Nonstop flight route between Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands and Kōchi, Japan:
Departure Airport:
(15°7'8"N by 145°43'45"E)
Arrival Airport:
(33°32'45"N by 133°40'9"E)
Distance from SPN to KCZ:
1,479.55 miles (2,381.10 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Saipan International Airport (SPN), Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands and Kōchi Airport (KCZ), Kōchi, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,480 miles (or 2,381 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 relatively short distance between Saipan International Airport and Kōchi Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SPN / PGSN |
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| Location: | Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 15°7'8"N by 145°43'45"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Commonwealth Ports Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 215 feet (66 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SPN |
| More Information: | SPN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KCZ / RJOK |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Kōchi, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°32'45"N by 133°40'9"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Japan |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 29 feet (9 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KCZ |
| More Information: | KCZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Saipan International Airport (SPN):
- The furthest airport from Saipan International Airport (SPN) is Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA), which is nearly antipodal to Saipan International Airport (meaning Saipan International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho)), and is located 12,125 miles (19,514 kilometers) away in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
- Saipan International Airport (SPN) currently has only 1 runway.
- Once in American hands, Isely Field was expanded considerably to support Twentieth Air Force B-29 Superfortress operations.
- Because of Saipan International Airport's relatively low elevation of 215 feet, planes can take off or land at Saipan International 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.
- A Star Marianas plane crashed during takeoff on November 17, 2012 on its return from Tinian.
- SPN was a sugarcane field before the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service constructed a temporary landing field on the site in 1933.
- In addition to being known as "Saipan International Airport", other names for SPN include "Francisco C. Ada Airport" and "GSN".
- Japanese tourists began visiting Saipan in large numbers during the 1970s.
- The closest airport to Saipan International Airport (SPN) is Tinian International Airport (TIQ), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SW of SPN.
Facts about Kōchi Airport (KCZ):
- The closest airport to Kōchi Airport (KCZ) is Takamatsu Airport (TAK), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) NNE of KCZ.
- Because of Kōchi Airport's relatively low elevation of 29 feet, planes can take off or land at Kōchi 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 "Kōchi Airport", another name for KCZ is "高知空港".
- The furthest airport from Kōchi Airport (KCZ) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is nearly antipodal to Kōchi Airport (meaning Kōchi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rio Grande Regional Airport), and is located 12,083 miles (19,446 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- Kōchi Airport (KCZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Kōchi Airport, also known as Kōchi Ryōma Airport, is a regional airport in Nankoku, a city in Kōchi Prefecture of Japan.
- The runway was expanded in 1960 and 1980 and later to 2,500 metres to handle larger aircraft.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11.06 miles (17.80 km) SW | Tinian International Airport (TIQ) | Tinian Island, Northern Mariana Islands |     |
| 2 | 72.92 miles (117.36 km) SSW | Rota International Airport (ROP) | Rota Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 3 | 119.13 miles (191.72 km) SSW | Andersen Air Force Base (UAM) | Agana, Guam | |
| 4 | 129.06 miles (207.70 km) SSW | Guam International Airport (GUM) | Hagåtña, Guam | |
| 5 | 533.30 miles (858.26 km) SW | Falalop Airfield (ULI) | Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 6 | 645.75 miles (1,039.22 km) SW | Yap International Airport (YAP) | Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 7 | 671.70 miles (1,081.00 km) SE | Chuuk International Airport (TKK) | Weno, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 8 | 726.36 miles (1,168.96 km) NNW | Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO) | Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan | |
| 9 | 829.80 miles (1,335.42 km) NE | Minamitorishima Air Field (MUS) | Minami-Tori-shima, Japan | |
| 10 | 927.56 miles (1,492.75 km) SW | Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (ROR) | Koror, Palau | |
| 11 | 1,015.16 miles (1,633.73 km) ESE | Pohnpei International Airport (PNI) | Kolonia, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 12 | 1,146.10 miles (1,844.46 km) E | Enewetak Auxiliary Airfield (ENT) | Enewetak, Marshall Islands | |
| 13 | 1,192.41 miles (1,919.00 km) NW | Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 14 | 1,192.72 miles (1,919.50 km) S | Momote Airport (MAS) | Los Negros Island, Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 1,193.19 miles (1,920.24 km) NW | Kitadaito Airport (KTD) | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,125.20 miles (19,513.57 km) ESE | Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA) | Salvador, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,118.20 miles (19,502.30 km) E | Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (IOS) | Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,104.44 miles (19,480.16 km) ESE | Porto Seguro Airport (BPS) | Porto Seguro, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,094.54 miles (19,464.23 km) SE | Aracaju–Santa Maria Airport (AJU) | Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,036.52 miles (19,370.86 km) SSE | Maceió/Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ) | Maceió, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,996.47 miles (19,306.39 km) E | Pedro Otacílio Figueiredo Airport (VDC) | Vitória da Conquista, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,951.65 miles (19,234.27 km) S | Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) | Recife, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,932.95 miles (19,204.17 km) ESE | Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport (LEC) | Lençõis, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,905.05 miles (19,159.28 km) SE | Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras) (VIX) | Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,884.00 miles (19,125.40 km) S | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,883.39 miles (19,124.42 km) SSE | Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) | Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,866.48 miles (19,097.20 km) E | Guanambi Airport (GNM) | Guanambi, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,864.21 miles (19,093.54 km) ESE | Coronel Altino Machado de Oliveira Airport (GVR) | Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,853.53 miles (19,076.36 km) SE | Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (PNZ) | Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,834.75 miles (19,046.13 km) SE | Raimundo de Andrade Airport (CDI) | Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 50.25 miles (80.86 km) NNE | Takamatsu Airport (TAK) | Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan | |
| 2 | 59.04 miles (95.01 km) WNW | Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) | Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan | |
| 3 | 75.02 miles (120.73 km) NW | Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) | Hiroshima, Honshū, Japan | |
| 4 | 84.33 miles (135.72 km) N | Okayama Airport (OKJ) | Okayama, Japan | |
| 5 | 97.87 miles (157.51 km) E | Nanki-Shirahama Airport (SHM) | Shirahama, Japan | |
| 6 | 108.56 miles (174.71 km) NE | Kansai International Airport (KIX) | Osaka, Japan | |
| 7 | 111.40 miles (179.29 km) W | Oita Airport (OIT) | Oita, Japan | |
| 8 | 116.40 miles (187.32 km) NE | Kobe Airport (UKB) | Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan | |
| 9 | 132.50 miles (213.23 km) NE | Osaka International Airport (ITM) | Itami (near Osaka), Japan | |
| 10 | 132.50 miles (213.23 km) NE | Osaka International Airport (OSA) | Osaka, Japan | |
| 11 | 132.87 miles (213.83 km) NW | Iwami Airport (IWJ) | Masuda, Shimane, Japan, Japan | |
| 12 | 136.45 miles (219.60 km) NNW | Izumo Airport (IZO) | Izumo, Shimane, Japan | |
| 13 | 136.75 miles (220.08 km) N | Miho-Yonago Airport (YGJ) | Yonago, Tottori, Japan | |
| 14 | 139.90 miles (225.15 km) WNW | Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ) | Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan | |
| 15 | 157.79 miles (253.93 km) W | Kokura Airport (KKJ) | Kita Kyūshū, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,083.37 miles (19,446.25 km) ESE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,065.53 miles (19,417.53 km) ESE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,061.28 miles (19,410.69 km) SE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,056.86 miles (19,403.58 km) SSE | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,009.89 miles (19,328.00 km) SSE | Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,974.59 miles (19,271.18 km) SSE | Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) | Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,973.70 miles (19,269.76 km) E | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 8 | 11,971.88 miles (19,266.82 km) E | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 9 | 11,959.65 miles (19,247.15 km) ESE | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,955.78 miles (19,240.92 km) SSE | Navegantes Airport (NVT) | Navegantes, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,940.59 miles (19,216.48 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 12 | 11,929.29 miles (19,198.28 km) ESE | Santa Maria Airport (RIA) | Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,928.08 miles (19,196.33 km) ESE | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 14 | 11,926.52 miles (19,193.82 km) SE | Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB) | Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,909.74 miles (19,166.82 km) SSE | Joinville-Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport (JOI) | Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |