Airport comparison · KMJ vs NGS
Kumamoto (KMJ) vs Nagasaki (NGS)
In short
Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) is 15 km (9 mi) east-northeast of central Kumamoto; Nagasaki Airport (NGS) is 75 km (46 mi) west.
The two airports are 88 km (55 mi) apart.
OurAirports classifies both as large airports.
Distances are great-circle from Natural Earth's point for Kumamoto; airport data from OurAirports, retrieved 2026-10-18.
Data updated
Side by side
| KMJKumamoto Airport | NGSNagasaki Airport | |
|---|---|---|
| Distance from central Kumamoto | 15 km (9 mi) | 75 km (46 mi) |
| Direction from the centre | ENE (74°) | W (280°) |
| OurAirports class | Large | Large |
| Longest runway | 2,999 m (9,840 ft) | 2,999 m (9,840 ft) |
| Runways | 1 | 1 |
| Elevation | 196 m (642 ft) | 5 m (15 ft) |
| Country | Japan | Japan |
The two airports are 88 km (55 mi) apart in a straight line.
What the data shows
KMJ is 60 km (37 mi) closer to central Kumamoto than NGS, measured in a straight line from the city point.
How we calculated this: Difference of great-circle distances from the Natural Earth city point.
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