Nonstop flight route between Sugawa, Fukushima, Japan and Hasvik, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Fukushima Airport (FKS), Sugawa, Fukushima, Japan and Hasvik Airport (HAA), Hasvik, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,396 miles (or 7,075 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 Hasvik 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 Hasvik Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Fukushima Airport (FKS):

• In addition to being known as "Fukushima Airport", other names for FKS include "福島空港" and "Fukushima Kūkō".
• Fukushima Airport (FKS) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Fukushima Airport (FKS) is Utsunomiya Air Field (QUT), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) SSW of FKS.
• The airport remained operational during and following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in March 2011, and temporarily saw increased domestic service during the closure of the Tōhoku Shinkansen high-speed rail line to Tokyo.

Facts about Hasvik Airport (HAA):

• Because of Hasvik Airport's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Hasvik 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.
• Hasvik Airport handled 7,995 passengers last year.
• Hasvik Airport has a simple terminal building with a capacity for 20 passengers per hour.
• The furthest airport from Hasvik Airport (HAA) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,486 miles (16,875 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The initial airport consisted of a 421-meter gravel runway and a spartan terminal consisting of no more than a shack.
• Hasvik Airport is a regional airport serving Hasvik Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway.
• The first aircraft in Hasvik was an emergency landing carried out en route to Svalbard in the early 1970s.
• In addition to being known as "Hasvik Airport", another name for HAA is "Hasvik lufthavn".
• Planning started in 1972 for an airport to serve air taxi and air ambulance services.
• The closest airport to Hasvik Airport (HAA) is Hammerfest Airport (HFT), which is located 38 miles (60 kilometers) ENE of HAA.