Nonstop flight route between Sugawa, Fukushima, Japan and Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fukushima Airport (FKS), Sugawa, Fukushima, Japan and Kirkwall Airport (KOI), Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,466 miles (or 8,796 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 Kirkwall 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 Kirkwall 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: | KOI / EGPA | 
| Airport Name: | Kirkwall Airport | 
| Location: | Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 58°57'29"N by 2°54'2"W | 
| Area Served: | Mainland, Orkney | 
| Operator/Owner: | Highlands and Islands Airports Limited | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 58 feet (18 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KOI | 
| More Information: | KOI Maps & Info | 
Facts about Fukushima Airport (FKS):
- The closest airport to Fukushima Airport (FKS) is Utsunomiya Air Field (QUT), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) SSW of 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, is an airport serving Sukagawa, a city in the Fukushima Prefecture of Japan.
 - 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 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 Kirkwall Airport (KOI):
- The closest airport to Kirkwall Airport (KOI) is Stronsay Airport (SOY), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) NE of KOI.
 - Kirkwall Airport (KOI) has 2 runways.
 - Because of Kirkwall Airport's relatively low elevation of 58 feet, planes can take off or land at Kirkwall 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.
 - Kirkwall Airport handled 145,897 passengers last year.
 - The furthest airport from Kirkwall Airport (KOI) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,525 miles (18,548 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
 
