Nonstop flight route between Fukuoka, Japan and Guaíra, Paraná, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Fukuoka Airport (FUK), Fukuoka, Japan and Guaíra Municipal Airport (QGA), Guaíra, Paraná, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,723 miles (or 18,866 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 Guaíra Municipal 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 Fukuoka Airport and Guaíra Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Fukuoka Airport (FUK):

• 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.
• The airport was built in 1943 by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force as Mushiroda Airfield.
• When the 38th Bomb Group moved to Itami Airfield, it was replaced by the P-61 Black Widow-equipped 347th Fighter Group that moved from Nagoya Airfield.
• Itazuke played a key role in the Korean War and the defense of the Pusan perimeter in 1950.
• During the 1950s, the 8th flew the F-86 Sabre for air defense of Japan and South Korea, being upgraded to the new F-100 Super Sabre in 1956.
• Fukuoka Airport (FUK) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• 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.
• The first American units moved into the facility in November 1945, when the 38th Bombardment Group stationed B-25 Mitchells on the airfield.

Facts about Guaíra Municipal Airport (QGA):

• The furthest airport from Guaíra Municipal Airport (QGA) is Miyako Airport (MMY), which is nearly antipodal to Guaíra Municipal Airport (meaning Guaíra Municipal Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Miyako Airport), and is located 12,378 miles (19,921 kilometers) away in Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan.
• In addition to being known as "Guaíra Municipal Airport", another name for QGA is "Aeroporto Municipal de Guaíra".
• Because of Guaíra Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 889 feet, planes can take off or land at Guaíra Municipal 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.
• Guaíra Municipal Airport handled 181 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Guaíra Municipal Airport (QGA) is Adalberto Mendes da Silva Airport (CAC), which is located 77 miles (124 kilometers) SE of QGA.
• The airport has been non-operational since 2011.
• Guaíra Municipal Airport (QGA) currently has only 1 runway.
• Currently no scheduled flights operate at this airport.