Nonstop flight route between Benghazi, Libya and Sugawa, Fukushima, Japan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Benina International Airport (BEN), Benghazi, Libya and Fukushima Airport (FKS), Sugawa, Fukushima, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,287 miles (or 10,119 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 Benina International Airport and Fukushima 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 Benina International Airport and Fukushima Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Benina International Airport (BEN):

• During World War II, the airport was used by the United States Army Air Forces Ninth Air Force during the Eastern Desert Campaign.
• Because of Benina International Airport's relatively low elevation of 433 feet, planes can take off or land at Benina International 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.
• In addition to being known as "Benina International Airport", another name for BEN is "مطار بنينة الدولي".
• The furthest airport from Benina International Airport (BEN) is Mangaia Island Airport (MGS), which is located 11,723 miles (18,866 kilometers) away in Mangaia Island, Cook Islands.
• Benina International Airport (BEN) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Benina International Airport (BEN) is Al Bayda - Al abraq Airport (LAQ), which is located 110 miles (177 kilometers) ENE of BEN.

Facts about Fukushima Airport (FKS):

• The closest airport to Fukushima Airport (FKS) is Utsunomiya Air Field (QUT), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) SSW of FKS.
• Fukushima Airport was conceived in the late 1970s, and planning at the prefectural level began in 1981.
• Fukushima Airport, is an airport serving Sukagawa, a city in the Fukushima Prefecture of Japan.
• Fukushima Airport (FKS) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Fukushima Airport (FKS) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 11,639 miles (18,731 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
• In addition to being known as "Fukushima Airport", other names for FKS include "福島空港" and "Fukushima Kūkō".
• The airport remained operational during and following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in March 2011, and temporarily saw increased domestic service during the closure of the Tōhoku Shinkansen high-speed rail line to Tokyo.