Nonstop flight route between Greenwood, South Carolina, United States and Kushiro, Hokkaidō, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Greenwood County Airport (GRD), Greenwood, South Carolina, United States and Kushiro Airport (KUH), Kushiro, Hokkaidō, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,349 miles (or 10,217 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 Greenwood County Airport and Kushiro 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 Greenwood County Airport and Kushiro Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GRD / KGRD |
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Location: | Greenwood, South Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°14'54"N by 82°9'33"W |
Area Served: | Greenwood, South Carolina |
Operator/Owner: | Greenwood County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 631 feet (192 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GRD |
More Information: | GRD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KUH / RJCK |
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Location: | Kushiro, Hokkaidō, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°2'26"N by 144°11'35"E |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 311 feet (95 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KUH |
More Information: | KUH Maps & Info |
Facts about Greenwood County Airport (GRD):
- The military use of the airport ended on December 31, 1945 and the airfield was turned over to civil authorities and converted into a civil airport in 1947.
- Because of Greenwood County Airport's relatively low elevation of 631 feet, planes can take off or land at Greenwood County 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.
- In addition to being known as "Greenwood County Airport", another name for GRD is "Coronaca Army Airfield".
- Greenwood County Airport (GRD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Greenwood County Airport (GRD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,450 miles (18,427 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Greenwood County Airport (GRD) is Anderson Regional Airport (AND), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) WNW of GRD.
Facts about Kushiro Airport (KUH):
- The furthest airport from Kushiro Airport (KUH) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 11,268 miles (18,133 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- Kushiro Airport (KUH) currently has only 1 runway.
- There is no rail link
- International charter flights to Kushiro began in 2000 and have operated from South Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong.
- In addition to being known as "Kushiro Airport", other names for KUH include "釧路空港" and "Kushiro Kūkō".
- Because of Kushiro Airport's relatively low elevation of 311 feet, planes can take off or land at Kushiro 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 closest airport to Kushiro Airport (KUH) is Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB), which is located 53 miles (86 kilometers) NE of KUH.