Nonstop flight route between Sugawa, Fukushima, Japan and Tulcán, Ecuador:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fukushima Airport (FKS), Sugawa, Fukushima, Japan and Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport (TUA), Tulcán, Ecuador would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,854 miles (or 14,249 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 Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla 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 Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla 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: | TUA / SETU | 
| Airport Name: | Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport | 
| Location: | Tulcán, Ecuador | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 0°48'33"N by 77°42'29"W | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 9649 feet (2,941 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from TUA | 
| More Information: | TUA Maps & Info | 
Facts about Fukushima Airport (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.
 - The closest airport to Fukushima Airport (FKS) is Utsunomiya Air Field (QUT), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) SSW of 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 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.
 
Facts about Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport (TUA):
- The furthest airport from Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport (TUA) is Depati Parbo Airport (KRC), which is nearly antipodal to Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport (meaning Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Depati Parbo Airport), and is located 12,331 miles (19,845 kilometers) away in Kerinci, Indonesia.
 - Because of Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport's high elevation of 9,649 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TUA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TUA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
 - The closest airport to Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport (TUA) is San Luis Airport (IPI), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) NE of TUA.
 - Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport (TUA) currently has only 1 runway.
 
