Nonstop flight route between Attu Island, Greenland and Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan:
Departure Airport:
(67°56'30"N by 53°37'59"W)
Arrival Airport:
(28°19'17"N by 129°55'41"E)
Distance from QGQ to KKX:
5,783.12 miles (9,307.01 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Attu Heliport (QGQ), Attu Island, Greenland and Kikai Airport (KKX), Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,783 miles (or 9,307 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 Attu Heliport and Kikai 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 Attu Heliport and Kikai Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | QGQ / BGAT |
| Airport Name: | Attu Heliport |
| Location: | Attu Island, Greenland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 67°56'30"N by 53°37'59"W |
| Area Served: | Attu, Greenland |
| Operator/Owner: | Mittarfeqarfiit |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 32 feet (10 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from QGQ |
| More Information: | QGQ 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 Attu Heliport (QGQ):
- Because of Attu Heliport's relatively low elevation of 32 feet, planes can take off or land at Attu Heliport 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 Attu Heliport (QGQ) is Ikerasaarsuk Heliport (QRY), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) NNE of QGQ.
- The furthest airport from Attu Heliport (QGQ) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,537 miles (16,957 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
Facts about Kikai Airport (KKX):
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Kikai Airport", other names for KKX include "Kikai/Kikaigashima Island Airport", "喜界空港" and "Kikai Kūkō".
- Kikai Airport (KKX) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 15.15 miles (24.39 km) NNE | Ikerasaarsuk Heliport (QRY) | Ikerasaarsuk, Greenland |     |
| 2 | 28.74 miles (46.25 km) NE | Niaqornaarsuk Heliport (QMK) | Niaqornaarsuk, Greenland | |
| 3 | 58.09 miles (93.49 km) NNE | Aasiaat Airport (JEG) | Aasiaat, Greenland | |
| 4 | 64.53 miles (103.85 km) NNE | Kitsissuarsuit Heliport (QJE) | Kitsissuarsuit, Greenland | |
| 5 | 66.27 miles (106.66 km) NE | Ikamiut Heliport (QJI) | Ikamiut, Greenland | |
| 6 | 68.47 miles (110.19 km) S | Sisimiut Airport (JHS) | Sisimiut, Greenland | |
| 7 | 87.04 miles (140.07 km) NE | Qasigiannguit Heliport (JCH) | Qasigiannguit, Greenland | |
| 8 | 90.51 miles (145.65 km) N | Qeqertarsuaq Heliport (JGO) | Qeqertarsuaq, Greenland | |
| 9 | 100.74 miles (162.12 km) SE | Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ) (SFJ) | Kangerlussuaq, Greenland | |
| 10 | 110.93 miles (178.52 km) NE | Ilulissat Airport (JAV) | Ilulissat, Greenland | |
| 11 | 153.67 miles (247.30 km) NNE | Qeqertaq Heliport (PQT) | Qeqertaq, Greenland | |
| 12 | 175.77 miles (282.88 km) S | Maniitsoq Airport (JSU) | Maniitsoq, Greenland | |
| 13 | 185.44 miles (298.44 km) NNE | Ikerasak Heliport (IKE) | Ikerasak, Greenland | |
| 14 | 192.75 miles (310.20 km) N | Uummannaq Heliport (UMD) | Uummannaq, Greenland | |
| 15 | 194.29 miles (312.67 km) N | Qaarsut Airport (JQA) | Qaarsut / Uummannaq, Greenland | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,536.58 miles (16,956.94 km) SW | Hobart International Airport (HBA) | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,455.37 miles (16,826.25 km) SSW | Launceston Airport (LST) | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,441.52 miles (16,803.96 km) SSW | Devonport Airport (DPO) | Devonport, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,439.68 miles (16,800.99 km) SSW | Burnie Airport (BWT) | Burnie, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,437.29 miles (16,797.15 km) SSW | Smithton Airport (SIO) | Smithton, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,429.82 miles (16,785.13 km) SSW | George Town Aerodrome (GEE) | George Town, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,425.91 miles (16,778.84 km) SW | St Helens Airport (HLS) | St. Helens, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,388.19 miles (16,718.13 km) SSW | King Island Airport (KNS) | Currie, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,381.28 miles (16,707.01 km) WSW | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,347.61 miles (16,652.82 km) SW | Flinders Island Airport (FLS) | Flinders Island, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,347.11 miles (16,652.02 km) WSW | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,309.90 miles (16,592.13 km) SSW | Portland Airport (PTJ) | Portland, Victoria, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,297.95 miles (16,572.90 km) SSW | Warrnambool Airport (WMB) | Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,277.96 miles (16,540.74 km) SSW | Mount Gambier Airport (MGB) | Mount Gambier, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,273.07 miles (16,532.86 km) WSW | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, 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 | |