Nonstop flight route between Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan and Ikerasak, Greenland:
Departure Airport:
(25°56'40"N by 131°19'36"E)
Arrival Airport:
(70°29'44"N by 51°18'11"W)
Distance from KTD to IKE:
5,772.16 miles (9,289.37 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kitadaito Airport (KTD), Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan and Ikerasak Heliport (IKE), Ikerasak, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,772 miles (or 9,289 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 Kitadaito Airport and Ikerasak Heliport, 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 Kitadaito Airport and Ikerasak Heliport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KTD / RORK |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 25°56'40"N by 131°19'36"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Okinawa Prefecture |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 71 feet (22 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KTD |
| More Information: | KTD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IKE / BGIA |
| Airport Name: | Ikerasak Heliport |
| Location: | Ikerasak, Greenland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 70°29'44"N by 51°18'11"W |
| Area Served: | Ikerasak, Greenland |
| Operator/Owner: | Mittarfeqarfiit |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 66 feet (20 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from IKE |
| More Information: | IKE Maps & Info |
Facts about Kitadaito Airport (KTD):
- Only a round flight from Naha, to Kitadaitō and Minami Daito Airport, back to Naha is operated everyday.
- The closest airport to Kitadaito Airport (KTD) is Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) SSW of KTD.
- Because of Kitadaito Airport's relatively low elevation of 71 feet, planes can take off or land at Kitadaito 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.
- Kitadaito Airport (KTD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kitadaito Airport (KTD) is Joinville-Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport (JOI), which is nearly antipodal to Kitadaito Airport (meaning Kitadaito Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Joinville-Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport), and is located 12,416 miles (19,982 kilometers) away in Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Kitadaito Airport", other names for KTD include "北大東空港" and "Kitadaitō Kūkō".
Facts about Ikerasak Heliport (IKE):
- The furthest airport from Ikerasak Heliport (IKE) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,417 miles (16,765 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
- Because of Ikerasak Heliport's relatively low elevation of 66 feet, planes can take off or land at Ikerasak Heliport 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 Ikerasak Heliport (IKE) is Uummannaq Heliport (UMD), which is located 23 miles (36 kilometers) NW of IKE.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 7.84 miles (12.61 km) SSW | Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan |     |
| 2 | 185.37 miles (298.33 km) NNW | Kikai Airport (KKX) | Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan | |
| 3 | 198.36 miles (319.24 km) NNW | Amami Airport (ASJ) | Amami Island, Japan | |
| 4 | 222.42 miles (357.95 km) W | Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 5 | 225.69 miles (363.21 km) WNW | Iejima Airport (IEJ) | Iejima, Japan | |
| 6 | 229.11 miles (368.72 km) W | Naha Airport (OKA) | Okinawa, Japan | |
| 7 | 250.84 miles (403.68 km) W | Kerama Airport (KJP) | Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 8 | 257.12 miles (413.79 km) W | Aguni Airport (AGJ) | Aguni, Japan | |
| 9 | 309.51 miles (498.11 km) N | Yakushima Airport (KUM) | Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan | |
| 10 | 385.01 miles (619.62 km) W | Miyako Airport (MMY) | Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 11 | 393.52 miles (633.30 km) W | Shimojishima Airport (SHI) | Shimojishima, Japan | |
| 12 | 406.47 miles (654.14 km) N | Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) | Kagoshima, Japan | |
| 13 | 409.96 miles (659.77 km) N | Miyazaki Airport (KMI) | Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan | |
