Nonstop flight route between Saga, Kyūshū, Japan and Saint-Étienne / Bouthéon, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Saga Airport (HSG), Saga, Kyūshū, Japan and Saint-Étienne–Bouthéon Airport (EBU), Saint-Étienne / Bouthéon, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,038 miles (or 9,717 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 Saint-Étienne–Bouthéon 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 Saint-Étienne–Bouthéon 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 |
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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: | EBU / LFMH |
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Location: | Saint-Étienne / Bouthéon, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°32'26"N by 4°17'47"E |
Area Served: | Saint-Étienne, France |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1325 feet (404 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from EBU |
More Information: | EBU Maps & Info |
Facts about Saga Airport (HSG):
- The airport accommodated 313,200 outbound domestic passengers in 2012.
- Saga was a candidate destination to receive an additional pair of Haneda Airport slots in November 2013, but its bid was rejected by the government due to its existing four-daily service and its proximity to Fukuoka Airport.
- In addition to being known as "Saga Airport", other names for HSG include "佐賀空港" and "Saga-kūkō".
- The closest airport to Saga Airport (HSG) is Nagasaki Airport (NGS), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) SW of HSG.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Saint-Étienne–Bouthéon Airport (EBU):
- The furthest airport from Saint-Étienne–Bouthéon Airport (EBU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Saint-Étienne–Bouthéon Airport (meaning Saint-Étienne–Bouthéon Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,312 miles (19,814 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Saint-Étienne–Bouthéon Airport", another name for EBU is "Aéroport de Saint-Étienne – Bouthéon".
- The closest airport to Saint-Étienne–Bouthéon Airport (EBU) is Lyon–Bron Airport (LYN), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) ENE of EBU.
- Saint-Étienne–Bouthéon Airport (EBU) currently has only 1 runway.