Nonstop flight route between Amami Island, Japan and Lubbock, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Amami Airport (ASJ), Amami Island, Japan and Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB), Lubbock, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,981 miles (or 11,234 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 Amami Airport and Lubbock Preston Smith International 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 Amami Airport and Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ASJ / RJKA |
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Location: | Amami Island, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°25'50"N by 129°42'45"E |
Area Served: | Amami Ōshima (Amami Island), Japan |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 14 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ASJ |
More Information: | ASJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LBB / KLBB |
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Location: | Lubbock, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°39'48"N by 101°49'14"W |
Area Served: | Lubbock, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Lubbock |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3282 feet (1,000 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from LBB |
More Information: | LBB Maps & Info |
Facts about Amami Airport (ASJ):
- Amami Airport (ASJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Amami Airport", other names for ASJ include "奄美空港" and "Amami Kūkō".
- The furthest airport from Amami Airport (ASJ) is Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ), which is nearly antipodal to Amami Airport (meaning Amami Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport), and is located 12,392 miles (19,943 kilometers) away in Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
- Because of Amami Airport's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Amami 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 closest airport to Amami Airport (ASJ) is Kikai Airport (KKX), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) ESE of ASJ.
Facts about Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB):
- The furthest airport from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,113 miles (17,885 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB) is Hale County Airport (PVW), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) N of LBB.
- Construction involved runways and airplane hangars, with three concrete runways, several taxiways and a large apron and a control tower.
- Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB) has 3 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport", another name for LBB is "(former South Plains Army Airfield)".