AirportsKikai Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Kikai, in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KKX.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KKX
- ICAO code
- RJKI
- City
- Kikai
- State or region
- Kagoshima Prefecture
- Country
- Japan
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 28.3213° N, 129.9280° E
- Elevation
- 6 m (21 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,313 m (4,307 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KKX means Kikai Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: RJKI. ICAO codes that begin with R belong to East Asia, including Japan, Korea and the Philippines. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 28.3213° N, 129.9280° E. It stands 6 metres (21 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Amami, about 43 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Tokyo, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Kikai Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,313 metres (4,307 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 83 airports of Japan on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 79.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 1,313 m 4,307 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Amami AirportAmami | ASJ | 24 km |
| Tokunoshima AirportAmagi | TKN | 116 km |
| Okinoerabu AirportWadomari | OKE | 156 km |
| Yoron AirportYoron | RNJ | 207 km |
| Yakushima AirportYakushima | KUM | 240 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,122 km | 6 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,848 km | 7 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 7,285 km | 9 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,907 km | 12 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,966 km | 14 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,038 km | 12 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,072 km | 5 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 1,228 km | 2 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 7,276 km | 9 h 15 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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