Nonstop flight route between Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay and Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ), Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay and Kikai Airport (KKX), Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,065 miles (or 19,416 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 Cerro Largo International Airport and Kikai 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 Cerro Largo International Airport and Kikai Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
The distance between MLZ and KKX makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Cerro Largo International Airport and Kikai Airport would be very impractical for the airlines, because only a lightly loaded Boeing 777-200LR would be able to make the trip. Since airlines need to be able to take as many people and cargo as possible in order to make a profit, the odds of ever seeing a nonstop flight between MLZ and KKX are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay and Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan by taking some connecting flights!
Did you know that one full circling of the Earth (measuring from the equator) is about 24,901.5 miles (or 40,075 kilometers), which means if you were 12,450 miles from any given point on the planet, the distance back to your starting point would be about the same -- in any direction! The same can be said for a nonstop flight between MLZ and KKX!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MLZ / SUMO |
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Location: | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°20'33"S by 54°13'18"W |
Area Served: | Melo |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 364 feet (111 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from MLZ |
More Information: | MLZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KKX / RJKI |
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Location: | Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°19'17"N by 129°55'41"E |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 15 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KKX |
More Information: | KKX Maps & Info |
Facts about Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ):
- Because of Cerro Largo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 364 feet, planes can take off or land at Cerro Largo 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.
- In addition to being known as "Cerro Largo International Airport", another name for MLZ is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Cerro Largo".
- The closest airport to Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) is Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) NNW of MLZ.
- The furthest airport from Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) is Jeju International Airport (CJU), which is nearly antipodal to Cerro Largo International Airport (meaning Cerro Largo International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Jeju International Airport), and is located 12,346 miles (19,869 kilometers) away in Jeju, South Korea.
Facts about Kikai Airport (KKX):
- In addition to being known as "Kikai Airport", other names for KKX include "Kikai/Kikaigashima Island Airport", "喜界空港" and "Kikai Kūkō".
- Kikai Airport (KKX) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Kikai Airport (KKX) is Amami Airport (ASJ), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) WNW of KKX.
- Because of Kikai Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Kikai 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 furthest airport from Kikai Airport (KKX) is Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ), which is nearly antipodal to Kikai Airport (meaning Kikai Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport), and is located 12,397 miles (19,952 kilometers) away in Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil.