Nonstop flight route between Fresno, California, United States and Itami (near Osaka), Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fresno Chandler Executive AirportChandler Municipal Airport (Old) (FCH), Fresno, California, United States and Osaka International Airport (ITM), Itami (near Osaka), Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,527 miles (or 8,895 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 Fresno Chandler Executive AirportChandler Municipal Airport (Old) and Osaka 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 Fresno Chandler Executive AirportChandler Municipal Airport (Old) and Osaka 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: | FCH / KFCH |
Airport Name: | Fresno Chandler Executive AirportChandler Municipal Airport (Old) |
Location: | Fresno, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°43'55"N by 119°49'13"W |
Area Served: | Fresno, California |
Operator/Owner: | City of Fresno |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 279 feet (85 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FCH |
More Information: | FCH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ITM / RJOO |
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Location: | Itami (near Osaka), Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°47'3"N by 135°26'21"E |
Area Served: | Osaka, Kyoto, and Kobe |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (airfield); Osaka International Airport Terminal Co., Ltd. (terminal) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 39 feet (12 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ITM |
More Information: | ITM Maps & Info |
Facts about Fresno Chandler Executive AirportChandler Municipal Airport (Old) (FCH):
- Because of Fresno Chandler Executive AirportChandler Municipal Airport (Old)'s relatively low elevation of 279 feet, planes can take off or land at Fresno Chandler Executive AirportChandler Municipal Airport (Old) 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 United States Army Air Corps Southwest Air District took over the airport in early 1941 while nearby Hammer Army Airfield was being built.
- The furthest airport from Fresno Chandler Executive AirportChandler Municipal Airport (Old) (FCH) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,334 miles (18,241 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- The closest airport to Fresno Chandler Executive AirportChandler Municipal Airport (Old) (FCH) is Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) ENE of FCH.
- Chandler is a general aviation airport.
- Fresno Chandler Executive AirportChandler Municipal Airport (Old) (FCH) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Osaka International Airport (ITM):
- In September 2013, NKIAC announced that it would acquire Osaka Airport Terminal Co.
- In its heyday Itami was served by a variety of major international carriers, including Pan Am, British Airways, Air India, Cathay Pacific and Korean Air.
- The government proposed changing Itami's status from first-class airport to second-class airport, which would saddle local governments with one-third of its operating costs.
- In addition to being known as "Osaka International Airport", other names for ITM include "Itami International Airport", "大阪国際空港" and "Ōsaka Kokusai Kūkō".
- In May 1968, a group of local citizens decided to sue the government for damages related to noise pollution from Itami Airport.
- Osaka International Airport (ITM) has 2 runways.
- Because of Osaka International Airport's relatively low elevation of 39 feet, planes can take off or land at Osaka 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.
- The closest airport to Osaka International Airport (ITM) is Osaka International Airport (OSA), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of ITM.
- The furthest airport from Osaka International Airport (ITM) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 11,960 miles (19,248 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- On the other hand, the Japanese government has historically supported Kansai at Itami's expense, and current Osaka City mayor and former Osaka Prefecture governor Toru Hashimoto has been a particularly vocal critic of the airport, arguing that the Chuo Shinkansen maglev line will make much of its domestic role irrelevant, and that its domestic functions should be transferred to Kansai in conjunction with upgraded high-speed access to Kansai from central Osaka.