Nonstop flight route between Fukuoka, Japan and Kenmore, Washington, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fukuoka Airport (FUK), Fukuoka, Japan and Kenmore Air (KEH), Kenmore, Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,247 miles (or 8,443 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 Fukuoka Airport and Kenmore Air, 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 Fukuoka Airport and Kenmore Air. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FUK / RJFF |
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Location: | Fukuoka, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°35'3"N by 130°27'6"E |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Bureau Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 30 feet (9 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FUK |
More Information: | FUK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KEH / |
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Location: | Kenmore, Washington, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°45'16"N by 122°15'33"W |
Area Served: | Kenmore, Washington |
Operator/Owner: | Gregg Munro |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 14 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from KEH |
More Information: | KEH Maps & Info |
Facts about Fukuoka Airport (FUK):
- The furthest airport from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is nearly antipodal to Fukuoka Airport (meaning Fukuoka Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rio Grande Regional Airport), and is located 12,253 miles (19,719 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- The Japanese Air Force's 6th Fighter Wing replaced the trainers and Mushiroda became an air defense base.
- At its height, Itazuke AB was the largest USAF base on Kyūshū, but was closed in 1972 due to budget reductions and the overall reduction of United States military forces in Japan.
- During the Korean War, Itazuke was a major combat airfield for the USAF.
- Because of Fukuoka Airport's relatively low elevation of 30 feet, planes can take off or land at Fukuoka 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.
- Although Fukuoka is known as one of the most convenient airports in Japan, it is constrained both by its inner-city location and by its single runway.
- Fukuoka Airport (FUK) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Fukuoka Airport", other names for FUK include "福岡空港" and "Fukuoka KūkōItazuke Air Base".
- The closest airport to Fukuoka Airport (FUK) is Saga Airport (HSG), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) SSW of FUK.
Facts about Kenmore Air (KEH):
- Kenmore Air was founded in 1946 by three high school friends, reunited after World War II.
- Kenmore Air is the base for the "San Juan Island Run" mission supplied with Microsoft Flight Simulator X.
- Kenmore Air (KEH) has 2 runways.
- Because of Kenmore Air's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Kenmore Air 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.
- In addition to being known as "Kenmore Air", another name for KEH is "S60".
- The furthest airport from Kenmore Air (KEH) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,760 miles (17,317 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Kenmore Air (KEH) is Kenmore Air Harbor Seaplane Base (LKE), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) SSW of KEH.