Nonstop flight route between Sugawa, Fukushima, Japan and Jaffna, Sri Lanka:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fukushima Airport (FKS), Sugawa, Fukushima, Japan and Jaffna Airport (JAF), Jaffna, Sri Lanka would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,187 miles (or 6,738 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 Jaffna 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 Jaffna 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: | JAF / VCCJ | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Jaffna, Sri Lanka | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°47'32"N by 80°4'12"E | 
| Area Served: | Jaffna | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Sri Lanka | 
| Airport Type: | Military/Public | 
| Elevation: | 33 feet (10 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from JAF | 
| More Information: | JAF Maps & Info | 
Facts about Fukushima Airport (FKS):
- Fukushima Airport (FKS) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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, is an airport serving Sukagawa, a city in the Fukushima Prefecture of Japan.
- The last episode of the TV drama Crying Out Love, In the Center of the World was filmed at Fukushima Airport in 2004.
- 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.
Facts about Jaffna Airport (JAF):
- Jaffna Airport (JAF) currently has only 1 runway.
- Jaffna Airport is an air force base and domestic airport in Palaly in northern Sri Lanka.
- In addition to being known as "Jaffna Airport", another name for JAF is "யாழ்ப்பாணம் விமான நிலையம்යාපනය ගුවන්තොටුපළ".
- Civilian flights resumed from the airport in 2002 after the Norwegian facilitated ceasefire.
- Because of Jaffna Airport's relatively low elevation of 33 feet, planes can take off or land at Jaffna 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 furthest airport from Jaffna Airport (JAF) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,511 miles (18,525 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
- The closest airport to Jaffna Airport (JAF) is Anuradhapura Airport (ACJ), which is located 106 miles (170 kilometers) SSE of JAF.




