Nonstop flight route between Liverpool, England, United Kingdom and Kagoshima, Japan:
Departure Airport:
(53°20'0"N by 2°50'58"W)
Arrival Airport:
(31°48'11"N by 130°43'0"E)
Distance from LPL to KOJ:
5,929.32 miles (9,542.30 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), Liverpool, England, United Kingdom and Kagoshima Airport (KOJ), Kagoshima, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,929 miles (or 9,542 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 Liverpool John Lennon 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 Liverpool John Lennon 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: | LPL / EGGP |
| Airport Name: | Liverpool John Lennon Airport |
| Location: | Liverpool, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°20'0"N by 2°50'58"W |
| Area Served: | Liverpool, Merseyside, Cheshire, Shropshire and North Wales |
| Operator/Owner: | Peel Airports |
| Elevation: | 81 feet (25 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LPL |
| More Information: | LPL 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 Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL):
- In 2007 construction of a multi-level car park and a budget Hampton by Hilton Hotel started.
- Normal civil airline operations resumed after VE-day and passengers increased from 50,000 in 1945 to 75,000 in 1948, remaining ahead of Manchester Airport.
- Because of Liverpool John Lennon Airport's relatively low elevation of 81 feet, planes can take off or land at Liverpool John Lennon 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.
- Tickets can be purchased/collected from a Northern Rail self-service ticket machine on Level 1 of the Terminal Building, adjacent to the Information Desk.
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport handled 4,187,493 passengers last year.
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) is Chester Hawarden Airport Hawarden Airport (CEG), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) SSW of LPL.
- The furthest airport from Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,839 miles (19,053 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
Facts about Kagoshima Airport (KOJ):
- In addition to being known as "Kagoshima Airport", other names for KOJ include "鹿児島空港" and "Kagoshima Kūkō".
- 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.
- The closest airport to Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) is Miyazaki Airport (KMI), which is located 43 miles (70 kilometers) E of KOJ.
- 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.
- Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11.98 miles (19.28 km) SSW | Chester Hawarden Airport Hawarden Airport (CEG) | Chester, England, United Kingdom |     |
| 2 | 23.75 miles (38.22 km) E | Manchester Airport (MAN) | Manchester, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 28.46 miles (45.80 km) N | Warton Aerodrome (WRT) | Warton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 31.14 miles (50.12 km) NNW | Blackpool International Airport (BLK) | Blackpool, England, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 57.52 miles (92.57 km) NNW | Barrow/Walney Island Airport (BWF) | Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 60.39 miles (97.18 km) E | Sheffield City Heliport (SZD) | Sheffield, England, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 61.07 miles (98.28 km) NE | Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) | Leeds / Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 69.86 miles (112.43 km) W | Anglesey Airport (HLY) | Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 72.07 miles (115.99 km) ESE | East Midlands Airport (EMA) | Castle Donington, Leicestershire, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 76.18 miles (122.60 km) SE | Birmingham Airport (BHX) | Birmingham, England, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 76.65 miles (123.35 km) E | Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA) | Doncaster, England, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 87.62 miles (141.00 km) SE | Coventry Airport (CVT) | Coventry, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 89.13 miles (143.44 km) NW | Isle of Man Airport (IOM) | Ronaldsway, Isle of Man, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 99.68 miles (160.42 km) NE | Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) | Teesside, England, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 100.42 miles (161.62 km) ESE | RAF Cottesmore (OKH) | Oakham, England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,839.10 miles (19,053.14 km) SE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,838.60 miles (19,052.33 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,818.41 miles (19,019.85 km) SE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,797.71 miles (18,986.53 km) SSE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,775.98 miles (18,951.56 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,757.67 miles (18,922.08 km) SSE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,749.21 miles (18,908.48 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,743.32 miles (18,899.00 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,741.35 miles (18,895.82 km) SSE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,724.80 miles (18,869.19 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,717.50 miles (18,857.44 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,711.61 miles (18,847.96 km) SSE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,708.05 miles (18,842.23 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,702.89 miles (18,833.94 km) SSE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,681.25 miles (18,799.11 km) SSE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, 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 | |