Nonstop flight route between Fukuoka, Japan and Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Fukuoka Airport (FUK), Fukuoka, Japan and Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport (UBA), Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,477 miles (or 18,470 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 Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco 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 Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco 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):

• The closest airport to Fukuoka Airport (FUK) is Saga Airport (HSG), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) SSW of FUK.
• In addition to being known as "Fukuoka Airport", other names for FUK include "福岡空港" and "Fukuoka KūkōItazuke Air Base".
• With Fukuoka's ambitions to become a hub for business and travel in East Asia and former Mayor Mr.
• 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.
• 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 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.
• Fukuoka's first civilian air service was Japan Airlines' Fukuoka-Osaka-Tokyo service, which commenced in 1951.
• 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 Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport (UBA):

• Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport is the airport serving Uberaba, Brazil.
• The closest airport to Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport (UBA) is Uberlândia–Ten. Cel. Av. César Bombonato Airport (UDI), which is located 63 miles (102 kilometers) NNW of UBA.
• Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport was founded on May 23, 1935 and originally called after Alberto Santos-Dumont.
• Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport handled 177,985 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport", another name for UBA is "Aeroporto Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco".
• Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport (UBA) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport (UBA) is Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), which is nearly antipodal to Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport (meaning Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Minami-Daito Airport), and is located 12,014 miles (19,334 kilometers) away in Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan.