Nonstop flight route between Fukui, Honshu, Japan and Alliance, Nebraska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fukui Airport (FKJ), Fukui, Honshu, Japan and Alliance Municipal Airport (AIA), Alliance, Nebraska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,876 miles (or 9,456 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 Fukui Airport and Alliance Municipal 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 Fukui Airport and Alliance Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FKJ / RJNF |
Airport Name: | Fukui Airport |
Location: | Fukui, Honshu, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°8'34"N by 136°13'26"E |
Operator/Owner: | Fukui Prefecture |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 18 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FKJ |
More Information: | FKJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AIA / KAIA |
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Location: | Alliance, Nebraska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°3'11"N by 102°48'14"W |
Area Served: | Alliance, Nebraska |
Operator/Owner: | City of Alliance |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3931 feet (1,198 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from AIA |
More Information: | AIA Maps & Info |
Facts about Fukui Airport (FKJ):
- The furthest airport from Fukui Airport (FKJ) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 11,881 miles (19,121 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Fukui Airport (FKJ) is Komatsu Airport (KMQ), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) NNE of FKJ.
- Because of Fukui Airport's relatively low elevation of 18 feet, planes can take off or land at Fukui 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.
- Fukui Airport (FKJ) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Alliance Municipal Airport (AIA):
- As paratroopers flooded into Alliance, housing was short.
- The furthest airport from Alliance Municipal Airport (AIA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,697 miles (17,215 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- By December 1945 the facility was declared surplus property.
- Great Lakes suffers a $2,450,711 annual operating loss providing service to Alliance and Chadron.
- The airport covers 3,500 acres at an elevation of 3,931 feet.
- During construction over 5,000 workers came from all over the country, causing a housing shortage.
- Alliance Municipal Airport (AIA) has 3 runways.
- Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 1,786 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 1,395 in 2009 and 1,416 in 2010.
- The closest airport to Alliance Municipal Airport (AIA) is Western Nebraska Regional Airport (BFF), which is located 43 miles (68 kilometers) WSW of AIA.
- In addition to the USAAF units, the Army 326th Glider Infantry, 507th Parachute Infantry, and 878th Airborne Engineers trained at Alliance before deployment to the European Theater.
- In addition to being known as "Alliance Municipal Airport", another name for AIA is "(former Alliance Army Airfield)".