Nonstop flight route between Sugawa, Fukushima, Japan and Polacca, Arizona, United States:
Departure Airport:
 
    Arrival Airport:
 
    Distance from FKS to PXL:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- FKS Airport Information
- PXL Airport Information
- Facts about FKS
- Facts about PXL
- Map of Nearest Airports to FKS
- List of Nearest Airports to FKS
- Map of Furthest Airports from FKS
- List of Furthest Airports from FKS
- Map of Nearest Airports to PXL
- List of Nearest Airports to PXL
- Map of Furthest Airports from PXL
- List of Furthest Airports from PXL
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fukushima Airport (FKS), Sugawa, Fukushima, Japan and Polacca Airport (PXL), Polacca, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,655 miles (or 9,100 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 Polacca 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 Polacca 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: | 
 | 
| 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: | PXL / | 
| Airport Names: | 
 | 
| Location: | Polacca, Arizona, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°47'30"N by 110°25'23"W | 
| Area Served: | Polacca, Arizona | 
| Operator/Owner: | The Hopi Tribe | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 5573 feet (1,699 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from PXL | 
| More Information: | PXL Maps & Info | 
Facts about Fukushima Airport (FKS):
- Fukushima Airport (FKS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Fukushima Airport was conceived in the late 1970s, and planning at the prefectural level began in 1981.
- 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.
- 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".
Facts about Polacca Airport (PXL):
- In addition to being known as "Polacca Airport", another name for PXL is "P10".
- The furthest airport from Polacca Airport (PXL) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,266 miles (18,131 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of Polacca Airport's high elevation of 5,573 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at PXL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make PXL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- For the 12-month period ending April 17, 2010, the airport had 200 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 16 per month.
- The closest airport to Polacca Airport (PXL) is Winslow-Lindbergh Regional AirportWinslow Municipal Airport (INW), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) SSW of PXL.
- Polacca Airport (PXL) currently has only 1 runway.




