Nonstop flight route between Sugawa, Fukushima, Japan and Nuevo Laredo, Mexico:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fukushima Airport (FKS), Sugawa, Fukushima, Japan and Quetzalcóatl International Airport (NLD), Nuevo Laredo, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,514 miles (or 10,483 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 Quetzalcóatl International 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 Quetzalcóatl International 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: | NLD / MMNL |
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Location: | Nuevo Laredo, Mexico |
GPS Coordinates: | 27°26'38"N by 99°34'14"W |
Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 484 feet (148 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from NLD |
More Information: | NLD 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 was conceived in the late 1970s, and planning at the prefectural level began in 1981.
- 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 Quetzalcóatl International Airport (NLD):
- Quetzalcóatl International Airport (NLD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Quetzalcóatl International Airport (NLD) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,234 miles (18,080 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Quetzalcóatl International Airport (NLD) is Laredo International Airport (LRD), which is located only 10 miles (15 kilometers) NE of NLD.
- Quetzalcóatl International Airport handled 84,443 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Quetzalcóatl International Airport", another name for NLD is "Aeropuerto Internacional Quetzalcóatl".
- Because of Quetzalcóatl International Airport's relatively low elevation of 484 feet, planes can take off or land at Quetzalcóatl International 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.