| 14 | 459.98 miles (740.27 km) WSW | Ishigaki Airport (ISG) | Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 15 | 477.07 miles (767.77 km) N | Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) | Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,416.07 miles (19,981.69 km) SSE | Joinville-Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport (JOI) | Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,394.43 miles (19,946.86 km) SE | Afonso Pena International Airport (CWB) | Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,385.63 miles (19,932.70 km) SE | Bacacheri Airport (BFH) | Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,372.26 miles (19,911.17 km) S | Navegantes Airport (NVT) | Navegantes, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,317.34 miles (19,822.79 km) S | Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,291.66 miles (19,781.45 km) SSE | Avelino Vieira Airport (AAG) | Arapoti, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,286.81 miles (19,773.66 km) E | José Cleto Airport (QVB) | União da Vitória, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,284.84 miles (19,770.48 km) ESE | Carlos Alberto da Costa Neves Airport (CFC) | Caçador, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,275.72 miles (19,755.80 km) SE | Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) | Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,266.72 miles (19,741.33 km) ESE | Ângelo Ponzoni Municipal Airport (VIA) | Videira, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,255.28 miles (19,722.91 km) ESE | Tancredo Thomas de Faria Airport (GPB) | Guarapuava, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 12 | 12,251.12 miles (19,716.23 km) SSW | Bertram Luiz Leupolz State Airport (SOD) | Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 13 | 12,239.70 miles (19,697.84 km) ESE | Santa Terezinha Municipal Airport (JCB) | Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 14 | 12,239.32 miles (19,697.23 km) SSE | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 15 | 12,232.68 miles (19,686.54 km) SW | São Paulo/Congonhas Airport (CGH) | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 22.62 miles (36.40 km) NW | Uummannaq Heliport (UMD) | Uummannaq, Greenland | |
| 2 | 23.11 miles (37.20 km) NNW | Saattut Heliport (SAE) | Saattut, Greenland | |
| 3 | 34.24 miles (55.11 km) S | Qeqertaq Heliport (PQT) | Qeqertaq, Greenland | |
| 4 | 35.95 miles (57.85 km) WNW | Qaarsut Airport (JQA) | Qaarsut / Uummannaq, Greenland | |
| 5 | 40.86 miles (65.76 km) NNW | Ukkusissat Heliport (JUK) | Ukkusissat, Greenland | |
| 6 | 57.86 miles (93.12 km) WNW | Niaqornat Heliport (NIQ) | Niaqornat, Greenland | |
| 7 | 85.08 miles (136.92 km) NNW | Nuugaatsiaq Heliport (JUU) | Nuugaatsiaq, Greenland | |
| 8 | 86.72 miles (139.56 km) S | Ilulissat Airport (JAV) | Ilulissat, Greenland | |
| 9 | 101.06 miles (162.64 km) SSW | Qeqertarsuaq Heliport (JGO) | Qeqertarsuaq, Greenland | |
| 10 | 116.00 miles (186.69 km) S | Qasigiannguit Heliport (JCH) | Qasigiannguit, Greenland | |
| 11 | 121.37 miles (195.33 km) SSW | Kitsissuarsuit Heliport (QJE) | Kitsissuarsuit, Greenland | |
| 12 | 127.62 miles (205.39 km) SSW | Aasiaat Airport (JEG) | Aasiaat, Greenland | |
| 13 | 129.38 miles (208.21 km) S | Ikamiut Heliport (QJI) | Ikamiut, Greenland | |
| 14 | 159.93 miles (257.38 km) SSW | Niaqornaarsuk Heliport (QMK) | Niaqornaarsuk, Greenland | |
| 15 | 160.10 miles (257.66 km) NNW | Kangersuatsiaq Heliport (KGQ) | Kangersuatsiaq, Greenland | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,417.04 miles (16,764.56 km) SSW | Hobart International Airport (HBA) | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,352.21 miles (16,660.23 km) WSW | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,333.12 miles (16,629.51 km) SSW | Launceston Airport (LST) | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,317.44 miles (16,604.26 km) WSW | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,316.05 miles (16,602.04 km) SSW | Devonport Airport (DPO) | Devonport, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,311.58 miles (16,594.85 km) SSW | Burnie Airport (BWT) | Burnie, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,307.25 miles (16,587.86 km) SSW | St Helens Airport (HLS) | St. Helens, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,306.80 miles (16,587.15 km) SSW | Smithton Airport (SIO) | Smithton, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,305.69 miles (16,585.36 km) SSW | George Town Aerodrome (GEE) | George Town, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,252.79 miles (16,500.23 km) SSW | King Island Airport (KNS) | Currie, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,249.23 miles (16,494.49 km) WSW | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,226.41 miles (16,457.77 km) SSW | Flinders Island Airport (FLS) | Flinders Island, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,221.36 miles (16,449.64 km) WSW | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,220.79 miles (16,448.73 km) WSW | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,215.36 miles (16,439.98 km) WSW | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |