Nonstop flight route between Saga, Kyūshū, Japan and Colby, Kansas, United States:
Departure Airport:
(33°8'58"N by 130°18'7"E)
Arrival Airport:
(39°25'39"N by 101°2'48"W)
Distance from HSG to CBK:
6,442.70 miles (10,368.50 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Saga Airport (HSG), Saga, Kyūshū, Japan and Colby Municipal Airport (CBK), Colby, Kansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,443 miles (or 10,368 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 Saga Airport and Colby 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 Saga Airport and Colby Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HSG / RJFS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Saga, Kyūshū, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°8'58"N by 130°18'7"E |
| Area Served: | Fukuoka–Kitakyushu metropolitan area |
| Operator/Owner: | Saga Prefecture |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HSG |
| More Information: | HSG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CBK / KCBK |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Colby, Kansas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°25'39"N by 101°2'48"W |
| Area Served: | Colby, Kansas |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Colby |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3187 feet (971 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CBK |
| More Information: | CBK Maps & Info |
Facts about Saga Airport (HSG):
- Because of Saga Airport's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Saga 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 governor of Saga Prefecture announced the construction of Saga Airport in January 1969, and after years of studies and negotiations, construction commenced in 1997.
- The closest airport to Saga Airport (HSG) is Nagasaki Airport (NGS), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) SW of HSG.
- ANA currently operates a 767 freighter on an overnight Kansai-Haneda-Saga-Kansai route on weeknights only.
- Due to the slump in mainline service to the airport, Saga Prefecture began several programs aimed at promoting usage of the airport, including ground transportation subsidies for local companies that used the airport for business travel.
- The furthest airport from Saga Airport (HSG) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is nearly antipodal to Saga Airport (meaning Saga Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rio Grande Regional Airport), and is located 12,275 miles (19,755 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- Saga Airport (HSG) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Saga Airport", other names for HSG include "佐賀空港" and "Saga-kūkō".
Facts about Colby Municipal Airport (CBK):
- The closest airport to Colby Municipal Airport (CBK) is Goodland Municipal Airport (GLD), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) W of CBK.
- The airport's page at the Kansas Department of Transportation Airport Directory lists the name as Shaltz Field, but that spelling is incorrect as per the Federal Register dated March 8, 2004.
- The furthest airport from Colby Municipal Airport (CBK) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,792 miles (17,368 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Colby Municipal Airport or Shalz Field is on Kansas Highway 25, two miles north of Colby, in Thomas County, Kansas.
- Colby Municipal Airport (CBK) has 3 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Colby Municipal Airport", another name for CBK is "Shalz Field".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 27.67 miles (44.52 km) SW | Nagasaki Airport (NGS) | Nagasaki, Japan |     |
| 2 | 31.25 miles (50.29 km) NNE | Fukuoka Airport (FUK) | Fukuoka, Japan | |
| 3 | 38.64 miles (62.19 km) SE | Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) | Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan | |
| 4 | 51.01 miles (82.09 km) NW | Iki Airport (IKI) | Iki, Iki Island, Japan | |
| 5 | 60.26 miles (96.97 km) NE | Kokura Airport (KKJ) | Kita Kyūshū, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| 6 | 77.90 miles (125.37 km) NE | Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ) | Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan | |
| 7 | 85.93 miles (138.29 km) ENE | Oita Airport (OIT) | Oita, Japan | |
| 8 | 91.54 miles (147.33 km) WSW | Fukue Airport (FUJ) | Gotō, Nagasaki, Japan | |
| 9 | 96.12 miles (154.68 km) SSE | Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) | Kagoshima, Japan | |
| 10 | 110.41 miles (177.69 km) SE | Miyazaki Airport (KMI) | Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan | |
| 11 | 135.67 miles (218.34 km) NE | Iwami Airport (IWJ) | Masuda, Shimane, Japan, Japan | |
| 12 | 145.86 miles (234.74 km) ENE | Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) | Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan | |
| 13 | 160.45 miles (258.23 km) NNW | Gimhae International Airport (PUS) | Busan, South Korea | |
| 14 | 174.59 miles (280.97 km) ENE | Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) | Hiroshima, Honshū, Japan | |
| 15 | 185.04 miles (297.79 km) NW | Sacheon Airport (HIN) | Sacheon, South Korea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,275.45 miles (19,755.38 km) ESE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,254.07 miles (19,720.96 km) ESE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,202.14 miles (19,637.40 km) SSE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,168.08 miles (19,582.57 km) E | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 5 | 12,167.91 miles (19,582.31 km) E | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 6 | 12,151.87 miles (19,556.49 km) ESE | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,135.51 miles (19,530.16 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 8 | 12,130.60 miles (19,522.26 km) S | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,106.06 miles (19,482.77 km) ESE | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 10 | 12,102.33 miles (19,476.76 km) SE | Santa Maria Airport (RIA) | Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,066.65 miles (19,419.34 km) ESE | Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido International Airport (RVY) | Rivera, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 12 | 12,064.32 miles (19,415.59 km) S | Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) | Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 13 | 12,063.67 miles (19,414.54 km) SSE | Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB) | Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 14 | 12,061.07 miles (19,410.36 km) ESE | Tacuarembó Airport (TAW) | Tacuarembó, Tacuarembó, Uruguay | |
| 15 | 12,055.80 miles (19,401.87 km) ESE | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 35.04 miles (56.40 km) W | Goodland Municipal Airport (GLD) | Goodland, Kansas, United States | |
| 2 | 58.97 miles (94.91 km) NNE | McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport (MCK) | McCook, Nebraska, United States | |
| 3 | 64.96 miles (104.55 km) E | Hill City Municipal Airport (HLC) | Hill City, Kansas, United States | |
| 4 | 87.32 miles (140.53 km) NE | Arapahoe Municipal Airport (AHF) | Arapahoe, Nebraska, United States | |
| 5 | 103.30 miles (166.24 km) ESE | Hays Regional Airport (HYS) | Hays, Kansas, United States | |
| 6 | 105.09 miles (169.12 km) S | Garden City Regional Airport (GCK) | Garden City, Kansas, United States | |
| 7 | 115.67 miles (186.15 km) NE | Jim Kelly Field (LXN) | Lexington, Nebraska, United States | |
| 8 | 118.91 miles (191.37 km) N | North Platte Regional Airport (LBF) | North Platte, Nebraska, United States | |
| 9 | 126.50 miles (203.59 km) WNW | Colorado Plains Regional Airport (AKO) | Akron, Colorado, United States | |
| 10 | 128.95 miles (207.52 km) SW | Lamar Municipal Airport (LAA) | Lamar, Colorado, United States | |
| 11 | 128.97 miles (207.56 km) SSE | Dodge City Regional Airport (DDC) | Dodge City, Kansas, United States | |
| 12 | 139.43 miles (224.40 km) ESE | Great Bend Municipal Airport (GBD) | Great Bend, Kansas, United States | |
| 13 | 140.32 miles (225.83 km) NE | Kearney Regional Airport (EAR) | Kearney, Nebraska, United States | |
| 14 | 154.24 miles (248.23 km) NW | Sidney Municipal Airport (SNY) | Sidney, Nebraska, United States | |
| 15 | 157.22 miles (253.03 km) NNE | Broken Bow Municipal Airport (BBW) | Broken Bow, Nebraska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,791.73 miles (17,367.56 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,617.30 miles (17,086.85 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,568.30 miles (17,007.99 km) SE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,550.21 miles (16,978.88 km) SE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,412.07 miles (16,756.57 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,389.87 miles (16,720.83 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,367.07 miles (16,684.14 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,364.93 miles (16,680.70 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,336.73 miles (16,635.31 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,334.71 miles (16,632.07 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,321.12 miles (16,610.19 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,312.05 miles (16,595.59 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,311.25 miles (16,594.30 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,292.36 miles (16,563.91 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,280.28 miles (16,544.46 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |