Nonstop flight route between Laurel, Mississippi, United States and Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan:
Departure Airport:
(31°40'23"N by 89°10'22"W)
Arrival Airport:
(32°50'13"N by 130°51'19"E)
Distance from LUL to KMJ:
7,271.24 miles (11,701.90 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hesler-Noble Field (LUL), Laurel, Mississippi, United States and Kumamoto Airport (KMJ), Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,271 miles (or 11,702 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 Hesler-Noble Field and Kumamoto 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 Hesler-Noble Field and Kumamoto Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LUL / KLUL |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Laurel, Mississippi, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°40'23"N by 89°10'22"W |
| Area Served: | Laurel, Mississippi |
| Operator/Owner: | Laurel Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 238 feet (73 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LUL |
| More Information: | LUL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KMJ / RJFT |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°50'13"N by 130°51'19"E |
| Area Served: | Mashiki, |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 632 feet (193 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KMJ |
| More Information: | KMJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Hesler-Noble Field (LUL):
- The furthest airport from Hesler-Noble Field (LUL) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,037 miles (17,763 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The closest airport to Hesler-Noble Field (LUL) is Hattiesburg–Laurel Regional Airport (PIB), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) SW of LUL.
- Construction involved runways and airplane hangars, with three concrete runways, several taxiways and a large apron and a control tower.
- Because of Hesler-Noble Field's relatively low elevation of 238 feet, planes can take off or land at Hesler-Noble Field 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.
- Hesler-Noble Field (LUL) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Hesler-Noble Field", another name for LUL is "(former Laurel Army Airfield)".
- Hesler-Noble Field returned to being a civil airport.
Facts about Kumamoto Airport (KMJ):
- In addition to being known as "Kumamoto Airport", other names for KMJ include "熊本空港" and "Kumamoto Kūkō".
- The closest airport to Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) is Saga Airport (HSG), which is located 39 miles (62 kilometers) NW of KMJ.
- Because of Kumamoto Airport's relatively low elevation of 632 feet, planes can take off or land at Kumamoto 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.
- Kumamoto was one of three nationally-owned airports to turn a profit in fiscal year 2011.
- The furthest airport from Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is nearly antipodal to Kumamoto Airport (meaning Kumamoto Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rio Grande Regional Airport), and is located 12,253 miles (19,720 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 17.19 miles (27.67 km) SW | Hattiesburg–Laurel Regional Airport (PIB) | Hattiesburg/Laurel, Mississippi, United States |     |
| 2 | 28.59 miles (46.00 km) S | Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport (HBG) | Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States | |
| 3 | 51.81 miles (83.38 km) NNE | Key Field Air National Guard Base (MEI) | Meridian, Mississippi, United States | |
| 4 | 68.87 miles (110.84 km) NW | Jackson–Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport (JAN) | Jackson, Mississippi, United States | |
| 5 | 76.63 miles (123.33 km) NW | Hawkins Field (HKS) | Jackson, Mississippi, United States | |
| 6 | 83.88 miles (134.99 km) WSW | McComb-Pike County Airport (MCB) | McComb, Mississippi, United States | |
| 7 | 87.31 miles (140.51 km) SE | Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) | Mobile, Alabama, United States | |
| 8 | 87.67 miles (141.09 km) S | Gulfport–Biloxi International Airport (GPT) | Gulfport, Mississippi, United States | |
| 9 | 88.41 miles (142.28 km) S | Keesler Air Force Base (BIX) | Biloxi, Mississippi, United States | |
| 10 | 91.89 miles (147.88 km) SSE | Trent Lott International Airport (PGL) | Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States | |
| 11 | 97.44 miles (156.81 km) SE | Mobile Downtown Airport (BFM) | Mobile, Alabama, United States | |
| 12 | 108.27 miles (174.24 km) E | Monroe County Airport (MVC) | Monroeville, Alabama, United States | |
| 13 | 114.21 miles (183.80 km) NNE | George Downer Airport (AIV) | Aliceville, Alabama, United States | |
| 14 | 123.56 miles (198.85 km) SSW | Lakefront Airport (NEW) | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | |
| 15 | 125.03 miles (201.21 km) W | Natchez–Adams County Airport (HEZ) | Natchez, Mississippi, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,037.41 miles (17,762.95 km) SSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,021.84 miles (17,737.88 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,006.49 miles (17,713.18 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,005.57 miles (17,711.70 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,004.36 miles (17,709.75 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,001.56 miles (17,705.25 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,000.41 miles (17,703.39 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,989.25 miles (17,685.44 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,987.79 miles (17,683.10 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,973.06 miles (17,659.38 km) WSW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,969.97 miles (17,654.41 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,963.87 miles (17,644.60 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,962.43 miles (17,642.27 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,947.30 miles (17,617.92 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,929.60 miles (17,589.44 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 38.64 miles (62.19 km) NW | Saga Airport (HSG) | Saga, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| 2 | 54.92 miles (88.38 km) W | Nagasaki Airport (NGS) | Nagasaki, Japan | |
| 3 | 56.66 miles (91.18 km) NNW | Fukuoka Airport (FUK) | Fukuoka, Japan | |
| 4 | 67.61 miles (108.81 km) NE | Oita Airport (OIT) | Oita, Japan | |
| 5 | 69.24 miles (111.43 km) N | Kokura Airport (KKJ) | Kita Kyūshū, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| 6 | 71.89 miles (115.70 km) S | Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) | Kagoshima, Japan | |
| 7 | 74.82 miles (120.42 km) SSE | Miyazaki Airport (KMI) | Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan | |
| 8 | 79.36 miles (127.71 km) NNE | Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ) | Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan | |
| 9 | 88.23 miles (141.99 km) NW | Iki Airport (IKI) | Iki, Iki Island, Japan | |
| 10 | 118.11 miles (190.09 km) W | Fukue Airport (FUJ) | Gotō, Nagasaki, Japan | |
| 11 | 126.55 miles (203.66 km) ENE | Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) | Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan | |
| 12 | 137.96 miles (222.02 km) NNE | Iwami Airport (IWJ) | Masuda, Shimane, Japan, Japan | |
| 13 | 162.18 miles (261.00 km) NE | Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) | Hiroshima, Honshū, Japan | |
| 14 | 169.79 miles (273.24 km) S | Yakushima Airport (KUM) | Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan | |
| 15 | 169.92 miles (273.46 km) ENE | Kōchi Airport (KCZ) | Kōchi, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,253.25 miles (19,719.64 km) ESE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,235.20 miles (19,690.59 km) ESE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,206.87 miles (19,645.01 km) SSE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,152.16 miles (19,556.96 km) S | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,139.31 miles (19,536.27 km) E | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 6 | 12,134.41 miles (19,528.39 km) E | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 7 | 12,129.57 miles (19,520.61 km) ESE | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,109.99 miles (19,489.09 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 9 | 12,092.22 miles (19,460.50 km) SE | Santa Maria Airport (RIA) | Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,081.02 miles (19,442.46 km) SSE | Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) | Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,078.05 miles (19,437.70 km) S | Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 12 | 12,068.11 miles (19,421.69 km) ESE | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 13 | 12,067.32 miles (19,420.41 km) SSE | Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB) | Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 14 | 12,043.85 miles (19,382.64 km) ESE | Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido International Airport (RVY) | Rivera, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 15 | 12,033.74 miles (19,366.39 km) E | Tacuarembó Airport (TAW) | Tacuarembó, Tacuarembó, Uruguay | |