Nonstop flight route between Portorož, Slovenia and Niigata, Japan:
Departure Airport:
(45°28'24"N by 13°36'53"E)
Arrival Airport:
(37°57'20"N by 139°6'42"E)
Distance from POW to KIJ:
5,752.44 miles (9,257.63 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Portorož Airport (POW), Portorož, Slovenia and Niigata Airport (KIJ), Niigata, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,752 miles (or 9,258 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 Portorož Airport and Niigata 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 Portorož Airport and Niigata Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | POW / LJPZ |
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| Location: | Portorož, Slovenia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°28'24"N by 13°36'53"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Aerodrom Portorož d.o.o. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from POW |
| More Information: | POW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KIJ / RJSN |
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| Location: | Niigata, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°57'20"N by 139°6'42"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KIJ |
| More Information: | KIJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Portorož Airport (POW):
- The furthest airport from Portorož Airport (POW) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,929 miles (19,198 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Portorož Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Portorož 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.
- In addition to being known as "Portorož Airport", another name for POW is "Letališče Portorož".
- The closest airport to Portorož Airport (POW) is Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) NNW of POW.
- On 28 January 1971, the city of Piran decides to build an international sports airport at Portorož Airport.
- Portorož Airport (POW) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Niigata Airport (KIJ):
- The furthest airport from Niigata Airport (KIJ) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 11,682 miles (18,800 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- The airport saw several major service expansions in the spring of 2012, when China Eastern Airlines, Fuji Dream Airlines and All Nippon Airways announced service to Shanghai, Nagoya and Narita respectively.
- Because of Niigata Airport's relatively low elevation of 5 feet, planes can take off or land at Niigata 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.
- Niigata Airport (KIJ) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Niigata Airport", other names for KIJ include "新潟空港" and "Niigata Kūkō".
- Scheduled "limousine bus" service is provided to and from Niigata Station every 20 minutes and heavily subsidized by Niigata Prefecture.
- The closest airport to Niigata Airport (KIJ) is Shonai Airport (SYO), which is located 70 miles (112 kilometers) NNE of KIJ.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.42 miles (40.91 km) NNW | Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) | Trieste, Italy |     |
| 2 | 42.76 miles (68.81 km) SSE | Pula Airport (PUY) | Pula, Croatia | |
| 3 | 49.66 miles (79.92 km) ESE | Rijeka Airport (RJK) | Rijeka, Croatia | |
| 4 | 61.22 miles (98.52 km) W | Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) | Venice, Italy | |
| 5 | 62.41 miles (100.44 km) NW | Aviano Air Base (AVB) | Aviano, Pordenone, Italy | |
| 6 | 65.82 miles (105.92 km) NE | Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU) | Ljubljana, Slovenia | |
| 7 | 69.64 miles (112.08 km) W | Treviso-Sant'Angelo Airport (TSF) | Treviso, Italy | |
| 8 | 73.32 miles (118.00 km) SSE | Lošinj Airport (LSZ) | Mali Lošinj, Lošinj, Croatia | |
| 9 | 81.40 miles (131.01 km) NW | Belluno Airport (BLX) | Belluno, Italy | |
| 10 | 85.83 miles (138.14 km) W | Padua “Gino Allegri” Airport (QPA) | Padua, Italy | |
| 11 | 87.91 miles (141.47 km) NNE | Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) | Klagenfurt, Austria | |
| 12 | 101.18 miles (162.83 km) W | Vicenza “Tommaso Dal Molin” Airport (VIC) | Vicenza, Italy | |
| 13 | 104.74 miles (168.57 km) NW | Cortina Airport (CDF) | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | |
| 14 | 111.92 miles (180.11 km) SSW | Federico Fellini International Airport (RMI) | Rimini, Italy | |
| 15 | 116.30 miles (187.17 km) SW | Forlì Airport (FRL) | Forlì, Emilia-Romagna, Italy | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,928.85 miles (19,197.58 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,509.31 miles (18,522.40 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,490.44 miles (18,492.03 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,482.07 miles (18,478.56 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,461.36 miles (18,445.22 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,452.68 miles (18,431.26 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,449.53 miles (18,426.19 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,432.46 miles (18,398.71 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,427.88 miles (18,391.34 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,422.18 miles (18,382.16 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,422.08 miles (18,382.01 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,413.80 miles (18,368.69 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,413.07 miles (18,367.51 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,391.56 miles (18,332.90 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,390.84 miles (18,331.73 km) ESE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 69.57 miles (111.96 km) NNE | Shonai Airport (SYO) | Yamagata, Japan | |
| 2 | 75.31 miles (121.20 km) ENE | Yamagata Airport (GAJ) | Yamagata, Honshū, Japan | |
| 3 | 87.90 miles (141.46 km) SE | Fukushima Airport (FKS) | Sugawa, Fukushima, Japan | |
| 4 | 99.04 miles (159.39 km) E | Sendai Airport (SDJ) | Natori, Japan | |
| 5 | 107.99 miles (173.79 km) SSE | Utsunomiya Air Field (QUT) | Nikkō / Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan | |
| 6 | 129.24 miles (208.00 km) NNE | Akita Airport (AXT) | Akita, Japan | |
| 7 | 139.08 miles (223.83 km) SW | Toyama Airport (TOY) | Toyama, Toyama, Japan | |
| 8 | 139.92 miles (225.18 km) SSW | Matsumoto Airport (MMJ) | Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan | |
| 9 | 149.20 miles (240.12 km) NE | Hanamaki Airport (HNA) | Morioka, Honshū, Japan | |
| 10 | 166.93 miles (268.64 km) SSE | Narita International Airport (NRT) | Narita (near Tokyo), Japan | |
| 11 | 168.63 miles (271.38 km) NNE | Odate-Noshiro Airport (ONJ) | Kitaakita, Akita, Japan | |
| 12 | 170.08 miles (273.72 km) SSE | Tokyo International Airport (HND) | Tokyo, Honshū, Japan | |
| 13 | 183.86 miles (295.89 km) SW | Komatsu Airport (KMQ) | Komatsu, Ishikawa, Japan | |
| 14 | 202.59 miles (326.04 km) SW | Fukui Airport (FKJ) | Fukui, Honshu, Japan | |
| 15 | 209.58 miles (337.29 km) NNE | Aomori Airport (AOJ) | Aomori, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,681.52 miles (18,799.53 km) ESE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,658.66 miles (18,762.75 km) ESE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,631.76 miles (18,719.46 km) SE | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 4 | 11,631.72 miles (18,719.39 km) SE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 5 | 11,619.23 miles (18,699.28 km) E | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 6 | 11,613.06 miles (18,689.37 km) ESE | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 7 | 11,599.05 miles (18,666.81 km) SE | Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,590.72 miles (18,653.41 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 9 | 11,568.64 miles (18,617.88 km) E | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 10 | 11,560.53 miles (18,604.82 km) ESE | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,552.87 miles (18,592.50 km) E | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 12 | 11,550.50 miles (18,588.68 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 13 | 11,548.39 miles (18,585.29 km) SSE | Navegantes Airport (NVT) | Navegantes, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,548.37 miles (18,585.25 km) SE | Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) | Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,528.90 miles (18,553.92 km) E | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |