Nonstop flight route between Chichester, England, United Kingdom and Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan:
Departure Airport:
(50°51'33"N by 0°45'33"W)
Arrival Airport:
(32°50'13"N by 130°51'19"E)
Distance from QUG to KMJ:
5,947.61 miles (9,571.73 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chichester/Goodwood Airport (QUG), Chichester, England, United Kingdom and Kumamoto Airport (KMJ), Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,948 miles (or 9,572 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 Chichester/Goodwood Airport and Kumamoto 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 Chichester/Goodwood Airport and Kumamoto Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | QUG / EGHR |
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| Location: | Chichester, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°51'33"N by 0°45'33"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Goodwood Road Racing Company Ltd |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 110 feet (34 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from QUG |
| More Information: | QUG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KMJ / RJFT |
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| Location: | Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°50'13"N by 130°51'19"E |
| Area Served: | Mashiki, |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 632 feet (193 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KMJ |
| More Information: | KMJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Chichester/Goodwood Airport (QUG):
- Westhampnett was also used by the United States Army Air Forces Eighth Air Force as a fighter airfield for the 308th and 309th Fighter Squadrons of the 31st Fighter Group from RAF Atcham and RAF High Ercall with Supermarine Spitfire Vs beginning on 27 July 1942.
- Because of Chichester/Goodwood Airport's relatively low elevation of 110 feet, planes can take off or land at Chichester/Goodwood 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.
- Chichester/Goodwood Airport (QUG) has 4 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Chichester/Goodwood Airport", other names for QUG include "Goodwood Airfield" and "Goodwood Aerodrome".
- During the Battle of Britain two fighter squadrons were based at Westhampnett.
- The furthest airport from Chichester/Goodwood Airport (QUG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,910 miles (19,167 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Chichester/Goodwood Airport (QUG) is Bembridge Airport (BBP), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) SW of QUG.
Facts about Kumamoto Airport (KMJ):
- In addition to being known as "Kumamoto Airport", other names for KMJ include "熊本空港" and "Kumamoto Kūkō".
- Because of Kumamoto Airport's relatively low elevation of 632 feet, planes can take off or land at Kumamoto 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.
- Kumamoto Airport Driveway
- The furthest airport from Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is nearly antipodal to Kumamoto Airport (meaning Kumamoto Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rio Grande Regional Airport), and is located 12,253 miles (19,720 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- The first Kumamoto Airport opened in 1960 on the site of a former Imperial Japanese Army air base and had a 1,200 m runway.
- The closest airport to Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) is Saga Airport (HSG), which is located 39 miles (62 kilometers) NW of KMJ.
- Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 19.78 miles (31.84 km) SW | Bembridge Airport (BBP) | Bembridge, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom |     |
| 2 | 20.22 miles (32.54 km) E | Shoreham Airport (ESH) | Lancing, West Sussex, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 25.60 miles (41.19 km) NNW | Lasham Airfield (QLA) | Lasham, England, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 26.78 miles (43.10 km) WNW | Southampton Airport (SOU) | Eastleigh (near Southampton), England, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 27.09 miles (43.60 km) NNW | RAF Odiham (ODH) | Odiham, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 28.74 miles (46.26 km) N | Farnborough Airport (FAB) | Farnborough, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 31.77 miles (51.13 km) NE | Gatwick Airport (LGW) | London, England, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 32.32 miles (52.01 km) N | Blackbushe Airport (BBS) | Yateley, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 36.41 miles (58.60 km) NE | Redhill Aerodrome (KRH) | Redhill, Surrey, England, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 44.61 miles (71.79 km) NNE | London Heathrow Airport (LHR) | London, England, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 47.34 miles (76.18 km) NE | London Biggin Hill Airport (BQH) | Biggin Hill / London, England, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 47.61 miles (76.61 km) W | Bournemouth Airport (BOH) | Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 50.14 miles (80.70 km) NNE | RAF Northolt (NHT) | Ruislip, England, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 54.29 miles (87.37 km) NNW | RAF Benson (BEX) | Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 56.82 miles (91.44 km) N | RAF High Wycombe (HYC) | High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,909.95 miles (19,167.15 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,900.62 miles (19,152.14 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,882.16 miles (19,122.43 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,862.27 miles (19,090.43 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,851.69 miles (19,073.39 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,850.31 miles (19,071.18 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,843.91 miles (19,060.88 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,838.55 miles (19,052.25 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,837.61 miles (19,050.74 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,809.26 miles (19,005.12 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,806.18 miles (19,000.17 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,796.05 miles (18,983.85 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,795.48 miles (18,982.94 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,788.10 miles (18,971.06 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,767.84 miles (18,938.46 km) SE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 38.64 miles (62.19 km) NW | Saga Airport (HSG) | Saga, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| 2 | 54.92 miles (88.38 km) W | Nagasaki Airport (NGS) | Nagasaki, Japan | |
| 3 | 56.66 miles (91.18 km) NNW | Fukuoka Airport (FUK) | Fukuoka, Japan | |
| 4 | 67.61 miles (108.81 km) NE | Oita Airport (OIT) | Oita, Japan | |
| 5 | 69.24 miles (111.43 km) N | Kokura Airport (KKJ) | Kita Kyūshū, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| 6 | 71.89 miles (115.70 km) S | Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) | Kagoshima, Japan | |
| 7 | 74.82 miles (120.42 km) SSE | Miyazaki Airport (KMI) | Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan | |
| 8 | 79.36 miles (127.71 km) NNE | Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ) | Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan | |
| 9 | 88.23 miles (141.99 km) NW | Iki Airport (IKI) | Iki, Iki Island, Japan | |
| 10 | 118.11 miles (190.09 km) W | Fukue Airport (FUJ) | Gotō, Nagasaki, Japan | |
| 11 | 126.55 miles (203.66 km) ENE | Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) | Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan | |
| 12 | 137.96 miles (222.02 km) NNE | Iwami Airport (IWJ) | Masuda, Shimane, Japan, Japan | |
| 13 | 162.18 miles (261.00 km) NE | Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) | Hiroshima, Honshū, Japan | |
| 14 | 169.79 miles (273.24 km) S | Yakushima Airport (KUM) | Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan | |
| 15 | 169.92 miles (273.46 km) ENE | Kōchi Airport (KCZ) | Kōchi, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,253.25 miles (19,719.64 km) ESE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,235.20 miles (19,690.59 km) ESE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,206.87 miles (19,645.01 km) SSE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,152.16 miles (19,556.96 km) S | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,139.31 miles (19,536.27 km) E | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 6 | 12,134.41 miles (19,528.39 km) E | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 7 | 12,129.57 miles (19,520.61 km) ESE | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,109.99 miles (19,489.09 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 9 | 12,092.22 miles (19,460.50 km) SE | Santa Maria Airport (RIA) | Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,081.02 miles (19,442.46 km) SSE | Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) | Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,078.05 miles (19,437.70 km) S | Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 12 | 12,068.11 miles (19,421.69 km) ESE | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 13 | 12,067.32 miles (19,420.41 km) SSE | Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB) | Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 14 | 12,043.85 miles (19,382.64 km) ESE | Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido International Airport (RVY) | Rivera, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 15 | 12,033.74 miles (19,366.39 km) E | Tacuarembó Airport (TAW) | Tacuarembó, Tacuarembó, Uruguay | |