Nonstop flight route between Sugawa, Fukushima, Japan and Brest, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fukushima Airport (FKS), Sugawa, Fukushima, Japan and Brest Bretagne Airport (BES), Brest, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,136 miles (or 9,874 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 Fukushima Airport and Brest Bretagne 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 Fukushima Airport and Brest Bretagne Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FKS / RJSF | 
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| Location: | Sugawa, Fukushima, Japan | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°13'38"N by 140°25'41"E | 
| Area Served: | Sukagawa, Fukushima, Japan | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government | 
| Airport Type: | Civil | 
| Elevation: | 1220 feet (372 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from FKS | 
| More Information: | FKS Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BES / LFRB | 
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| Location: | Brest, France | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°26'49"N by 4°25'18"W | 
| Area Served: | Brest, France | 
| Operator/Owner: | Chamber of Commerce | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 325 feet (99 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BES | 
| More Information: | BES Maps & Info | 
Facts about Fukushima Airport (FKS):
- The last episode of the TV drama Crying Out Love, In the Center of the World was filmed at Fukushima Airport in 2004.
 - Fukushima Airport (FKS) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The closest airport to Fukushima Airport (FKS) is Utsunomiya Air Field (QUT), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) SSW of FKS.
 - The furthest airport from Fukushima Airport (FKS) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 11,639 miles (18,731 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
 - In addition to being known as "Fukushima Airport", other names for FKS include "福島空港" and "Fukushima Kūkō".
 
Facts about Brest Bretagne Airport (BES):
- The furthest airport from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is nearly antipodal to Brest Bretagne Airport (meaning Brest Bretagne Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dunedin International Airport), and is located 12,130 miles (19,522 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
 - In addition to being known as "Brest Bretagne Airport", another name for BES is "Aéroport de Brest Bretagne".
 - The closest airport to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) is Morlaix - Ploujean Airport (MXN), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) ENE of BES.
 - Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) has 2 runways.
 - Because of Brest Bretagne Airport's relatively low elevation of 325 feet, planes can take off or land at Brest Bretagne 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.
 
