Nonstop flight route between Montego Bay, Jamaica and Kumasi, Ghana:
Departure Airport:
(18°30'12"N by 77°54'47"W)
Arrival Airport:
(6°42'51"N by 1°35'26"W)
Distance from MBJ to KMS:
5,177.99 miles (8,333.15 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sangster International Airport (MBJ), Montego Bay, Jamaica and Kumasi Airport (KMS), Kumasi, Ghana would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,178 miles (or 8,333 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 Sangster International Airport and Kumasi 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 Sangster International Airport and Kumasi Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MBJ / MKJS |
| Airport Name: | Sangster International Airport |
| Location: | Montego Bay, Jamaica |
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°30'12"N by 77°54'47"W |
| Area Served: | Montego Bay, Jamaica |
| Operator/Owner: | MBJ Airports Ltd. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4 feet (1 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MBJ |
| More Information: | MBJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KMS / DGSI |
| Airport Name: | Kumasi Airport |
| Location: | Kumasi, Ghana |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°42'51"N by 1°35'26"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 942 feet (287 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KMS |
| More Information: | KMS Maps & Info |
Facts about Sangster International Airport (MBJ):
- Sangster is run by a consortium called MBJ Airports Limited.
- Approximately 95% of total passengers at SIA are passengers travelling internationally.
- Sangster International Airport (MBJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Sangster International Airport handled 3,381,490 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Sangster International Airport (MBJ) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,877 miles (19,115 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Because of Sangster International Airport's relatively low elevation of 4 feet, planes can take off or land at Sangster International 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 airport is the busiest airport in the English-speaking Caribbean.
- As of 2000, plans have been executed to expand the airport to the status of a world-class airport.
- The closest airport to Sangster International Airport (MBJ) is Negril Aerodrome (NEG), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) WSW of MBJ.
- Of the approximately 1.7 million annual visitors to Jamaica, 72% use SIA as their primary airport.
Facts about Kumasi Airport (KMS):
- The Airport is currently undergoing rehabilitation to become an International Airport.
- Kumasi Airport (KMS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kumasi Airport (KMS) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Kumasi Airport (meaning Kumasi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,301 miles (19,796 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
- Because of Kumasi Airport's relatively low elevation of 942 feet, planes can take off or land at Kumasi 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 Kumasi Airport (KMS) is Sunyani Airport (NYI), which is located 68 miles (109 kilometers) NW of KMS.
- Currently, upgrading work on the existing runway and some related works are in progress.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 30.07 miles (48.39 km) WSW | Negril Aerodrome (NEG) | Negril, Jamaica |     |
| 2 | 62.28 miles (100.23 km) E | Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) | Ocho Rios, Jamaica | |
| 3 | 79.85 miles (128.51 km) ESE | Tinson Pen Aerodrome (KTP) | Kingston, Jamaica, Jamaica | |
| 4 | 83.66 miles (134.64 km) ESE | Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) | Kingston, Jamaica | |
| 5 | 92.85 miles (149.42 km) ESE | Ken Jones Aerodrome (POT) | Port Antonio, Jamaica | |
| 6 | 134.60 miles (216.62 km) NNE | Sierra Maestra Airport (MZO) | Manzanillo, Cuba | |
| 7 | 152.38 miles (245.23 km) WNW | Sir Charles Kirkconnell International Airport (CYB) | Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands | |
| 8 | 155.52 miles (250.29 km) NNE | Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Airport (BYM) | Bayamo, Cuba | |
| 9 | 162.88 miles (262.13 km) WNW | Edward Bodden Airfield - Little Cayman (LYB) | Little Cayman, Cayman Islands | |
| 10 | 169.22 miles (272.34 km) NE | Antonio Maceo Airport (SCU) | Santiago, Cuba | |
| 11 | 188.88 miles (303.97 km) NNE | Frank País International Airport (HOG) | Holguín, Cuba | |
| 12 | 201.57 miles (324.39 km) N | Ignacio Agramonte International Airport (CMW) | Camagüey, Cuba | |
| 13 | 204.49 miles (329.09 km) ENE | United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW) | Guantanamo Bay, Cuba | |
| 14 | 210.29 miles (338.43 km) ENE | Mariana Grajales Airport (GAO) | Guantánamo, Cuba | |
| 15 | 212.86 miles (342.56 km) NE | Preston Airport (PST) | Guatemala, Cuba | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,877.45 miles (19,114.86 km) SE | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,830.50 miles (19,039.30 km) SSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,618.10 miles (18,697.47 km) WSW | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,572.93 miles (18,624.78 km) WSW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,561.78 miles (18,606.83 km) SSW | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 11,555.45 miles (18,596.65 km) WSW | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,554.14 miles (18,594.54 km) SSW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 11,551.95 miles (18,591.01 km) SSW | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 11,542.60 miles (18,575.97 km) SW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,531.51 miles (18,558.12 km) SSW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,528.66 miles (18,553.54 km) SW | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,527.87 miles (18,552.27 km) SSW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,516.30 miles (18,533.64 km) SSW | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,508.19 miles (18,520.60 km) SW | Adisucipto International Airport (JOG) | Yogyakarta, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,497.11 miles (18,502.76 km) SSW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 67.54 miles (108.69 km) NW | Sunyani Airport (NYI) | Sunyani, Ghana | |
| 2 | 120.60 miles (194.09 km) NW | Soko Airport (BDK) | Bondoukou, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 3 | 124.25 miles (199.95 km) SE | Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station (ACC) | Accra, Ghana | |
| 4 | 126.29 miles (203.24 km) S | Takoradi Airport (TKD) | Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana | |
| 5 | 145.26 miles (233.77 km) SW | Aboisso Airport (ABO) | Aboisso, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 6 | 189.28 miles (304.62 km) WSW | Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (ABJ) | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 7 | 198.98 miles (320.23 km) E | Lomé–Tokoin Airport (LFW) | Lomé, Togo | |
| 8 | 201.42 miles (324.15 km) NNW | Bouna Tehini Airport (BQO) | Bouna, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 9 | 202.60 miles (326.06 km) NNE | Tamale Airport (TML) | Tamale, Northern Region, Ghana | |
| 10 | 209.35 miles (336.91 km) W | Dimbokro Airport (DIM) | Dimbokro, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 11 | 249.01 miles (400.74 km) WNW | Bouaké Airport (BYK) | Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 12 | 257.49 miles (414.39 km) WNW | Katiola Airport (KTC) | Katiola, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 13 | 259.32 miles (417.33 km) W | Yamoussoukro Airport (ASK) | Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 14 | 266.23 miles (428.46 km) WSW | Divo Airport (DIV) | Divo, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | |
| 15 | 274.02 miles (440.99 km) E | Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport (COO) | Cotonou, Benin | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,300.59 miles (19,795.83 km) SSW | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 2 | 12,132.78 miles (19,525.78 km) SSE | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |
| 3 | 12,031.18 miles (19,362.25 km) SSE | Beru Island Airport (BEZ) | Beru, Kiribati | |
| 4 | 11,859.95 miles (19,086.70 km) SSW | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 5 | 11,857.54 miles (19,082.81 km) SE | Aranuka Airport (AAK) | Aranuka, Kiribati | |
| 6 | 11,854.26 miles (19,077.53 km) SW | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 7 | 11,847.23 miles (19,066.23 km) SSE | Abemama Atoll Airport (AEA) | Abemama Atoll, Kiribati | |
| 8 | 11,770.00 miles (18,941.94 km) SSE | Bonriki International Airport (TRW) | Tarawa, Kiribati | |
| 9 | 11,760.06 miles (18,925.93 km) S | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |
| 10 | 11,741.88 miles (18,896.68 km) SSE | Abaiang Atoll Airport (ABF) | Abaiang, Kiribati | |
| 11 | 11,740.34 miles (18,894.21 km) S | Yasawa Island Airport (YAS) | Yasawa Island, Fiji | |
| 12 | 11,734.99 miles (18,885.59 km) SSE | Marakei Airport (MZK) | Marakei, Kiribati | |
| 13 | 11,703.77 miles (18,835.35 km) SSW | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 14 | 11,703.71 miles (18,835.24 km) WSW | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 15 | 11,699.07 miles (18,827.78 km) S | Koro Airport (KXF) | Koro Island, Fiji | |