Nonstop flight route between Lossiemouth, Scotland, United Kingdom and Kōchi, Japan:
Departure Airport:
(57°42'19"N by 3°20'21"W)
Arrival Airport:
(33°32'45"N by 133°40'9"E)
Distance from LMO to KCZ:
5,656.68 miles (9,103.52 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Lossiemouth (LMO), Lossiemouth, Scotland, United Kingdom and Kōchi Airport (KCZ), Kōchi, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,657 miles (or 9,104 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 RAF Lossiemouth and Kōchi 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 RAF Lossiemouth and Kōchi Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LMO / EGQS |
| Airport Name: | RAF Lossiemouth |
| Location: | Lossiemouth, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 57°42'19"N by 3°20'21"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
| View all routes: | Routes from LMO |
| More Information: | LMO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KCZ / RJOK |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Kōchi, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°32'45"N by 133°40'9"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Japan |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 29 feet (9 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KCZ |
| More Information: | KCZ Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Lossiemouth (LMO):
- Major changes took place in 1993 with the Blackburn Buccaneer anti-shipping squadrons starting to be replaced by the Panavia Tornado.
- From Summer 2014, the Northern Quick Reaction Alert force of Typhoon F2 will relocate to Lossiemouth following the closure of RAF Leuchars.
- The closest airport to RAF Lossiemouth (LMO) is Kinloss Barracks (FSS), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) WSW of LMO.
- The furthest airport from RAF Lossiemouth (LMO) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,609 miles (18,682 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- RAF Lossiemouth is a Royal Air Force station to the west of the town of Lossiemouth in Moray, Scotland.
Facts about Kōchi Airport (KCZ):
- The closest airport to Kōchi Airport (KCZ) is Takamatsu Airport (TAK), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) NNE of KCZ.
- The furthest airport from Kōchi Airport (KCZ) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is nearly antipodal to Kōchi Airport (meaning Kōchi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rio Grande Regional Airport), and is located 12,083 miles (19,446 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- Kōchi Airport was originally built in 1944 as Kōchi Airfield for the Imperial Japanese Navy and from 1945 to 1952 the airport was under command of US forces.
- Kōchi Airport (KCZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Kōchi Airport's relatively low elevation of 29 feet, planes can take off or land at Kōchi 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 "Kōchi Airport", another name for KCZ is "高知空港".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9.04 miles (14.55 km) WSW | Kinloss Barracks (FSS) | Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom |     |
| 2 | 28.52 miles (45.90 km) WSW | Inverness Airport (INV) | Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 52.84 miles (85.04 km) N | Wick Airport (WIC) | Wick, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 54.82 miles (88.23 km) SE | Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) | Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 87.35 miles (140.58 km) S | Dundee Airport (DND) | Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 87.36 miles (140.58 km) S | Perth Airport (PSL) | Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 88.01 miles (141.64 km) N | Kirkwall Airport (KOI) | Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 93.73 miles (150.85 km) S | RAF Leuchars (ADX) | St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 103.31 miles (166.27 km) NNE | Stronsay Airport (SOY) | Stronsay, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 104.65 miles (168.42 km) N | Eday Airport (EOI) | Eday, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 110.24 miles (177.42 km) NNE | Sanday Airport (NDY) | Sanday, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 115.18 miles (185.37 km) WNW | Stornoway Airport (SYY) | Stornoway, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 121.28 miles (195.19 km) S | Edinburgh Airport (EDI) | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 133.26 miles (214.46 km) SSW | Glasgow International Airport (GLA) | Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 140.58 miles (226.24 km) NNE | Fair Isle Airport (FIE) | Fair Isle, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,608.74 miles (18,682.41 km) SSE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,581.20 miles (18,638.10 km) SSE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,578.47 miles (18,633.70 km) SSE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,525.28 miles (18,548.09 km) SSE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,519.59 miles (18,538.94 km) SSE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,497.64 miles (18,503.62 km) SSE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,485.45 miles (18,483.99 km) SSE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,481.85 miles (18,478.21 km) SSE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,461.98 miles (18,446.23 km) SSE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,460.44 miles (18,443.74 km) SSE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,442.77 miles (18,415.31 km) SSE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,438.49 miles (18,408.42 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,433.49 miles (18,400.38 km) SSE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,431.96 miles (18,397.91 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,411.66 miles (18,365.24 km) SSE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 50.25 miles (80.86 km) NNE | Takamatsu Airport (TAK) | Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan | |
| 2 | 59.04 miles (95.01 km) WNW | Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) | Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan | |
| 3 | 75.02 miles (120.73 km) NW | Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) | Hiroshima, Honshū, Japan | |
| 4 | 84.33 miles (135.72 km) N | Okayama Airport (OKJ) | Okayama, Japan | |
| 5 | 97.87 miles (157.51 km) E | Nanki-Shirahama Airport (SHM) | Shirahama, Japan | |
| 6 | 108.56 miles (174.71 km) NE | Kansai International Airport (KIX) | Osaka, Japan | |
| 7 | 111.40 miles (179.29 km) W | Oita Airport (OIT) | Oita, Japan | |
| 8 | 116.40 miles (187.32 km) NE | Kobe Airport (UKB) | Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan | |
| 9 | 132.50 miles (213.23 km) NE | Osaka International Airport (ITM) | Itami (near Osaka), Japan | |
| 10 | 132.50 miles (213.23 km) NE | Osaka International Airport (OSA) | Osaka, Japan | |
| 11 | 132.87 miles (213.83 km) NW | Iwami Airport (IWJ) | Masuda, Shimane, Japan, Japan | |
| 12 | 136.45 miles (219.60 km) NNW | Izumo Airport (IZO) | Izumo, Shimane, Japan | |
| 13 | 136.75 miles (220.08 km) N | Miho-Yonago Airport (YGJ) | Yonago, Tottori, Japan | |
| 14 | 139.90 miles (225.15 km) WNW | Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ) | Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan | |
| 15 | 157.79 miles (253.93 km) W | Kokura Airport (KKJ) | Kita Kyūshū, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,083.37 miles (19,446.25 km) ESE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,065.53 miles (19,417.53 km) ESE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,061.28 miles (19,410.69 km) SE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,056.86 miles (19,403.58 km) SSE | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,009.89 miles (19,328.00 km) SSE | Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,974.59 miles (19,271.18 km) SSE | Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) | Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,973.70 miles (19,269.76 km) E | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 8 | 11,971.88 miles (19,266.82 km) E | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 9 | 11,959.65 miles (19,247.15 km) ESE | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,955.78 miles (19,240.92 km) SSE | Navegantes Airport (NVT) | Navegantes, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,940.59 miles (19,216.48 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 12 | 11,929.29 miles (19,198.28 km) ESE | Santa Maria Airport (RIA) | Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,928.08 miles (19,196.33 km) ESE | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 14 | 11,926.52 miles (19,193.82 km) SE | Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB) | Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,909.74 miles (19,166.82 km) SSE | Joinville-Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport (JOI) | Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |