Nonstop flight route between Le Havre, France and Kagoshima, Japan:
Departure Airport:
(49°32'2"N by 0°5'17"E)
Arrival Airport:
(31°48'11"N by 130°43'0"E)
Distance from LEH to KOJ:
6,052.92 miles (9,741.20 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Le Havre - Octeville Airport (LEH), Le Havre, France and Kagoshima Airport (KOJ), Kagoshima, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,053 miles (or 9,741 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 Le Havre - Octeville 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 Le Havre - Octeville 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: | LEH / LFOH |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Le Havre, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°32'2"N by 0°5'17"E |
| Area Served: | Le Havre |
| Operator/Owner: | SNC-Lavalin Aéroports |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 312 feet (95 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LEH |
| More Information: | LEH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KOJ / RJFK |
| Airport Names: |
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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 Le Havre - Octeville Airport (LEH):
- Because of Le Havre - Octeville Airport's relatively low elevation of 312 feet, planes can take off or land at Le Havre - Octeville 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 "Le Havre - Octeville Airport", another name for LEH is "Aéroport du Havre - OctevilleAdvanced Landing Ground (ALG) Y-30".
- The furthest airport from Le Havre - Octeville Airport (LEH) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Le Havre - Octeville Airport (meaning Le Havre - Octeville Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,009 miles (19,326 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Le Havre - Octeville Airport (LEH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Le Havre - Octeville Airport (LEH) is Deauville - Saint-Gatien Airport (DOL), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) SSE of LEH.
Facts about Kagoshima Airport (KOJ):
- Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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".
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12.02 miles (19.35 km) SSE | Deauville - Saint-Gatien Airport (DOL) | Deauville, France |     |
| 2 | 34.74 miles (55.91 km) SW | Caen la Mer Airport (CFR) | Caen, France | |
| 3 | 50.19 miles (80.78 km) E | Rouen Airport (URO) | Rouen, France | |
| 4 | 61.81 miles (99.47 km) SE | Base Aérienne 105 Évreux (BA 105)Évreux-Fauville Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground (ALG) B-28 (EVX) | Évreux / Fauville, France | |
| 5 | 70.48 miles (113.43 km) W | Cherbourg - Maupertus Airport (CER) | Cherbourg, France | |
| 6 | 88.39 miles (142.26 km) ENE | Aerodrome Abbeville (XAB) | Abbeville, France | |
| 7 | 91.03 miles (146.50 km) E | Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) | Beauvais, France | |
| 8 | 91.54 miles (147.31 km) N | Shoreham Airport (ESH) | Lancing, West Sussex, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 95.21 miles (153.23 km) NNW | Bembridge Airport (BBP) | Bembridge, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 96.24 miles (154.88 km) NE | Le Touquet - Côte d'Opale Airport (LTQ) | Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, France | |
| 11 | 98.76 miles (158.93 km) SE | Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome (QTJ) | Chartres, France | |
| 12 | 98.95 miles (159.25 km) NNW | Chichester/Goodwood Airport (QUG) | Chichester, England, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 103.75 miles (166.97 km) W | Alderney Airport (ACI) | Alderney, Channel Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 105.16 miles (169.24 km) WSW | Jersey Airport (JER) | Jersey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 105.21 miles (169.33 km) NNE | Lydd International Airport (LYX) | Lydd, England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,008.86 miles (19,326.34 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,914.59 miles (19,174.63 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,910.28 miles (19,167.69 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,886.45 miles (19,129.34 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,884.66 miles (19,126.46 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,884.60 miles (19,126.37 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,856.48 miles (19,081.11 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,855.72 miles (19,079.88 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,854.04 miles (19,077.18 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,851.75 miles (19,073.50 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,829.20 miles (19,037.20 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,826.35 miles (19,032.61 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,821.11 miles (19,024.18 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,819.98 miles (19,022.37 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,814.99 miles (19,014.33 km) SSE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 43.25 miles (69.60 km) E | Miyazaki Airport (KMI) | Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan | |
| 2 | 71.89 miles (115.70 km) N | Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) | Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan | |
| 3 | 90.10 miles (145.00 km) NNW | Nagasaki Airport (NGS) | Nagasaki, Japan | |
| 4 | 96.12 miles (154.68 km) NNW | Saga Airport (HSG) | Saga, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| 5 | 98.02 miles (157.74 km) S | Yakushima Airport (KUM) | Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan | |
| 6 | 124.03 miles (199.60 km) N | Fukuoka Airport (FUK) | Fukuoka, Japan | |
| 7 | 125.22 miles (201.53 km) WNW | Fukue Airport (FUJ) | Gotō, Nagasaki, Japan | |
| 8 | 130.13 miles (209.43 km) NNE | Oita Airport (OIT) | Oita, Japan | |
| 9 | 141.10 miles (227.08 km) N | Kokura Airport (KKJ) | Kita Kyūshū, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| 10 | 144.92 miles (233.22 km) NNW | Iki Airport (IKI) | Iki, Iki Island, Japan | |
| 11 | 150.51 miles (242.22 km) NNE | Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ) | Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan | |
| 12 | 181.13 miles (291.50 km) NE | Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) | Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan | |
| 13 | 207.97 miles (334.69 km) NNE | Iwami Airport (IWJ) | Masuda, Shimane, Japan, Japan | |
| 14 | 209.71 miles (337.50 km) NE | Kōchi Airport (KCZ) | Kōchi, Japan | |
| 15 | 222.10 miles (357.43 km) NE | Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) | Hiroshima, Honshū, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,269.00 miles (19,744.99 km) SE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,266.84 miles (19,741.51 km) E | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,257.64 miles (19,726.71 km) E | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,223.91 miles (19,672.42 km) S | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,152.59 miles (19,557.65 km) SSE | Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) | Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,151.35 miles (19,555.65 km) E | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,147.89 miles (19,550.09 km) S | Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,145.29 miles (19,545.90 km) E | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 9 | 12,137.78 miles (19,533.81 km) ESE | Santa Maria Airport (RIA) | Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,130.85 miles (19,522.66 km) SE | Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB) | Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,126.46 miles (19,515.60 km) ESE | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 12 | 12,125.20 miles (19,513.57 km) E | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 13 | 12,098.90 miles (19,471.25 km) SSE | Erechim Airport (ERM) | Erechim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 14 | 12,094.41 miles (19,464.02 km) S | Navegantes Airport (NVT) | Navegantes, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 15 | 12,089.01 miles (19,455.33 km) SSE | Santa Terezinha Municipal Airport (JCB) | Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |