Nonstop flight route between Itami (near Osaka), Japan and Khon Kaen, Thailand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Osaka International Airport (ITM), Itami (near Osaka), Japan and Khon Kaen Airport (KKC), Khon Kaen, Thailand would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,379 miles (or 3,828 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 Osaka International Airport and Khon Kaen Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ITM / RJOO |
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Location: | Itami (near Osaka), Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°47'3"N by 135°26'21"E |
Area Served: | Osaka, Kyoto, and Kobe |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (airfield); Osaka International Airport Terminal Co., Ltd. (terminal) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 39 feet (12 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ITM |
More Information: | ITM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KKC / VTUK |
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Location: | Khon Kaen, Thailand |
GPS Coordinates: | 16°27'59"N by 102°47'1"E |
Operator/Owner: | Military |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 670 feet (204 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KKC |
More Information: | KKC Maps & Info |
Facts about Osaka International Airport (ITM):
- In May 2011, the Diet of Japan passed legislation to form a new Kansai International Airport Corporation using the state's existing equity stake in Kansai Airport and its property holdings at Itami Airport.
- The furthest airport from Osaka International Airport (ITM) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 11,960 miles (19,248 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- Itami was renamed Osaka Airport following its return to Japanese control in March 1959.
- Jet flights at Itami began on June 1, 1964, and triggered complaints by neighboring residents about noise pollution.
- Osaka International Airport (ITM) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Osaka International Airport", other names for ITM include "Itami International Airport", "大阪国際空港" and "Ōsaka Kokusai Kūkō".
- The policy of the Japanese government has been to limit operations at Itami in order to spur development at Kansai and Kobe.
- In its heyday Itami was served by a variety of major international carriers, including Pan Am, British Airways, Air India, Cathay Pacific and Korean Air.
- Because of Osaka International Airport's relatively low elevation of 39 feet, planes can take off or land at Osaka 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.
- On the other hand, the Japanese government has historically supported Kansai at Itami's expense, and current Osaka City mayor and former Osaka Prefecture governor Toru Hashimoto has been a particularly vocal critic of the airport, arguing that the Chuo Shinkansen maglev line will make much of its domestic role irrelevant, and that its domestic functions should be transferred to Kansai in conjunction with upgraded high-speed access to Kansai from central Osaka.
- By the mid-1970s, the airport was subject to extensive slot restrictions, with operations limited to 200 jets and 170 propeller aircraft per day, and no takeoffs or landings allowed after 9 PM.
- The closest airport to Osaka International Airport (ITM) is Osaka International Airport (OSA), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of ITM.
Facts about Khon Kaen Airport (KKC):
- In addition to being known as "Khon Kaen Airport", another name for KKC is "ท่าอากาศยานขอนแก่น".
- The furthest airport from Khon Kaen Airport (KKC) is Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC), which is nearly antipodal to Khon Kaen Airport (meaning Khon Kaen Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maria Reiche Neuman Airport), and is located 12,250 miles (19,714 kilometers) away in Nazca, Ica Region, Peru.
- Because of Khon Kaen Airport's relatively low elevation of 670 feet, planes can take off or land at Khon Kaen 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 Khon Kaen Airport (KKC) is Udon Thani International Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุดรธานี (UTH), which is located 64 miles (102 kilometers) N of KKC.
- Khon Kaen Airport (KKC) currently has only 1 runway.