Nonstop flight route between Frankfort, Kentucky, United States and Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Capital City Airport (FFT), Frankfort, Kentucky, United States and Kobe Airport (UKB), Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,787 miles (or 10,923 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 Capital City Airport and Kobe 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 Capital City Airport and Kobe Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FFT / KFFT |
Airport Name: | Capital City Airport |
Location: | Frankfort, Kentucky, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°10'54"N by 84°54'21"W |
Area Served: | Frankfort, Kentucky |
Operator/Owner: | Commonwealth of Kentucky |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 806 feet (246 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FFT |
More Information: | FFT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | UKB / RJBE |
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Location: | Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°37'58"N by 135°13'26"E |
Area Served: | Kobe, Japan |
Operator/Owner: | City of Kobe |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 22 feet (7 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from UKB |
More Information: | UKB Maps & Info |
Facts about Capital City Airport (FFT):
- The closest airport to Capital City Airport (FFT) is Blue Grass Airport (LEX), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) ESE of FFT.
- The furthest airport from Capital City Airport (FFT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,284 miles (18,160 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Capital City Airport's relatively low elevation of 806 feet, planes can take off or land at Capital City 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.
- Capital City Airport (FFT) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Kobe Airport (UKB):
- Because of Kobe Airport's relatively low elevation of 22 feet, planes can take off or land at Kobe 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 construction of the airport was stalled for lack of funding until 1995, when it won national government support as a means for recovering the Kobe economy in the wake of the great Hanshin earthquake.
- The furthest airport from Kobe Airport (UKB) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 11,976 miles (19,273 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- Some international charter flights also use Kobe Airport.
- The airport finally opened on February 16, 2006, with Japan Airlines operating the first flight and All Nippon Airways operating the first scheduled flight.
- Kobe Airport is connected to Kansai Airport by the Kobe-Kanku Bay Shuttle, a high speed ferry which completes the airport-to-airport journey in 29 minutes for ¥1,500.
- Kobe Airport (UKB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Kobe Airport (UKB) is Kansai International Airport (KIX), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) S of UKB.
- In addition to being known as "Kobe Airport", other names for UKB include "神戸空港" and "Kōbe Kūkō".