Nonstop flight route between Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan and Kindersley, Saskatchewan, Canada:
Departure Airport:
(45°24'15"N by 141°48'7"E)
Arrival Airport:
(51°30'55"N by 109°10'50"W)
Distance from WKJ to YKY:
4,524.16 miles (7,280.91 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wakkanai Airport (WKJ), Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan and Kindersley Regional Airport (YKY), Kindersley, Saskatchewan, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,524 miles (or 7,281 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 Wakkanai Airport and Kindersley Regional 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 Wakkanai Airport and Kindersley Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WKJ / RJCW |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°24'15"N by 141°48'7"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 27 feet (8 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WKJ |
| More Information: | WKJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YKY / CYKY |
| Airport Name: | Kindersley Regional Airport |
| Location: | Kindersley, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°30'55"N by 109°10'50"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Town of Kindersley |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2276 feet (694 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YKY |
| More Information: | YKY Maps & Info |
Facts about Wakkanai Airport (WKJ):
- In addition to being known as "Wakkanai Airport", other names for WKJ include "稚内空港" and "Wakkanai Kūkō".
- Wakkanai Airport (WKJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 1987, the 1,200 m main runway was extended to 1,800 m, allowing All Nippon Airways to begin jet service to Tokyo.
- Until 1989, the JNR Temboku Line passed by the airport.
- The furthest airport from Wakkanai Airport (WKJ) is Port Stanley Airport (PSY), which is located 11,446 miles (18,420 kilometers) away in Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom.
- The closest airport to Wakkanai Airport (WKJ) is Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport (MBE), which is located 109 miles (176 kilometers) SE of WKJ.
- Because of Wakkanai Airport's relatively low elevation of 27 feet, planes can take off or land at Wakkanai 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 Kindersley Regional Airport (YKY):
- Kindersley Regional Airport (YKY) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Kindersley Regional Airport (YKY) is Vermilion Airport (YVG), which is located 91 miles (146 kilometers) NW of YKY.
- The furthest airport from Kindersley Regional Airport (YKY) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,217 miles (16,443 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 109.25 miles (175.82 km) SE | Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport (MBE) | Monbetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan |     |
| 2 | 111.49 miles (179.42 km) NNE | Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport (UUS) | Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin Island, Russia | |
| 3 | 123.92 miles (199.44 km) SSE | Asahikawa Airport (AKJ) | Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 4 | 156.73 miles (252.23 km) SE | Memanbetsu Airport (MMB) | Kitami, Japan | |
| 5 | 181.74 miles (292.48 km) S | New Chitose Airport (CTS) | Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 6 | 197.46 miles (317.79 km) SSE | Tokachi-Obihiro Airport (OBO) | Obihiro, Tokachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 7 | 200.37 miles (322.46 km) SE | Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB) | Nakashibetsu, Japan | |
| 8 | 201.68 miles (324.58 km) SE | Kushiro Airport (KUH) | Kushiro, Hokkaidō, Japan | |
| 9 | 255.86 miles (411.76 km) SSW | Hakodate Airport (HKD) | Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan | |
| 10 | 258.84 miles (416.57 km) SSW | Okushiri Airport (OIR) | Okushiri, Okushiri Island, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 11 | 325.41 miles (523.69 km) S | Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō (MSJ) | Misawa, Aomori, Japan | |
| 12 | 327.59 miles (527.21 km) S | Aomori Airport (AOJ) | Aomori, Japan | |
| 13 | 335.70 miles (540.26 km) S | JMSDF Hachinohe Air Base (HHE) | Hachinohe, Honshū, Japan | |
| 14 | 367.36 miles (591.21 km) SSW | Odate-Noshiro Airport (ONJ) | Kitaakita, Akita, Japan | |
| 15 | 379.03 miles (609.99 km) NW | Khabarovsk Novy Airport (KHV) | Khabarovsk, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,445.74 miles (18,420.09 km) ESE | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 2 | 11,415.57 miles (18,371.54 km) ESE | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 3 | 11,315.45 miles (18,210.41 km) ESE | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 4 | 11,312.85 miles (18,206.22 km) ESE | Miramar Airport (MJR) | Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 5 | 11,312.37 miles (18,205.44 km) ESE | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 6 | 11,288.52 miles (18,167.06 km) ESE | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 7 | 11,278.58 miles (18,151.07 km) ESE | Necochea Airport (NEC) | Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 8 | 11,251.41 miles (18,107.34 km) SE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,249.44 miles (18,104.17 km) ESE | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 10 | 11,234.00 miles (18,079.33 km) SE | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 11 | 11,225.06 miles (18,064.93 km) SE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,212.93 miles (18,045.42 km) ESE | Tandil Airport (TDL) | Tandil, Argentina | |
| 13 | 11,204.74 miles (18,032.24 km) ESE | Tres Arroyos Airport (OYO) | Tres Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 14 | 11,193.41 miles (18,014.00 km) SE | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 15 | 11,177.21 miles (17,987.93 km) ESE | La Plata Airport (LPG) | La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 91.03 miles (146.50 km) NW | Vermilion Airport (YVG) | Vermilion, Alberta, Canada | |
| 2 | 95.29 miles (153.36 km) NNE | North Battleford Airport (YQW) | North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 3 | 104.21 miles (167.71 km) WNW | Coronation Airport (YCT) | Coronation, Alberta, Canada | |
| 4 | 106.54 miles (171.45 km) SE | Swift Current Airport (YYN) | Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 5 | 113.49 miles (182.64 km) NW | Wainwright Aerodrome (YWV) | Wainwright, Alberta, Canada | |
| 6 | 115.16 miles (185.33 km) ENE | Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport (YXE) | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 7 | 122.13 miles (196.55 km) SW | CFB Suffield (YSD) | Suffield, Alberta, Canada | |
| 8 | 123.36 miles (198.53 km) SSW | Medicine Hat Airport (YXH) | Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada | |
| 9 | 129.63 miles (208.62 km) NNW | Lloydminster Airport (YLL) | Lloydminster, Alberta/Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 10 | 177.68 miles (285.95 km) ESE | CFB Moose Jaw (YMJ) | Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 11 | 182.41 miles (293.56 km) N | Meadow Lake Airport (YLJ) | Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 12 | 188.86 miles (303.94 km) NE | Prince Albert (Glass Field) Airport (YPA) | Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 13 | 194.31 miles (312.72 km) NNW | St. Paul Aerodrome (ZSP) | St. Paul, Alberta, Canada | |
| 14 | 203.39 miles (327.33 km) NNW | Bonnyville Airport (YBY) | Bonnyville, Alberta, Canada | |
| 15 | 204.82 miles (329.63 km) NNW | CFB Cold Lake (YOD) | Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,217.33 miles (16,443.16 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 10,205.55 miles (16,424.21 km) SSE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,192.31 miles (16,402.89 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,174.73 miles (16,374.60 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 5 | 10,165.69 miles (16,360.05 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 6 | 10,129.24 miles (16,301.38 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,019.30 miles (16,124.46 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,000.28 miles (16,093.86 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 9,944.56 miles (16,004.17 km) ESE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 10 | 9,941.70 miles (15,999.58 km) ESE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 11 | 9,933.15 miles (15,985.81 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 9,929.81 miles (15,980.44 km) ESE | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 13 | 9,927.91 miles (15,977.38 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 9,917.73 miles (15,961.00 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 9,909.56 miles (15,947.85 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |