Nonstop flight route between Sugawa, Fukushima, Japan and Sullivan, Indiana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fukushima Airport (FKS), Sugawa, Fukushima, Japan and Sullivan County Airport (SIV), Sullivan, Indiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,348 miles (or 10,216 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 Sullivan County 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 Sullivan County 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: | SIV / KSIV |
Airport Name: | Sullivan County Airport |
Location: | Sullivan, Indiana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°6'52"N by 87°26'53"W |
Area Served: | Sullivan, Indiana |
Operator/Owner: | Sullivan County BOAC |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 540 feet (165 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SIV |
More Information: | SIV 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.
- The airport remained operational during and following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in March 2011, and temporarily saw increased domestic service during the closure of the Tōhoku Shinkansen high-speed rail line to Tokyo.
- In addition to being known as "Fukushima Airport", other names for FKS include "福島空港" and "Fukushima Kūkō".
- Fukushima Airport was conceived in the late 1970s, and planning at the prefectural level began in 1981.
- Fukushima Airport (FKS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Fukushima Airport (FKS) is Utsunomiya Air Field (QUT), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) SSW of FKS.
Facts about Sullivan County Airport (SIV):
- The furthest airport from Sullivan County Airport (SIV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,138 miles (17,926 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Sullivan County Airport (SIV) is Ed-Air Airport (OTN), which is located only 18 miles (30 kilometers) S of SIV.
- Sullivan County Airport (SIV) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Sullivan County Airport's relatively low elevation of 540 feet, planes can take off or land at Sullivan County 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.