Nonstop flight route between Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan and Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yakushima Airport (KUM), Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan and Madrid–Torrejón Airport (TOJ), Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,727 miles (or 10,826 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 Yakushima Airport and Madrid–Torrejón 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 Yakushima Airport and Madrid–Torrejón Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KUM / RJFC |
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| Location: | Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°23'8"N by 130°39'33"E |
| Area Served: | Yakushima, Japan |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 122 feet (37 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KUM |
| More Information: | KUM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TOJ / LETO |
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| Location: | Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°29'48"N by 3°26'44"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil: Aena Military: Spanish Air Force (Ejército del Aire) |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 2026 feet (618 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TOJ |
| More Information: | TOJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Yakushima Airport (KUM):
- The furthest airport from Yakushima Airport (KUM) is Salgado Filho International Airport (POA), which is nearly antipodal to Yakushima Airport (meaning Yakushima Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Salgado Filho International Airport), and is located 12,324 miles (19,834 kilometers) away in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Yakushima Airport", other names for KUM include "屋久島空港" and "Yakushima Kūkō".
- The closest airport to Yakushima Airport (KUM) is Kagoshima Airport (KOJ), which is located 98 miles (158 kilometers) N of KUM.
- Because of Yakushima Airport's relatively low elevation of 122 feet, planes can take off or land at Yakushima 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.
- Yakushima Airport (KUM) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Madrid–Torrejón Airport (TOJ):
- In addition to being known as "Madrid–Torrejón Airport", other names for TOJ include "Aeropuerto de Madrid/Barajas", "Torrejón Air Base" and "Base Aérea de Torrejón".
- Madrid–Torrejón Airport is a commercial airport in Spain.
- In January 1988, Spain and the United States announced jointly that agreement had been reached in principle on a new base agreement with an initial term of eight years, essentially meeting the conditions demanded by Spain.
- Madrid–Torrejón Airport (TOJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- After the 1991 cease-fire in Iraq, plans proceeded to close Torrejon Air Base.
- The furthest airport from Madrid–Torrejón Airport (TOJ) is Palmerston North Airport (PMR), which is nearly antipodal to Madrid–Torrejón Airport (meaning Madrid–Torrejón Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Palmerston North Airport), and is located 12,386 miles (19,933 kilometers) away in Palmerston North, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Madrid–Torrejón Airport (TOJ) is Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1] (MAD), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) WSW of TOJ.
