Nonstop flight route between Kita Kyūshū, Kyūshū, Japan and Ittoqqortoormiit, Greenland:
Departure Airport:
(33°50'11"N by 130°56'48"E)
Arrival Airport:
(70°29'17"N by 21°58'18"W)
Distance from KKJ to OBY:
5,103.86 miles (8,213.84 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kokura Airport (KKJ), Kita Kyūshū, Kyūshū, Japan and Ittoqqortoormiit Heliport (OBY), Ittoqqortoormiit, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,104 miles (or 8,214 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 Kokura Airport and Ittoqqortoormiit Heliport, 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 Kokura Airport and Ittoqqortoormiit Heliport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KKJ / RJFR |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Kita Kyūshū, Kyūshū, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°50'11"N by 130°56'48"E |
| Area Served: | Kitakyushu, Japan |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KKJ |
| More Information: | KKJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | OBY / BGSC |
| Airport Name: | Ittoqqortoormiit Heliport |
| Location: | Ittoqqortoormiit, Greenland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 70°29'17"N by 21°58'18"W |
| Area Served: | Ittoqqortoormiit, Greenland |
| Operator/Owner: | Mittarfeqarfiit |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 238 feet (73 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from OBY |
| More Information: | OBY Maps & Info |
Facts about Kokura Airport (KKJ):
- The closest airport to Kokura Airport (KKJ) is Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) ENE of KKJ.
- The furthest airport from Kokura Airport (KKJ) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is nearly antipodal to Kokura Airport (meaning Kokura Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rio Grande Regional Airport), and is located 12,220 miles (19,665 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Kokura Airport", other names for KKJ include "小倉空港" and "Kokura Kūkō".
- Kokura Airport (KKJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Kokura Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Kokura 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.
Facts about Ittoqqortoormiit Heliport (OBY):
- The furthest airport from Ittoqqortoormiit Heliport (OBY) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 10,773 miles (17,337 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Ittoqqortoormiit Heliport handled 834 passengers last year.
- Because of Ittoqqortoormiit Heliport's relatively low elevation of 238 feet, planes can take off or land at Ittoqqortoormiit Heliport 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 Ittoqqortoormiit Heliport (OBY) is Nerlerit Inaat Airport (CNP), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) NW of OBY.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 20.09 miles (32.34 km) ENE | Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ) | Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan |     |
| 2 | 33.37 miles (53.70 km) WSW | Fukuoka Airport (FUK) | Fukuoka, Japan | |
| 3 | 51.71 miles (83.22 km) ESE | Oita Airport (OIT) | Oita, Japan | |
| 4 | 60.26 miles (96.97 km) SW | Saga Airport (HSG) | Saga, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| 5 | 66.94 miles (107.73 km) W | Iki Airport (IKI) | Iki, Iki Island, Japan | |
| 6 | 69.24 miles (111.43 km) S | Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) | Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan | |
| 7 | 75.42 miles (121.37 km) NE | Iwami Airport (IWJ) | Masuda, Shimane, Japan, Japan | |
| 8 | 87.12 miles (140.21 km) SW | Nagasaki Airport (NGS) | Nagasaki, Japan | |
| 9 | 100.60 miles (161.90 km) E | Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) | Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan | |
| 10 | 120.17 miles (193.40 km) ENE | Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) | Hiroshima, Honshū, Japan | |
| 11 | 138.46 miles (222.83 km) SSE | Miyazaki Airport (KMI) | Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan | |
| 12 | 141.10 miles (227.08 km) S | Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) | Kagoshima, Japan | |
| 13 | 146.48 miles (235.73 km) WSW | Fukue Airport (FUJ) | Gotō, Nagasaki, Japan | |
| 14 | 147.27 miles (237.00 km) NW | Gimhae International Airport (PUS) | Busan, South Korea | |
