Nonstop flight route between Morlaix, France and Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan:
Departure Airport:
(48°36'2"N by 3°49'0"W)
Arrival Airport:
(28°19'17"N by 129°55'41"E)
Distance from MXN to KKX:
6,403.15 miles (10,304.84 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Morlaix - Ploujean Airport (MXN), Morlaix, France and Kikai Airport (KKX), Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,403 miles (or 10,305 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MXN / LFRU |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Morlaix, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°36'2"N by 3°49'0"W |
| Area Served: | Morlaix, France |
| Operator/Owner: | CCI Morlaix |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 277 feet (84 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MXN |
| More Information: | MXN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KKX / RJKI |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°19'17"N by 129°55'41"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 15 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KKX |
| More Information: | KKX Maps & Info |
Facts about Morlaix - Ploujean Airport (MXN):
- The furthest airport from Morlaix - Ploujean Airport (MXN) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is nearly antipodal to Morlaix - Ploujean Airport (meaning Morlaix - Ploujean Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dunedin International Airport), and is located 12,101 miles (19,475 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Morlaix - Ploujean Airport", another name for MXN is "Aéroport de Morlaix - PloujeanAdvanced Landing Ground (ALG) A-51".
- Because of Morlaix - Ploujean Airport's relatively low elevation of 277 feet, planes can take off or land at Morlaix - Ploujean 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.
- Morlaix - Ploujean Airport (MXN) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Morlaix - Ploujean Airport (MXN) is Lannion - Côte de Granit Airport (LAI), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) NE of MXN.
Facts about Kikai Airport (KKX):
- Because of Kikai Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Kikai 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 Kikai Airport (KKX) is Amami Airport (ASJ), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) WNW of KKX.
- The furthest airport from Kikai Airport (KKX) is Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ), which is nearly antipodal to Kikai Airport (meaning Kikai Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport), and is located 12,397 miles (19,952 kilometers) away in Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
- Kikai Airport (KKX) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Kikai Airport", other names for KKX include "Kikai/Kikaigashima Island Airport", "喜界空港" and "Kikai Kūkō".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 18.87 miles (30.37 km) NE | Lannion - Côte de Granit Airport (LAI) | Lannion, France |     |
| 2 | 29.65 miles (47.72 km) WSW | Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) | Brest, France | |
| 3 | 44.11 miles (70.99 km) E | Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport (SBK) | Saint-Brieuc, France | |
| 4 | 46.16 miles (74.28 km) SSW | Quimper - Cornouaille Airport (UIP) | Quimper, France | |
| 5 | 60.59 miles (97.52 km) SSE | Lorient South Brittany Airport (LRT) | Lorient, France | |
| 6 | 79.04 miles (127.20 km) SE | Meucon Airport (VNE) | Vannes, France | |
| 7 | 79.36 miles (127.72 km) E | Dinard–Pleurtuit–Saint-Malo Airport (DNR) | Dinard, France | |
| 8 | 79.68 miles (128.23 km) NE | Guernsey Airport (GCI) | Guernsey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 84.75 miles (136.39 km) ENE | Jersey Airport (JER) | Jersey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 102.47 miles (164.91 km) ESE | Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) | Rennes, France | |
| 11 | 105.26 miles (169.40 km) NE | Alderney Airport (ACI) | Alderney, Channel Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 126.55 miles (203.66 km) N | Plymouth City Airport (PLH) | Plymouth, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 128.33 miles (206.52 km) NE | Cherbourg - Maupertus Airport (CER) | Cherbourg, France | |
| 14 | 133.15 miles (214.28 km) NW | Land's End Airport (LEQ) | Land's End, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 137.68 miles (221.57 km) NNW | Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) | Newquay, England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,101.02 miles (19,474.65 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,088.83 miles (19,455.03 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,057.64 miles (19,404.84 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,050.60 miles (19,393.51 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,043.61 miles (19,382.27 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,042.73 miles (19,380.84 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,039.79 miles (19,376.11 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,039.34 miles (19,375.39 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,012.80 miles (19,332.68 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,006.89 miles (19,323.17 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,002.48 miles (19,316.06 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,995.22 miles (19,304.39 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,992.24 miles (19,299.59 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,975.08 miles (19,271.98 km) SE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,960.57 miles (19,248.63 km) ESE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 15.13 miles (24.35 km) WNW | Amami Airport (ASJ) | Amami Island, Japan | |
| 2 | 149.26 miles (240.21 km) NNE | Yakushima Airport (KUM) | Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan | |
| 3 | 171.51 miles (276.01 km) SW | Iejima Airport (IEJ) | Iejima, Japan | |
| 4 | 185.37 miles (298.33 km) SSE | Kitadaito Airport (KTD) | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 5 | 189.70 miles (305.29 km) SSE | Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 6 | 189.93 miles (305.66 km) SW | Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 7 | 203.01 miles (326.71 km) SW | Naha Airport (OKA) | Okinawa, Japan | |
| 8 | 203.51 miles (327.51 km) SW | Aguni Airport (AGJ) | Aguni, Japan | |
| 9 | 219.81 miles (353.75 km) SW | Kerama Airport (KJP) | Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 10 | 245.16 miles (394.54 km) N | Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) | Kagoshima, Japan | |
| 11 | 261.95 miles (421.56 km) NNE | Miyazaki Airport (KMI) | Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan | |
| 12 | 307.20 miles (494.40 km) NNW | Fukue Airport (FUJ) | Gotō, Nagasaki, Japan | |
| 13 | 316.85 miles (509.91 km) N | Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) | Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan | |
| 14 | 317.52 miles (511.00 km) N | Nagasaki Airport (NGS) | Nagasaki, Japan | |
| 15 | 334.34 miles (538.07 km) N | Saga Airport (HSG) | Saga, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,397.41 miles (19,951.65 km) SSE | Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) | Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,388.47 miles (19,937.27 km) SW | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,333.76 miles (19,849.22 km) WSW | Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,323.89 miles (19,833.33 km) SE | Ângelo Ponzoni Municipal Airport (VIA) | Videira, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,318.38 miles (19,824.46 km) SSE | Carlos Alberto da Costa Neves Airport (CFC) | Caçador, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,316.45 miles (19,821.35 km) SE | Santa Terezinha Municipal Airport (JCB) | Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,304.48 miles (19,802.09 km) SW | Navegantes Airport (NVT) | Navegantes, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,303.56 miles (19,800.62 km) SSE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,299.39 miles (19,793.91 km) E | Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB) | Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,294.77 miles (19,786.47 km) ESE | Erechim Airport (ERM) | Erechim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,292.38 miles (19,782.61 km) ESE | Olavo Cecco Rigon Airport (CCI) | Concórdia, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 12 | 12,279.97 miles (19,762.65 km) SSE | José Cleto Airport (QVB) | União da Vitória, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 13 | 12,272.04 miles (19,749.89 km) SSW | Joinville-Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport (JOI) | Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 14 | 12,258.41 miles (19,727.96 km) ESE | Serafin Enoss Bertaso Airport (XAP) | Chapecó, Brazil | |
| 15 | 12,236.26 miles (19,692.30 km) SSW | Afonso Pena International Airport (CWB) | Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil | |