Nonstop flight route between Nagasaki, Japan and Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia:
Departure Airport:
(32°55'0"N by 129°54'48"E)
Arrival Airport:
(20°42'43"S by 116°46'23"E)
Distance from NGS to KTA:
3,805.58 miles (6,124.46 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Nagasaki Airport (NGS), Nagasaki, Japan and Karratha Airport (KTA), Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,806 miles (or 6,124 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 Nagasaki Airport and Karratha 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 Nagasaki Airport and Karratha Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NGS / RJFU |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Nagasaki, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°55'0"N by 129°54'48"E |
| Area Served: | Nagasaki, Japan |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Bureau |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 8 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NGS |
| More Information: | NGS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KTA / YPKA |
| Airport Name: | Karratha Airport |
| Location: | Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°42'43"S by 116°46'23"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Shire of Roebourne |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 32 feet (10 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KTA |
| More Information: | KTA Maps & Info |
Facts about Nagasaki Airport (NGS):
- The furthest airport from Nagasaki Airport (NGS) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is nearly antipodal to Nagasaki Airport (meaning Nagasaki Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rio Grande Regional Airport), and is located 12,303 miles (19,799 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Nagasaki Airport", other names for NGS include "長崎空港" and "Nagasaki Kūkō".
- Because of Nagasaki Airport's relatively low elevation of 8 feet, planes can take off or land at Nagasaki 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 current island runway and terminal opened on May 1, 1975.
- Nagasaki Airport (NGS) has 2 runways.
- The mainland portion of the airport opened as a military aerodrome in 1923, and commenced civilian joint use as Omura Airport in 1955.
- The closest airport to Nagasaki Airport (NGS) is Saga Airport (HSG), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) NE of NGS.
Facts about Karratha Airport (KTA):
- Karratha Airport (KTA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Karratha Airport (KTA) is Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (AXA), which is nearly antipodal to Karratha Airport (meaning Karratha Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport), and is located 12,263 miles (19,736 kilometers) away in The Valley, Anguilla.
- Karratha Airport handled 675,207 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Karratha Airport (KTA) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is located 89 miles (143 kilometers) W of KTA.
- Because of Karratha Airport's relatively low elevation of 32 feet, planes can take off or land at Karratha 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 27.67 miles (44.52 km) NE | Saga Airport (HSG) | Saga, Kyūshū, Japan |     |
| 2 | 54.92 miles (88.38 km) E | Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) | Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan | |
| 3 | 55.62 miles (89.51 km) NE | Fukuoka Airport (FUK) | Fukuoka, Japan | |
| 4 | 57.97 miles (93.30 km) N | Iki Airport (IKI) | Iki, Iki Island, Japan | |
| 5 | 65.12 miles (104.80 km) WSW | Fukue Airport (FUJ) | Gotō, Nagasaki, Japan | |
| 6 | 87.12 miles (140.21 km) NE | Kokura Airport (KKJ) | Kita Kyūshū, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| 7 | 90.10 miles (145.00 km) SSE | Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) | Kagoshima, Japan | |
| 8 | 105.33 miles (169.52 km) NE | Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ) | Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan | |
| 9 | 112.37 miles (180.84 km) ENE | Oita Airport (OIT) | Oita, Japan | |
| 10 | 114.80 miles (184.75 km) SE | Miyazaki Airport (KMI) | Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan | |
| 11 | 162.44 miles (261.42 km) NE | Iwami Airport (IWJ) | Masuda, Shimane, Japan, Japan | |
| 12 | 165.99 miles (267.14 km) NNW | Gimhae International Airport (PUS) | Busan, South Korea | |
| 13 | 172.62 miles (277.80 km) ENE | Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) | Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan | |
| 14 | 180.31 miles (290.18 km) SSE | Yakushima Airport (KUM) | Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan | |
| 15 | 183.46 miles (295.24 km) NW | Sacheon Airport (HIN) | Sacheon, South Korea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,302.72 miles (19,799.25 km) ESE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,281.68 miles (19,765.40 km) ESE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,224.96 miles (19,674.12 km) SSE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,192.94 miles (19,622.58 km) E | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 5 | 12,189.33 miles (19,616.77 km) E | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 6 | 12,178.93 miles (19,600.05 km) ESE | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,161.71 miles (19,572.32 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 8 | 12,144.45 miles (19,544.55 km) S | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,129.64 miles (19,520.71 km) SE | Santa Maria Airport (RIA) | Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,119.94 miles (19,505.10 km) ESE | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 11 | 12,093.54 miles (19,462.62 km) ESE | Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido International Airport (RVY) | Rivera, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 12 | 12,087.58 miles (19,453.02 km) SSE | Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB) | Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 13 | 12,086.52 miles (19,451.33 km) ESE | Tacuarembó Airport (TAW) | Tacuarembó, Tacuarembó, Uruguay | |
| 14 | 12,081.83 miles (19,443.78 km) S | Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) | Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 15 | 12,070.95 miles (19,426.27 km) ESE | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 89.04 miles (143.30 km) W | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 98.07 miles (157.83 km) SE | Coolawanyah Station Airport (COY) | Coolawanyah Station, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 122.10 miles (196.49 km) E | Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) | Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 124.12 miles (199.76 km) SSE | Solomon Airport (SLJ) | Karijini National Park, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 157.14 miles (252.89 km) SSE | Tom Price Airport (TPR) | Tom Price, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 180.97 miles (291.25 km) SSE | Paraburdoo Airport (PBO) | Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 202.18 miles (325.37 km) WSW | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 202.96 miles (326.63 km) SE | Coondewanna Airport (CJF) | Coondewanna, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 204.85 miles (329.68 km) SE | Barimunya Airport (BYP) | Barimunya, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 269.38 miles (433.52 km) SE | Newman Airport (ZNE) | Newman, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 349.19 miles (561.97 km) SW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 403.55 miles (649.45 km) ENE | Broome International Airport (BME) | Broome, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 411.40 miles (662.09 km) SSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 422.78 miles (680.39 km) SSE | Meekatharra Airport (MKR) | Meekatharra, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 470.87 miles (757.79 km) S | Cue Airport (CUY) | Cue, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,263.19 miles (19,735.64 km) N | Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (AXA) | The Valley, Anguilla | |
| 2 | 12,261.75 miles (19,733.32 km) NNE | Virgin Gorda Airport (VIJ) | Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands | |
| 3 | 12,258.28 miles (19,727.74 km) NNE | Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (EIS) | Beef Island (near Tortola), British Virgin Islands | |
| 4 | 12,255.98 miles (19,724.04 km) N | L'Espérance Airport Grand Case Airport (CCE) | Saint Martin, Guadeloupe | |
| 5 | 12,252.07 miles (19,717.74 km) N | Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) | Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands | |
| 6 | 12,241.20 miles (19,700.25 km) N | Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean Airport (SBH) | Gustavia, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Barthélemy | |
| 7 | 12,238.42 miles (19,695.78 km) NE | Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base (SPB) | Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| 8 | 12,237.14 miles (19,693.72 km) NE | Cyril E. King Airport (STT) | Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands | |
| 9 | 12,224.91 miles (19,674.04 km) N | Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport (SAB) | Saba, Caribbean Netherlands | |
| 10 | 12,222.84 miles (19,670.70 km) NE | Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX) | Isla de Culebra, Puerto Rico | |
| 11 | 12,214.02 miles (19,656.51 km) N | F.D. Roosevelt Airport (EUX) | Sint Eustatius, Caribbean Netherlands | |
| 12 | 12,210.38 miles (19,650.65 km) NNE | Christiansted Harbor Seaplane Base (SSB) | Christiansted, Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| 13 | 12,207.14 miles (19,645.44 km) NE | Diego Jiménez Torres Airport (FAJ) | Fajardo, Puerto Rico, United States | |
| 14 | 12,205.45 miles (19,642.72 km) NNW | Barbuda Codrington Airport (BBQ) | Codrington, Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda | |
| 15 | 12,205.43 miles (19,642.69 km) NE | Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport (VQS) | Vieques, Puerto Rico, United States | |