Nonstop flight route between Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada and Akita, Japan:
Departure Airport:
(67°49'0"N by 115°8'38"W)
Arrival Airport:
(39°36'56"N by 140°13'6"E)
Distance from YCO to AXT:
4,067.74 miles (6,546.37 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kugluktuk Airport (YCO), Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada and Akita Airport (AXT), Akita, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,068 miles (or 6,546 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 Kugluktuk Airport and Akita 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 Kugluktuk Airport and Akita Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YCO / CYCO |
| Airport Name: | Kugluktuk Airport |
| Location: | Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 67°49'0"N by 115°8'38"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Nunavut |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 74 feet (23 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YCO |
| More Information: | YCO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AXT / RJSK |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Akita, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°36'56"N by 140°13'6"E |
| Area Served: | Akita, Akita, Japan |
| Operator/Owner: | Akita Prefecture |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 305 feet (93 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AXT |
| More Information: | AXT Maps & Info |
Facts about Kugluktuk Airport (YCO):
- The furthest airport from Kugluktuk Airport (YCO) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 9,636 miles (15,508 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- Because of Kugluktuk Airport's relatively low elevation of 74 feet, planes can take off or land at Kugluktuk 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.
- The closest airport to Kugluktuk Airport (YCO) is Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport (YHI), which is located 214 miles (344 kilometers) NNW of YCO.
- Kugluktuk Airport (YCO) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Akita Airport (AXT):
- Because of Akita Airport's relatively low elevation of 305 feet, planes can take off or land at Akita 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.
- The closest airport to Akita Airport (AXT) is Odate-Noshiro Airport (ONJ), which is located 41 miles (65 kilometers) NNE of AXT.
- In addition to being known as "Akita Airport", other names for AXT include "秋田空港" and "Akita Kūkō".
- The furthest airport from Akita Airport (AXT) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 11,571 miles (18,622 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- Akita Airport (AXT) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 213.65 miles (343.83 km) NNW | Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport (YHI) | Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada |     |
| 2 | 248.97 miles (400.67 km) WNW | Paulatuk (Nora Aliqatchialuk Ruben) Airport (YPC) | Paulatuk, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 3 | 262.81 miles (422.95 km) SSW | Gamèti/Rae Lakes Airport (YRA) | Gamèti (formerly Rae Lakes), Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 4 | 268.68 miles (432.40 km) ENE | Cambridge Bay Airport (YCB) | Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 5 | 290.38 miles (467.32 km) SW | Déline Airport (YWJ) | Deline, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 6 | 296.16 miles (476.62 km) W | Colville Lake/Tommy Kochon Airport (YCK) | Colville Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 7 | 329.22 miles (529.83 km) SSW | Whatì Airport (YLE) | Lac La Martre, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 8 | 351.09 miles (565.02 km) WSW | Tulita Airport (ZFN) | Tulita, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 9 | 364.42 miles (586.48 km) WSW | Norman Wells Airport (YVQ) | Norman Wells, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 10 | 370.46 miles (596.19 km) S | Yellowknife Airport (YZF) | Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 11 | 374.19 miles (602.20 km) NW | Sachs Harbour (David Nasogaluak Jr. Saaryuaq) Airport (YSY) | Sachs Harbour, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 12 | 379.18 miles (610.23 km) W | Fort Good Hope Airport (YGH) | Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 13 | 393.11 miles (632.64 km) SSE | Fort Reliance Water Aerodrome (YFL) | Fort Reliance, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 14 | 396.45 miles (638.02 km) SW | Wrigley Airport (YWY) | Wrigley, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 15 | 454.75 miles (731.85 km) SSW | Fort Simpson Airport (YFS) | Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9,636.39 miles (15,508.22 km) SE | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 2 | 9,635.09 miles (15,506.14 km) SE | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 3 | 9,620.72 miles (15,483.01 km) SE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 4 | 9,568.18 miles (15,398.46 km) ESE | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 5 | 9,541.03 miles (15,354.76 km) SE | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 6 | 9,528.34 miles (15,334.34 km) SE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 7 | 9,480.55 miles (15,257.44 km) ESE | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 8 | 9,461.10 miles (15,226.12 km) SE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 9 | 9,449.87 miles (15,208.05 km) SE | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 10 | 9,432.62 miles (15,180.29 km) SE | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 11 | 9,421.29 miles (15,162.07 km) SE | Richards Bay Airport (RCB) | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 12 | 9,417.97 miles (15,156.71 km) SE | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 13 | 9,417.57 miles (15,156.07 km) SE | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 14 | 9,405.82 miles (15,137.16 km) SE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 15 | 9,400.81 miles (15,129.10 km) SE | Mokhotlong Airport (MKH) | Mokhotlong, Lesotho | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 40.64 miles (65.41 km) NNE | Odate-Noshiro Airport (ONJ) | Kitaakita, Akita, Japan | |
| 2 | 50.53 miles (81.33 km) ESE | Hanamaki Airport (HNA) | Morioka, Honshū, Japan | |
| 3 | 60.12 miles (96.75 km) SSW | Shonai Airport (SYO) | Yamagata, Japan | |
| 4 | 81.12 miles (130.55 km) NNE | Aomori Airport (AOJ) | Aomori, Japan | |
| 5 | 83.56 miles (134.48 km) S | Yamagata Airport (GAJ) | Yamagata, Honshū, Japan | |
| 6 | 92.42 miles (148.74 km) NE | JMSDF Hachinohe Air Base (HHE) | Hachinohe, Honshū, Japan | |
| 7 | 96.84 miles (155.84 km) NE | Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō (MSJ) | Misawa, Aomori, Japan | |
| 8 | 108.67 miles (174.88 km) SSE | Sendai Airport (SDJ) | Natori, Japan | |
| 9 | 129.24 miles (208.00 km) SSW | Niigata Airport (KIJ) | Niigata, Japan | |
| 10 | 152.17 miles (244.90 km) NNE | Hakodate Airport (HKD) | Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan | |
| 11 | 165.39 miles (266.17 km) S | Fukushima Airport (FKS) | Sugawa, Fukushima, Japan | |
| 12 | 174.60 miles (280.99 km) NNW | Okushiri Airport (OIR) | Okushiri, Okushiri Island, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 13 | 215.10 miles (346.17 km) S | Utsunomiya Air Field (QUT) | Nikkō / Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan | |
| 14 | 231.36 miles (372.34 km) NNE | New Chitose Airport (CTS) | Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 15 | 262.96 miles (423.20 km) SW | Toyama Airport (TOY) | Toyama, Toyama, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,571.11 miles (18,621.86 km) ESE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,547.15 miles (18,583.28 km) SE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,533.99 miles (18,562.11 km) ESE | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 4 | 11,514.94 miles (18,531.45 km) ESE | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 5 | 11,511.26 miles (18,525.53 km) SE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,505.38 miles (18,516.07 km) SE | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,490.36 miles (18,491.89 km) E | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 8 | 11,487.61 miles (18,487.48 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 9 | 11,485.54 miles (18,484.14 km) ESE | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 10 | 11,473.01 miles (18,463.97 km) E | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 11 | 11,470.66 miles (18,460.20 km) SE | Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,461.32 miles (18,445.15 km) E | Miramar Airport (MJR) | Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 13 | 11,452.67 miles (18,431.25 km) ESE | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,445.51 miles (18,419.71 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 15 | 11,422.18 miles (18,382.17 km) SE | Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) | Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |