Nonstop flight route between Elizabethtown, Kentucky, United States and Hiroshima, Honshū, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Addington Field (EKX), Elizabethtown, Kentucky, United States and Hiroshima Airport (HIJ), Hiroshima, Honshū, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,865 miles (or 11,048 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 Addington Field and Hiroshima 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 Addington Field and Hiroshima Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EKX / KEKX |
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Location: | Elizabethtown, Kentucky, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°41'9"N by 85°55'29"W |
Area Served: | Elizabethtown, Kentucky |
Operator/Owner: | Elizabethtown Airport Board |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 775 feet (236 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from EKX |
More Information: | EKX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HIJ / RJOA |
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Location: | Hiroshima, Honshū, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°26'9"N by 132°55'9"E |
Operator/Owner: | Hiroshima Prefectural Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1086 feet (331 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HIJ |
More Information: | HIJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Addington Field (EKX):
- Addington Field (EKX) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Addington Field", another name for EKX is "Elizabethtown Regional Airport".
- Parachuting/Skydiving operations are regularly conducted at Addington Field, inbound aircraft are advised to be cautious and listen to all traffic advisories.
- Because of Addington Field's relatively low elevation of 775 feet, planes can take off or land at Addington Field 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 Addington Field (EKX) is Godman Army Airfield (FTK), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) N of EKX.
- The furthest airport from Addington Field (EKX) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,233 miles (18,078 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Hiroshima Airport (HIJ):
- The furthest airport from Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is nearly antipodal to Hiroshima Airport (meaning Hiroshima Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rio Grande Regional Airport), and is located 12,101 miles (19,475 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- 80% of the airport's domestic traffic is to and from Haneda Airport in Tokyo.
- In addition to being known as "Hiroshima Airport", other names for HIJ include "広島空港" and "Hiroshima Kūkō".
- Unusually among major Japanese airports, Hiroshima Airport has no railway station.
- The closest airport to Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) is Matsuyama Airport (MYJ), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) SSW of HIJ.
- Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) currently has only 1 runway.