Nonstop flight route between Forrest City, Arkansas, United States and Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan:
Departure Airport:
(34°56'30"N by 90°46'30"W)
Arrival Airport:
(42°46'31"N by 141°41'32"E)
Distance from FCY to CTS:
6,129.71 miles (9,864.78 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Forrest City Municipal Airport (FCY), Forrest City, Arkansas, United States and New Chitose Airport (CTS), Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,130 miles (or 9,865 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 Forrest City Municipal Airport and New Chitose 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 Forrest City Municipal Airport and New Chitose Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FCY / KFCY |
| Airport Name: | Forrest City Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Forrest City, Arkansas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°56'30"N by 90°46'30"W |
| Area Served: | Forrest City, Arkansas |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Forrest City |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 249 feet (76 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FCY |
| More Information: | FCY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CTS / RJCC |
| Airport Names: |
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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 |
Facts about Forrest City Municipal Airport (FCY):
- Forrest City Municipal Airport (FCY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Forrest City Municipal Airport (FCY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,965 miles (17,646 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Forrest City Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 249 feet, planes can take off or land at Forrest City Municipal 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 Forrest City Municipal Airport (FCY) is Thompson-Robbins AirportThompson-Robbins Army Airfield (HEE), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SSE of FCY.
Facts about New Chitose Airport (CTS):
- Operating hours for international flights at CTS are restricted by the Japanese government in order to avoid interference with JASDF operations at the adjacent air base.
- 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.
- The closest airport to New Chitose Airport (CTS) is Asahikawa Airport (AKJ), which is located 73 miles (117 kilometers) NNE of CTS.
- New Chitose opened in 1991 to replace the adjacent Chitose Airport, a joint-use facility which had served passenger flights since 1963.
- International terminal
- The airport has a semicircular domestic terminal with eighteen gates, and a smaller international terminal with six gates.
- New Chitose Airport (CTS) has 4 runways.
- The airport was upgraded with additional private aircraft handling facilities for the 34th G8 summit, held in Hokkaido in 2008.
- 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.
- 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".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.88 miles (41.64 km) SSE | Thompson-Robbins AirportThompson-Robbins Army Airfield (HEE) | Helena / West Helena, Arkansas, United States |     |
| 2 | 30.04 miles (48.35 km) SE | Tunica Municipal Airport (UTM) | Tunica, Mississippi, United States | |
| 3 | 33.36 miles (53.69 km) ENE | West Memphis Municipal Airport (AWM) | West Memphis, Arkansas, United States | |
| 4 | 45.72 miles (73.58 km) E | Memphis International Airport (MEM) | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | |
| 5 | 46.82 miles (75.35 km) SSE | Fletcher Field (CKM) | Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States | |
| 6 | 51.20 miles (82.40 km) WSW | Stuttgart Municipal Airport (SGT) | Stuttgart, Arkansas, United States | |
| 7 | 56.01 miles (90.13 km) E | Olive Branch Airport (OLV) | Olive Branch, Mississippi, United States | |
| 8 | 57.50 miles (92.54 km) WNW | Searcy Municipal Airport (SRC) | Searcy, Arkansas, United States | |
| 9 | 58.60 miles (94.30 km) ENE | Millington Regional Jetport (NQA) | Millington, Tennessee, United States | |
| 10 | 61.90 miles (99.62 km) N | Jonesboro Municipal Airport (JBR) | Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States | |
| 11 | 73.17 miles (117.76 km) NW | Batesville Regional Airport (BVX) | Batesville, Arkansas, United States | |
| 12 | 74.51 miles (119.91 km) NNE | Manila Municipal Airport (MXA) | Manila, Arkansas, United States | |
| 13 | 77.70 miles (125.05 km) W | Little Rock Air Force Base (LRF) | Jacksonville, Arkansas, United States | |
| 14 | 78.95 miles (127.05 km) N | Kirk Field (PGR) | Paragould, Arkansas, United States | |
| 15 | 80.23 miles (129.11 km) ESE | University-Oxford Airport (UOX) | Oxford, Mississippi, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,964.75 miles (17,646.01 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,944.76 miles (17,613.85 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,925.01 miles (17,582.05 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,911.16 miles (17,559.76 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,910.02 miles (17,557.92 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,904.45 miles (17,548.97 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,893.42 miles (17,531.21 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,887.26 miles (17,521.30 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,885.78 miles (17,518.92 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,881.49 miles (17,512.02 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,862.32 miles (17,481.17 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,833.34 miles (17,434.52 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,823.88 miles (17,419.30 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,823.47 miles (17,418.64 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,821.94 miles (17,416.18 km) WSW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 72.62 miles (116.87 km) NNE | Asahikawa Airport (AKJ) | Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 2 | 77.41 miles (124.57 km) E | Tokachi-Obihiro Airport (OBO) | Obihiro, Tokachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 3 | 82.49 miles (132.76 km) SSW | Hakodate Airport (HKD) | Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan | |
| 4 | 125.08 miles (201.30 km) WSW | Okushiri Airport (OIR) | Okushiri, Okushiri Island, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 5 | 127.86 miles (205.78 km) E | Kushiro Airport (KUH) | Kushiro, Hokkaidō, Japan | |
| 6 | 136.04 miles (218.93 km) NE | Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport (MBE) | Monbetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan | |
| 7 | 143.97 miles (231.70 km) S | Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō (MSJ) | Misawa, Aomori, Japan | |
| 8 | 145.81 miles (234.67 km) ENE | Memanbetsu Airport (MMB) | Kitami, Japan | |
| 9 | 150.27 miles (241.84 km) SSW | Aomori Airport (AOJ) | Aomori, Japan | |
| 10 | 154.06 miles (247.93 km) S | JMSDF Hachinohe Air Base (HHE) | Hachinohe, Honshū, Japan | |
| 11 | 173.70 miles (279.55 km) ENE | Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB) | Nakashibetsu, Japan | |
| 12 | 181.74 miles (292.48 km) N | Wakkanai Airport (WKJ) | Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 13 | 191.13 miles (307.59 km) SSW | Odate-Noshiro Airport (ONJ) | Kitaakita, Akita, Japan | |
| 14 | 231.36 miles (372.34 km) SSW | Akita Airport (AXT) | Akita, Japan | |
| 15 | 233.04 miles (375.05 km) S | Hanamaki Airport (HNA) | Morioka, Honshū, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,383.21 miles (18,319.46 km) ESE | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 2 | 11,379.35 miles (18,313.25 km) SE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,377.43 miles (18,310.15 km) ESE | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 4 | 11,371.50 miles (18,300.61 km) ESE | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 5 | 11,364.82 miles (18,289.86 km) E | Miramar Airport (MJR) | Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 6 | 11,353.91 miles (18,272.30 km) SE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,344.01 miles (18,256.37 km) ESE | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 8 | 11,340.63 miles (18,250.93 km) SE | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 11,339.44 miles (18,249.02 km) ESE | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 10 | 11,324.32 miles (18,224.68 km) E | Necochea Airport (NEC) | Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 11 | 11,310.75 miles (18,202.84 km) SE | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 12 | 11,309.09 miles (18,200.17 km) SE | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 13 | 11,303.00 miles (18,190.37 km) SE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,285.51 miles (18,162.22 km) SE | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,268.70 miles (18,135.17 km) ESE | Tandil Airport (TDL) | Tandil, Argentina | |