Nonstop flight route between Kumasi, Ghana and Kagoshima, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kumasi Airport (KMS), Kumasi, Ghana and Kagoshima Airport (KOJ), Kagoshima, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,321 miles (or 13,391 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 Kumasi Airport and Kagoshima 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 Kumasi Airport and Kagoshima Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KMS / DGSI |
| Airport Name: | Kumasi Airport |
| Location: | Kumasi, Ghana |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°42'51"N by 1°35'26"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 942 feet (287 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KMS |
| More Information: | KMS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KOJ / RJFK |
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| Location: | Kagoshima, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°48'11"N by 130°43'0"E |
| Area Served: | Kagoshima, Japan |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (airfield) Kagoshima Airport Building Co., Ltd. (terminal) |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 892 feet (272 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KOJ |
| More Information: | KOJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Kumasi Airport (KMS):
- The closest airport to Kumasi Airport (KMS) is Sunyani Airport (NYI), which is located 68 miles (109 kilometers) NW of KMS.
- The furthest airport from Kumasi Airport (KMS) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Kumasi Airport (meaning Kumasi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,301 miles (19,796 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
- Kumasi Airport (KMS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Kumasi Airport's relatively low elevation of 942 feet, planes can take off or land at Kumasi 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 Airport is currently undergoing rehabilitation to become an International Airport.
Facts about Kagoshima Airport (KOJ):
- Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) is Salgado Filho International Airport (POA), which is nearly antipodal to Kagoshima Airport (meaning Kagoshima Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Salgado Filho International Airport), and is located 12,269 miles (19,745 kilometers) away in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) is Miyazaki Airport (KMI), which is located 43 miles (70 kilometers) E of KOJ.
- Because of Kagoshima Airport's relatively low elevation of 892 feet, planes can take off or land at Kagoshima 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.
- In addition to being known as "Kagoshima Airport", other names for KOJ include "鹿児島空港" and "Kagoshima Kūkō".
