Nonstop flight route between Saga, Kyūshū, Japan and Horsham, Victoria, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Saga Airport (HSG), Saga, Kyūshū, Japan and Horsham Airport (HSM), Horsham, Victoria, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,884 miles (or 7,861 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 Horsham 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 Horsham Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Saga Airport (HSG):

• In addition to being known as "Saga Airport", other names for HSG include "佐賀空港" and "Saga-kūkō".
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• The airport accommodated 313,200 outbound domestic passengers in 2012.

Facts about Horsham Airport (HSM):

• The closest airport to Horsham Airport (HSM) is Ararat Airport (ARY), which is located 63 miles (102 kilometers) SE of HSM.
• Horsham Airport (HSM) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Horsham Airport (HSM) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is nearly antipodal to Horsham Airport (meaning Horsham Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flores Airport), and is located 12,025 miles (19,352 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
• Because of Horsham Airport's relatively low elevation of 445 feet, planes can take off or land at Horsham 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.