Nonstop flight route between Sugawa, Fukushima, Japan and Hayden, Colorado, United States:
Departure Airport:
(37°13'38"N by 140°25'41"E)
Arrival Airport:
(40°28'51"N by 107°13'4"W)
Distance from FKS to HDN:
5,572.60 miles (8,968.20 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fukushima Airport (FKS), Sugawa, Fukushima, Japan and Yampa Valley Airport (HDN), Hayden, Colorado, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,573 miles (or 8,968 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 Yampa Valley 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 Yampa Valley 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 |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | HDN / KHDN |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Hayden, Colorado, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°28'51"N by 107°13'4"W |
| Area Served: | Hayden, Colorado |
| Operator/Owner: | Routt County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6606 feet (2,014 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HDN |
| More Information: | HDN Maps & Info |
Facts about Fukushima Airport (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".
- The closest airport to Fukushima Airport (FKS) is Utsunomiya Air Field (QUT), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) SSW of FKS.
- Fukushima Airport (FKS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The last episode of the TV drama Crying Out Love, In the Center of the World was filmed at Fukushima Airport in 2004.
Facts about Yampa Valley Airport (HDN):
- The closest airport to Yampa Valley Airport (HDN) is Craig–Moffat Airport (CIG), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) W of HDN.
- The furthest airport from Yampa Valley Airport (HDN) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,901 miles (17,543 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- All seasonal flights begin in December and end in April.
- Because of Yampa Valley Airport's high elevation of 6,606 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at HDN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make HDN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Yampa Valley Airport (HDN) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Yampa Valley Airport", another name for HDN is "Yampa Valley Regional Airport".
- Yampa Valley Airport is a county owned, public airport in Routt County, Colorado, two miles southeast of Hayden and about 25 miles west of Steamboat Springs.
- There is no Air Traffic Control Tower at the airport.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 58.10 miles (93.51 km) SSW | Utsunomiya Air Field (QUT) | Nikkō / Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan |     |
| 2 | 68.46 miles (110.18 km) NNE | Sendai Airport (SDJ) | Natori, Japan | |
| 3 | 81.90 miles (131.80 km) N | Yamagata Airport (GAJ) | Yamagata, Honshū, Japan | |
| 4 | 87.90 miles (141.46 km) NW | Niigata Airport (KIJ) | Niigata, Japan | |
| 5 | 101.06 miles (162.64 km) S | Narita International Airport (NRT) | Narita (near Tokyo), Japan | |
| 6 | 114.91 miles (184.94 km) NNW | Shonai Airport (SYO) | Yamagata, Japan | |
| 7 | 121.14 miles (194.96 km) SSW | Tokyo International Airport (HND) | Tokyo, Honshū, Japan | |
| 8 | 156.84 miles (252.40 km) NNE | Hanamaki Airport (HNA) | Morioka, Honshū, Japan | |
| 9 | 156.95 miles (252.58 km) WSW | Matsumoto Airport (MMJ) | Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan | |
| 10 | 165.39 miles (266.17 km) N | Akita Airport (AXT) | Akita, Japan | |
| 11 | 183.37 miles (295.11 km) WSW | Toyama Airport (TOY) | Toyama, Toyama, Japan | |
| 12 | 204.85 miles (329.67 km) N | Odate-Noshiro Airport (ONJ) | Kitaakita, Akita, Japan | |
| 13 | 209.45 miles (337.07 km) SW | Shizuoka Airport (FSZ) | Shizuoka, Honshu, Japan | |
| 14 | 223.29 miles (359.35 km) SSW | Miyakejima Airport (MYE) | Miyakejima, Japan | |
| 15 | 229.72 miles (369.70 km) WSW | Komatsu Airport (KMQ) | Komatsu, Ishikawa, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,638.65 miles (18,730.54 km) ESE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,618.57 miles (18,698.24 km) SE | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,617.33 miles (18,696.24 km) ESE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 4 | 11,604.08 miles (18,674.90 km) ESE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 5 | 11,594.98 miles (18,660.27 km) SE | Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,558.55 miles (18,601.63 km) ESE | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 7 | 11,555.30 miles (18,596.41 km) E | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 8 | 11,546.80 miles (18,582.72 km) SE | Navegantes Airport (NVT) | Navegantes, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,540.83 miles (18,573.12 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 10 | 11,535.11 miles (18,563.91 km) SE | Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) | Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,515.70 miles (18,532.68 km) ESE | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,504.09 miles (18,513.99 km) SE | Joinville-Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport (JOI) | Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,503.72 miles (18,513.40 km) E | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 14 | 11,502.74 miles (18,511.82 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 15 | 11,477.81 miles (18,471.70 km) E | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 16.00 miles (25.75 km) W | Craig–Moffat Airport (CIG) | Craig, Colorado, United States | |
| 2 | 18.62 miles (29.97 km) E | Steamboat Springs Airport (SBS) | Steamboat Springs, Colorado, United States | |
| 3 | 60.07 miles (96.68 km) SSE | Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE) | Eagle, Colorado (near Vail), United States | |
| 4 | 69.68 miles (112.14 km) NNE | Shively Field (SAA) | Saratoga, Wyoming, United States | |
| 5 | 71.26 miles (114.68 km) SSW | Garfield County Regional Airport (RIL) | Rifle, Colorado, United States | |
| 6 | 88.87 miles (143.02 km) SSE | Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE) | Aspen, Colorado, United States | |
| 7 | 91.52 miles (147.28 km) N | Rawlins Municipal Airport (RWL) | Rawlins, Wyoming, United States | |
| 8 | 98.93 miles (159.21 km) NE | Laramie Regional Airport (LAR) | Laramie, Wyoming, United States | |
| 9 | 99.37 miles (159.91 km) SSE | Lake County Airport (LXV) | Leadville, Colorado, United States | |
| 10 | 109.37 miles (176.01 km) ESE | Boulder Municipal Airport (WBU) | Boulder, Colorado, United States | |
| 11 | 115.99 miles (186.67 km) E | Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport (FNL) | Fort Collins/Loveland, Colorado, United States | |
| 12 | 116.78 miles (187.94 km) SW | Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT) | Grand Junction, Colorado, United States | |
| 13 | 117.70 miles (189.41 km) ESE | Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC) | Denver, Colorado, United States | |
| 14 | 120.53 miles (193.97 km) W | Vernal Regional Airport (VEL) | Vernal, Utah, United States | |
| 15 | 123.22 miles (198.31 km) NW | Rock Springs–Sweetwater County Airport (RKS) | Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,900.54 miles (17,542.67 km) SSE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,790.61 miles (17,365.76 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,766.92 miles (17,327.63 km) SE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,745.22 miles (17,292.71 km) SE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,606.97 miles (17,070.21 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,487.01 miles (16,877.16 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,481.32 miles (16,868.00 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,439.61 miles (16,800.88 km) ESE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,358.48 miles (16,670.32 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,318.45 miles (16,605.89 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,317.95 miles (16,605.09 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,313.25 miles (16,597.53 km) ESE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,298.33 miles (16,573.52 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,286.23 miles (16,554.03 km) ESE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,271.30 miles (16,530.01 km) ESE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |