Nonstop flight route between Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan and El Paso, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between New Chitose Airport (CTS), Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan and El Paso International Airport (ELP), El Paso, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,722 miles (or 9,209 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 New Chitose Airport and El Paso 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 New Chitose Airport and El Paso 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: | CTS / RJCC |
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Location: | Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°46'31"N by 141°41'32"E |
Area Served: | Sapporo metropolitan area |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Transport (airfield) Hokkaidō Airport Terminal Co., Ltd. (terminal) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 70 feet (21 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from CTS |
More Information: | CTS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ELP / KELP |
Airport Name: | El Paso International Airport |
Location: | El Paso, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°48'25"N by 106°22'38"W |
Area Served: | El Paso, Texas; Las Cruces, New Mexico |
Operator/Owner: | City of El Paso |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3958 feet (1,206 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from ELP |
More Information: | ELP Maps & Info |
Facts about New Chitose Airport (CTS):
- The furthest airport from New Chitose Airport (CTS) is Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP), which is located 11,383 miles (18,319 kilometers) away in Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay.
- International terminal
- The closest airport to New Chitose Airport (CTS) is Asahikawa Airport (AKJ), which is located 73 miles (117 kilometers) NNE of CTS.
- New Chitose previously had long-haul service to Amsterdam, Cairns and Honolulu.
- The airport was upgraded with additional private aircraft handling facilities for the 34th G8 summit, held in Hokkaido in 2008.
- Because of New Chitose Airport's relatively low elevation of 70 feet, planes can take off or land at New Chitose 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.
- China Airlines operates its Sapporo office on the third floor of the airport building.
- In addition to being known as "New Chitose Airport", other names for CTS include "Sapporo/New Chitose Airport", "新千歳空港" and "Shin-Chitose Kūkō".
- New Chitose Airport (CTS) has 4 runways.
- As of 2005, New Chitose Airport was the third busiest airport in Japan and ranked #64 in the world in terms of passengers carried.
Facts about El Paso International Airport (ELP):
- El Paso International Airport (ELP) has 3 runways.
- Serving General Aviation at El Paso International Airport, Cutter Aviation established a Fixed Base Operation in 1982.
- The El Paso Municipal Airport construction was inspired by a visit from Charles Lindbergh.
- The furthest airport from El Paso International Airport (ELP) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,389 miles (18,329 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- El Paso International Airport is a public airport four miles northeast of downtown El Paso, in El Paso County, Texas, US.
- In 1934, Varney Speed Lines operated at the old El Paso Municipal Airport.
- El Paso International Airport handled 3,065,393 passengers last year.
- The terminal is a pier-satellite layout.
- El Paso was the last stop of the first hijacking of a jetliner, a Boeing 707 owned by Continental Airlines.
- The closest airport to El Paso International Airport (ELP) is Biggs Army Airfield (BIF), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) N of ELP.