| 15 | 155.17 miles (249.72 km) NE | Izumo Airport (IZO) | Izumo, Shimane, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,219.53 miles (19,665.39 km) ESE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,196.56 miles (19,628.41 km) SE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,143.71 miles (19,543.35 km) SSE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,128.66 miles (19,519.14 km) E | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 5 | 12,120.34 miles (19,505.75 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 6 | 12,097.51 miles (19,469.01 km) ESE | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,085.12 miles (19,449.07 km) ESE | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 8 | 12,084.23 miles (19,447.64 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 9 | 12,082.93 miles (19,445.54 km) S | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,042.56 miles (19,380.57 km) SE | Santa Maria Airport (RIA) | Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,032.81 miles (19,364.89 km) ESE | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 12 | 12,013.26 miles (19,333.43 km) ESE | Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido International Airport (RVY) | Rivera, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 13 | 12,012.47 miles (19,332.15 km) ESE | Tacuarembó Airport (TAW) | Tacuarembó, Tacuarembó, Uruguay | |
| 14 | 12,012.20 miles (19,331.72 km) S | Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) | Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 15 | 12,009.73 miles (19,327.74 km) S | Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 23.49 miles (37.81 km) NW | Nerlerit Inaat Airport (CNP) | Nerlerit Inaat (Constable Pynt), Greenland | |
| 2 | 289.99 miles (466.69 km) SSE | Grímsey Airport (GRY) | Grímsey, Iceland | |
| 3 | 307.53 miles (494.92 km) S | Ísafjörður Airport (IFJ) | Ísafjörður, Iceland | |
| 4 | 310.75 miles (500.11 km) SSE | Siglufjörður Airport (SIJ) | Siglufjörður, Iceland | |
| 5 | 311.01 miles (500.52 km) S | Gjögur Airport (GJR) | Gjögur, Iceland | |
| 6 | 334.16 miles (537.78 km) SSE | Húsavík Airport (HZK) | Húsavík, Iceland | |
| 7 | 334.35 miles (538.08 km) SSE | Sauðárkrókur Airport (SAK) | Sauðárkrókur, Iceland | |
| 8 | 337.32 miles (542.86 km) S | Bíldudalur Airport (BIU) | Bíldudalur, Iceland | |
| 9 | 339.64 miles (546.60 km) SSE | Þórshöfn Airport (THO) | Þórshöfn, Iceland | |
| 10 | 344.63 miles (554.63 km) S | Patreksfjörður Airport (PFJ) | Patreksfjörður, Iceland | |
| 11 | 348.27 miles (560.49 km) SSE | Akureyri Airport (AEY) | Akureyri, Iceland | |
| 12 | 376.52 miles (605.95 km) SSE | Vopnafjörður Airport (VPN) | Vopnafjörður, Iceland | |
| 13 | 409.33 miles (658.75 km) SSE | Egilsstaðir Airport (EGS) | Egilsstaðir, Iceland | |
| 14 | 439.32 miles (707.01 km) S | Reykjavík Airport (RKV) | Reykjavík, Iceland | |
| 15 | 449.65 miles (723.64 km) S | Keflavík International Airport (KEF) | Keflavík (near Reykjavík), Iceland | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,772.52 miles (17,336.65 km) SSW | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,737.75 miles (17,280.69 km) SSW | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,690.78 miles (17,205.11 km) SSW | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,648.20 miles (17,136.57 km) SSW | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,639.69 miles (17,122.87 km) SSW | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,621.30 miles (17,093.28 km) SSW | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,618.35 miles (17,088.53 km) SSW | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,615.70 miles (17,084.27 km) SSW | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,571.72 miles (17,013.49 km) SSW | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,553.43 miles (16,984.06 km) SSW | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,543.83 miles (16,968.61 km) SSW | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,539.70 miles (16,961.95 km) SSW | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,523.89 miles (16,936.51 km) SSW | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,505.10 miles (16,906.27 km) SSW | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,491.44 miles (16,884.30 km) SSE | Hobart International Airport (HBA) | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia | |