Nonstop flight route between Itami (near Osaka), Japan and Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Osaka International Airport (ITM), Itami (near Osaka), Japan and Fayetteville Regional Airport (FAY), Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,131 miles (or 11,477 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 Osaka International Airport and Fayetteville Regional 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 Osaka International Airport and Fayetteville Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Osaka International Airport (ITM):

• Osaka International Airport (ITM) has 2 runways.
• There were originally plans to close Itami Airport following the opening of Kansai, but nearby communities opposed such a move for economic reasons, so Itami was retained as a domestic-only airport after Kansai opened in 1994.
• The furthest airport from Osaka International Airport (ITM) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 11,960 miles (19,248 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
• In addition to being known as "Osaka International Airport", other names for ITM include "Itami International Airport", "大阪国際空港" and "Ōsaka Kokusai Kūkō".
• Because of Osaka International Airport's relatively low elevation of 39 feet, planes can take off or land at Osaka International 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 its heyday Itami was served by a variety of major international carriers, including Pan Am, British Airways, Air India, Cathay Pacific and Korean Air.
• By the mid-1970s, the airport was subject to extensive slot restrictions, with operations limited to 200 jets and 170 propeller aircraft per day, and no takeoffs or landings allowed after 9 PM.
• The closest airport to Osaka International Airport (ITM) is Osaka International Airport (OSA), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of ITM.
• Itami is currently limited to domestic flights, and can only handle 18 landings per hour and 370 landings per day.

Facts about Fayetteville Regional Airport (FAY):

• The furthest airport from Fayetteville Regional Airport (FAY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,638 miles (18,729 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Fayetteville Regional Airport (FAY) has 2 runways.
• Fayetteville Regional Airport covers an area of 1,308 acres at an elevation of 189 feet above mean sea level.
• Because of Fayetteville Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 189 feet, planes can take off or land at Fayetteville Regional 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 Fayetteville Regional Airport (FAY) is Simmons Army Airfield (FBG), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) NNW of FAY.
• In 2011, Green Beret Trey Atwater was detained for attempting to board with a smoke grenade that was confiscated.
• In addition to being known as "Fayetteville Regional Airport", another name for FAY is "Grannis Field".