Nonstop flight route between Kushiro, Hokkaidō, Japan and Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States:
Departure Airport:
(43°2'26"N by 144°11'35"E)
Arrival Airport:
(19°44'20"N by 156°2'44"W)
Distance from KUH to KOA:
3,783.81 miles (6,089.43 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kushiro Airport (KUH), Kushiro, Hokkaidō, Japan and Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA), Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,784 miles (or 6,089 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 Kushiro Airport and Kona International Airport at Keāhole, 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 Kushiro Airport and Kona International Airport at Keāhole. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KUH / RJCK |
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| Location: | Kushiro, Hokkaidō, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°2'26"N by 144°11'35"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 311 feet (95 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KUH |
| More Information: | KUH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KOA / PHKO |
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| Location: | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°44'20"N by 156°2'44"W |
| Area Served: | Kailua-Kona, Hawaii |
| Operator/Owner: | Hawaii Department of Transportation |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 47 feet (14 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KOA |
| More Information: | KOA Maps & Info |
Facts about Kushiro Airport (KUH):
- There is no rail link
- Because of Kushiro Airport's relatively low elevation of 311 feet, planes can take off or land at Kushiro 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.
- Kushiro Airport has a passenger terminal on three levels, all scheduled flights use the same terminal.
- In addition to being known as "Kushiro Airport", other names for KUH include "釧路空港" and "Kushiro Kūkō".
- Kushiro Airport is an airport located 9 NM west northwest of Kushiro, Hokkaidō, Japan.
- The furthest airport from Kushiro Airport (KUH) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 11,268 miles (18,133 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Kushiro Airport (KUH) is Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB), which is located 53 miles (86 kilometers) NE of KUH.
- Kushiro Airport (KUH) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA):
- The closest airport to Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) is Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) ENE of KOA.
- A small museum, the Astronaut Ellison S.
- The furthest airport from Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) is Maun Airport (MUB), which is nearly antipodal to Kona International Airport at Keāhole (meaning Kona International Airport at Keāhole is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maun Airport), and is located 12,399 miles (19,954 kilometers) away in Maun, Botswana.
- The full extent of the airport's impact and shift in tourism can be seen in Hawaii Island Strategic Plan for 2006 to 2015.
- Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Japan Airlines' Kona-Tokyo flight that started in 1996 ended in 2010, so Hawaii Island's only scheduled international flight is to Vancouver.Hawaiian Airlines filed an application with the US Department of Transportation for nonstop flights from Kona to Tokyo's Haneda Airport restoring the link between the two cities after Japan Airlines ended flights to Narita Airport in 2010.
- Kona International Airport at Keāhole handled 2,649,493 passengers last year.
- Because of Kona International Airport at Keāhole's relatively low elevation of 47 feet, planes can take off or land at Kona International Airport at Keāhole 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.
- It was originally known as Ke-āhole Airport, since the ʻāhole fish was found nearby.
- Kona International at Keahole Airport covers 2,700 acres at an elevation of 47 feet above mean sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Kona International Airport at Keāhole", another name for KOA is "Kona International Airport".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 53.49 miles (86.09 km) NE | Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB) | Nakashibetsu, Japan |     |
| 2 | 53.78 miles (86.54 km) WSW | Tokachi-Obihiro Airport (OBO) | Obihiro, Tokachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 3 | 58.04 miles (93.40 km) N | Memanbetsu Airport (MMB) | Kitami, Japan | |
| 4 | 95.78 miles (154.14 km) NNW | Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport (MBE) | Monbetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan | |
| 5 | 97.90 miles (157.55 km) WNW | Asahikawa Airport (AKJ) | Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 6 | 127.86 miles (205.78 km) W | New Chitose Airport (CTS) | Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 7 | 193.08 miles (310.74 km) WSW | Hakodate Airport (HKD) | Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan | |
| 8 | 201.68 miles (324.58 km) NW | Wakkanai Airport (WKJ) | Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 9 | 217.01 miles (349.25 km) SW | Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō (MSJ) | Misawa, Aomori, Japan | |
| 10 | 221.98 miles (357.24 km) SW | JMSDF Hachinohe Air Base (HHE) | Hachinohe, Honshū, Japan | |
| 11 | 240.61 miles (387.22 km) SW | Aomori Airport (AOJ) | Aomori, Japan | |
| 12 | 251.32 miles (404.46 km) WSW | Okushiri Airport (OIR) | Okushiri, Okushiri Island, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 13 | 275.29 miles (443.03 km) NNW | Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport (UUS) | Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin Island, Russia | |
| 14 | 278.70 miles (448.53 km) SW | Odate-Noshiro Airport (ONJ) | Kitaakita, Akita, Japan | |
| 15 | 295.81 miles (476.06 km) SSW | Hanamaki Airport (HNA) | Morioka, Honshū, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,267.58 miles (18,133.38 km) SE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,260.12 miles (18,121.36 km) ESE | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 3 | 11,254.47 miles (18,112.27 km) SE | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 11,250.15 miles (18,105.31 km) ESE | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 5 | 11,243.77 miles (18,095.04 km) E | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 6 | 11,242.71 miles (18,093.34 km) SE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,236.99 miles (18,084.14 km) E | Miramar Airport (MJR) | Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 8 | 11,225.20 miles (18,065.17 km) ESE | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 9 | 11,224.35 miles (18,063.80 km) SE | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 10 | 11,215.49 miles (18,049.53 km) ESE | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 11 | 11,199.63 miles (18,024.01 km) SE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,196.46 miles (18,018.91 km) E | Necochea Airport (NEC) | Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 13 | 11,192.39 miles (18,012.36 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 14 | 11,191.58 miles (18,011.05 km) SE | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,158.06 miles (17,957.11 km) SE | Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 22.48 miles (36.17 km) ENE | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 30.51 miles (49.10 km) NE | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 38.31 miles (61.66 km) NNE | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 64.87 miles (104.40 km) E | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 73.04 miles (117.54 km) N | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 83.92 miles (135.06 km) NNW | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 93.15 miles (149.91 km) NW | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 93.84 miles (151.02 km) NNW | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 118.13 miles (190.12 km) NNW | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 119.04 miles (191.58 km) NW | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 163.28 miles (262.78 km) NW | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 163.28 miles (262.78 km) NW | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 170.02 miles (273.61 km) NW | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 176.58 miles (284.17 km) NW | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 188.47 miles (303.31 km) NW | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,399.15 miles (19,954.45 km) ESE | Maun Airport (MUB) | Maun, Botswana | |
| 2 | 12,290.65 miles (19,779.84 km) S | Katima Mulilo Airport (MPA) | Katima Mulilo, Namibia | |
| 3 | 12,283.01 miles (19,767.54 km) SSW | Kasane Airport (BBK) | Kasane, Botswana | |
| 4 | 12,269.29 miles (19,745.46 km) SW | Victoria Falls Airport (VFA) | Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe | |
| 5 | 12,256.57 miles (19,724.99 km) SW | Livingstone Airport (LVI) | Livingstone, Zambia | |
| 6 | 12,236.13 miles (19,692.10 km) SE | Ghanzi Airport (GNZ) | Ghanzi, Botswana | |
| 7 | 12,222.52 miles (19,670.19 km) WSW | Hwange National Park Airport (HWN) | Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe | |
| 8 | 12,195.57 miles (19,626.82 km) ESE | Dirico Airport (DRC) | Dirico, Angola | |
| 9 | 12,188.69 miles (19,615.75 km) WSW | Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base (FRW) | Francistown, Botswana | |
| 10 | 12,145.44 miles (19,546.14 km) SSW | Ngoma Airport (ZGM) | Ngoma, Zambia | |
| 11 | 12,133.75 miles (19,527.32 km) ESE | Rundu Airport (NDU) | Rundu, Okavango Region, Namibia | |
| 12 | 12,133.18 miles (19,526.42 km) W | Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ) | Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | |
| 13 | 12,122.59 miles (19,509.37 km) S | Mongu Airport (MNR) | Mongu, Western Province, Zambia | |
| 14 | 12,111.09 miles (19,490.87 km) SSE | Hukuntsi Airport (HUK) | Hukuntsi, Botswana | |
| 15 | 12,097.68 miles (19,469.29 km) S | Jwaneng Airport (JWA) | Jwaneng, Botswana | |