| 15 | 41.58 miles (66.92 km) WSW | Long Beach Airport (JLB) | Long Beach, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,461.85 miles (18,446.01 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 2 | 11,456.10 miles (18,436.77 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,454.81 miles (18,434.69 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 11,437.13 miles (18,406.24 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 11,316.72 miles (18,212.46 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,201.69 miles (18,027.32 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,190.17 miles (18,008.79 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,159.28 miles (17,959.07 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 11,073.69 miles (17,821.34 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 11,037.69 miles (17,763.40 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 11,029.88 miles (17,750.82 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 11,028.27 miles (17,748.24 km) ESE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 11,008.33 miles (17,716.14 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,997.81 miles (17,699.21 km) ESE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,991.15 miles (17,688.49 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |