Nonstop flight route between Sugawa, Fukushima, Japan and Tununak, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fukushima Airport (FKS), Sugawa, Fukushima, Japan and Tununak Airport (TNK), Tununak, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,830 miles (or 4,554 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 Tununak 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 Tununak 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: | TNK / |
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| Location: | Tununak, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 60°34'32"N by 165°16'18"W |
| Area Served: | Tununak, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 14 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TNK |
| More Information: | TNK Maps & Info |
Facts about Fukushima Airport (FKS):
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 Tununak Airport (TNK):
- Because of Tununak Airport's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Tununak 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.
- Tununak Airport (TNK) currently has only 1 runway.
- Tununak Airport has one runway designated 8/26 with a gravel surface measuring 1,778 by 30 feet.
- The closest airport to Tununak Airport (TNK) is Toksook Bay Airport (OOK), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ESE of TNK.
- The furthest airport from Tununak Airport (TNK) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,590 miles (17,043 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- In addition to being known as "Tununak Airport", another name for TNK is "4KA".
