Nonstop flight route between Hays, Kansas, United States and Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan:
Departure Airport:
(38°50'31"N by 99°16'23"W)
Arrival Airport:
(34°37'58"N by 135°13'26"E)
Distance from HYS to UKB:
6,280.74 miles (10,107.85 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hays Regional Airport (HYS), Hays, Kansas, United States and Kobe Airport (UKB), Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,281 miles (or 10,108 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 Hays Regional Airport and Kobe 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 Hays Regional Airport and Kobe Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HYS / KHYS |
| Airport Name: | Hays Regional Airport |
| Location: | Hays, Kansas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°50'31"N by 99°16'23"W |
| Area Served: | Hays, Kansas |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Hays |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1999 feet (609 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HYS |
| More Information: | HYS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | UKB / RJBE |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°37'58"N by 135°13'26"E |
| Area Served: | Kobe, Japan |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Kobe |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 22 feet (7 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from UKB |
| More Information: | UKB Maps & Info |
Facts about Hays Regional Airport (HYS):
- The closest airport to Hays Regional Airport (HYS) is Great Bend Municipal Airport (GBD), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) SSE of HYS.
- Hays Regional Airport covers an area of 545 acres at an elevation of 1,999 feet above mean sea level.
- The furthest airport from Hays Regional Airport (HYS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,760 miles (17,316 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Hays Regional Airport (HYS) has 2 runways.
Facts about Kobe Airport (UKB):
- On February 2, 2006, Kobe Airport Station was connected to Sannomiya Station in central Kobe by an extension of the existing Port Liner automated guideway transit system, using 2000 series trains as well as some older 8000 series trains.
- Kobe has a single passenger terminal with four gates capable of accommodating widebody aircraft.
- Kobe Airport (UKB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kobe Airport (UKB) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 11,976 miles (19,273 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- The construction of the airport was stalled for lack of funding until 1995, when it won national government support as a means for recovering the Kobe economy in the wake of the great Hanshin earthquake.
- The closest airport to Kobe Airport (UKB) is Kansai International Airport (KIX), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) S of UKB.
- Because of Kobe Airport's relatively low elevation of 22 feet, planes can take off or land at Kobe 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 "Kobe Airport", other names for UKB include "神戸空港" and "Kōbe Kūkō".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 41.03 miles (66.04 km) SSE | Great Bend Municipal Airport (GBD) | Great Bend, Kansas, United States |     |
| 2 | 47.73 miles (76.81 km) NW | Hill City Municipal Airport (HLC) | Hill City, Kansas, United States | |
| 3 | 83.48 miles (134.35 km) SSW | Dodge City Regional Airport (DDC) | Dodge City, Kansas, United States | |
| 4 | 83.76 miles (134.80 km) SSE | Pratt Regional Airport (PTT) | Pratt, Kansas, United States | |
| 5 | 87.33 miles (140.54 km) E | Salina Regional Airport (SLN) | Salina, Kansas, United States | |
| 6 | 93.38 miles (150.28 km) SE | Hutchinson Municipal Airport (HUT) | Hutchinson, Kansas, United States | |
| 7 | 99.59 miles (160.27 km) ENE | Blosser Municipal Airport (CNK) | Concordia, Kansas, United States | |
| 8 | 100.86 miles (162.32 km) SW | Garden City Regional Airport (GCK) | Garden City, Kansas, United States | |
| 9 | 103.30 miles (166.24 km) WNW | Colby Municipal Airport (CBK) | Colby, Kansas, United States | |
| 10 | 108.80 miles (175.10 km) NNW | Arapahoe Municipal Airport (AHF) | Arapahoe, Nebraska, United States | |
| 11 | 117.58 miles (189.23 km) NW | McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport (MCK) | McCook, Nebraska, United States | |
| 12 | 120.95 miles (194.64 km) ESE | Newton City-County Airport (EWK) | Newton, Kansas, United States | |
| 13 | 129.44 miles (208.31 km) SE | Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT) | Wichita, Kansas, United States | |
| 14 | 129.83 miles (208.94 km) NNE | Hastings Municipal Airport (HSI) | Hastings, Nebraska, United States | |
| 15 | 130.99 miles (210.80 km) N | Kearney Regional Airport (EAR) | Kearney, Nebraska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,759.94 miles (17,316.41 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,567.46 miles (17,006.63 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,511.14 miles (16,916.00 km) ESE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,506.67 miles (16,908.80 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,494.22 miles (16,888.77 km) ESE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 6 | 10,484.66 miles (16,873.39 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,462.16 miles (16,837.18 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,458.58 miles (16,831.41 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,433.59 miles (16,791.20 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,417.73 miles (16,765.67 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,410.09 miles (16,753.38 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,408.80 miles (16,751.30 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,384.25 miles (16,711.80 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,380.52 miles (16,705.79 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,366.49 miles (16,683.20 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 13.73 miles (22.10 km) S | Kansai International Airport (KIX) | Osaka, Japan | |
| 2 | 16.10 miles (25.92 km) NE | Osaka International Airport (ITM) | Itami (near Osaka), Japan | |
| 3 | 16.10 miles (25.92 km) NE | Osaka International Airport (OSA) | Osaka, Japan | |
| 4 | 67.54 miles (108.69 km) S | Nanki-Shirahama Airport (SHM) | Shirahama, Japan | |
| 5 | 74.69 miles (120.21 km) WSW | Takamatsu Airport (TAK) | Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan | |
| 6 | 78.22 miles (125.88 km) W | Okayama Airport (OKJ) | Okayama, Japan | |
| 7 | 91.12 miles (146.65 km) E | Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) | Nagoya, Japan | |
| 8 | 105.47 miles (169.74 km) ENE | Nagoya Airfield (NKM) | Nagoya, Japan | |
| 9 | 116.40 miles (187.32 km) SW | Kōchi Airport (KCZ) | Kōchi, Japan | |
| 10 | 118.56 miles (190.81 km) NNE | Fukui Airport (FKJ) | Fukui, Honshu, Japan | |
| 11 | 127.02 miles (204.41 km) WNW | Miho-Yonago Airport (YGJ) | Yonago, Tottori, Japan | |
| 12 | 131.86 miles (212.21 km) W | Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) | Hiroshima, Honshū, Japan | |
| 13 | 138.70 miles (223.21 km) NNE | Komatsu Airport (KMQ) | Komatsu, Ishikawa, Japan | |
| 14 | 142.65 miles (229.57 km) WNW | Izumo Airport (IZO) | Izumo, Shimane, Japan | |
| 15 | 154.56 miles (248.74 km) WSW | Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) | Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,975.63 miles (19,272.86 km) ESE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,955.83 miles (19,240.99 km) ESE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,945.78 miles (19,224.82 km) SE | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 4 | 11,944.90 miles (19,223.40 km) SE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 5 | 11,906.56 miles (19,161.71 km) SSE | Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,879.31 miles (19,117.85 km) E | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 7 | 11,870.23 miles (19,103.24 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 8 | 11,862.68 miles (19,091.09 km) SE | Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) | Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,853.88 miles (19,076.92 km) SSE | Navegantes Airport (NVT) | Navegantes, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,851.78 miles (19,073.54 km) ESE | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,851.05 miles (19,072.37 km) E | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 12 | 11,835.58 miles (19,047.47 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 13 | 11,814.67 miles (19,013.82 km) ESE | Santa Maria Airport (RIA) | Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,810.31 miles (19,006.81 km) SE | Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB) | Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,808.46 miles (19,003.83 km) SSE | Joinville-Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport (JOI) | Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |