Nonstop flight route between Nikkō / Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan and Mokhotlong, Lesotho:
Departure Airport:
(36°30'51"N by 139°52'14"E)
Arrival Airport:
(29°16'54"S by 29°4'22"E)
Distance from QUT to MKH:
8,476.35 miles (13,641.32 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Utsunomiya Air Field (QUT), Nikkō / Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan and Mokhotlong Airport (MKH), Mokhotlong, Lesotho would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,476 miles (or 13,641 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | QUT / RJTU |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Nikkō / Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°30'51"N by 139°52'14"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Japan Ground Self-Defense Force |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 334 feet (102 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from QUT |
| More Information: | QUT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MKH / FXMK |
| Airport Name: | Mokhotlong Airport |
| Location: | Mokhotlong, Lesotho |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°16'54"S by 29°4'22"E |
| Area Served: | Mokhotlong |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 7200 feet (2,195 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MKH |
| More Information: | MKH Maps & Info |
Facts about Utsunomiya Air Field (QUT):
- In addition to being known as "Utsunomiya Air Field", other names for QUT include "宇都宮飛行場" and "Utsunomiya Hikōjō".
- Utsunomiya Air Field (QUT) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Utsunomiya Air Field's relatively low elevation of 334 feet, planes can take off or land at Utsunomiya Air Field 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 furthest airport from Utsunomiya Air Field (QUT) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 11,685 miles (18,806 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Utsunomiya Air Field (QUT) is Fukushima Airport (FKS), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) NNE of QUT.
Facts about Mokhotlong Airport (MKH):
- Because of Mokhotlong Airport's high elevation of 7,200 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MKH. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MKH a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Mokhotlong Airport (MKH) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Mokhotlong Airport (MKH) is Lebakeng Airport (LEF), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) SSW of MKH.
- The furthest airport from Mokhotlong Airport (MKH) is Hana Airport (HNM), which is located 11,770 miles (18,942 kilometers) away in Hana, Hawaii, United States.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 58.10 miles (93.51 km) NNE | Fukushima Airport (FKS) | Sugawa, Fukushima, Japan |     |
| 2 | 59.20 miles (95.27 km) SSE | Narita International Airport (NRT) | Narita (near Tokyo), Japan | |
| 3 | 66.60 miles (107.17 km) S | Tokyo International Airport (HND) | Tokyo, Honshū, Japan | |
| 4 | 107.99 miles (173.79 km) NNW | Niigata Airport (KIJ) | Niigata, Japan | |
| 5 | 111.05 miles (178.71 km) WSW | Matsumoto Airport (MMJ) | Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan | |
| 6 | 126.15 miles (203.01 km) NNE | Sendai Airport (SDJ) | Natori, Japan | |
| 7 | 133.94 miles (215.56 km) NNE | Yamagata Airport (GAJ) | Yamagata, Honshū, Japan | |
| 8 | 149.16 miles (240.05 km) W | Toyama Airport (TOY) | Toyama, Toyama, Japan | |
| 9 | 151.67 miles (244.09 km) SW | Shizuoka Airport (FSZ) | Shizuoka, Honshu, Japan | |
| 10 | 158.83 miles (255.61 km) N | Shonai Airport (SYO) | Yamagata, Japan | |
| 11 | 169.55 miles (272.87 km) S | Miyakejima Airport (MYE) | Miyakejima, Japan | |
| 12 | 186.47 miles (300.10 km) WSW | Nagoya Airfield (NKM) | Nagoya, Japan | |
| 13 | 192.64 miles (310.02 km) W | Komatsu Airport (KMQ) | Komatsu, Ishikawa, Japan | |
| 14 | 204.61 miles (329.28 km) W | Fukui Airport (FKJ) | Fukui, Honshu, Japan | |
| 15 | 206.60 miles (332.48 km) WSW | Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) | Nagoya, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,685.45 miles (18,805.87 km) ESE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,674.61 miles (18,788.42 km) SE | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,664.89 miles (18,772.77 km) ESE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 4 | 11,656.66 miles (18,759.52 km) ESE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 5 | 11,652.36 miles (18,752.61 km) SE | Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,604.44 miles (18,675.49 km) SE | Navegantes Airport (NVT) | Navegantes, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,599.59 miles (18,667.68 km) ESE | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 8 | 11,591.22 miles (18,654.22 km) SE | Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) | Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,590.05 miles (18,652.33 km) E | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 10 | 11,584.51 miles (18,643.42 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 11 | 11,561.96 miles (18,607.13 km) ESE | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,561.87 miles (18,606.98 km) SE | Joinville-Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport (JOI) | Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,547.62 miles (18,584.04 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 14 | 11,537.87 miles (18,568.35 km) E | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 15 | 11,525.39 miles (18,548.28 km) SE | Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB) | Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 48.99 miles (78.84 km) SSW | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 2 | 54.08 miles (87.03 km) SW | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 3 | 63.59 miles (102.34 km) NE | Ladysmith Airport (LAY) | Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 4 | 68.27 miles (109.87 km) WNW | Leribe Airport (LRB) | Leribe, Lesotho | |
| 5 | 72.00 miles (115.87 km) WSW | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 6 | 83.63 miles (134.59 km) ESE | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 7 | 92.38 miles (148.68 km) W | Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU) | Maseru, Lesotho | |
| 8 | 115.67 miles (186.15 km) WSW | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 9 | 124.64 miles (200.58 km) E | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 10 | 132.86 miles (213.82 km) SE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 11 | 158.26 miles (254.69 km) S | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 12 | 167.52 miles (269.60 km) W | Bloemfontein International Airport (BFN) | Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa | |
| 13 | 186.21 miles (299.68 km) E | Richards Bay Airport (RCB) | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 14 | 196.08 miles (315.56 km) NNW | Heidelberg Airport (HDB) | Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| 15 | 213.16 miles (343.05 km) ENE | Hluhluwe Airport (HLW) | Hluhluwe, South Africa | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,769.80 miles (18,941.61 km) NNE | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 11,763.52 miles (18,931.50 km) NE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,763.22 miles (18,931.02 km) NNE | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,759.19 miles (18,924.53 km) NNE | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,755.83 miles (18,919.13 km) NE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,741.44 miles (18,895.97 km) NNE | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,739.40 miles (18,892.68 km) NE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,739.10 miles (18,892.20 km) NE | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,737.93 miles (18,890.31 km) NE | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,734.59 miles (18,884.94 km) NE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,734.59 miles (18,884.94 km) NE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,730.07 miles (18,877.67 km) NNE | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,728.20 miles (18,874.67 km) NE | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,727.36 miles (18,873.31 km) NNE | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,718.59 miles (18,859.20 km) NNE | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |