Nonstop flight route between La Esperanza, Honduras and Fukuoka, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between La Esperanza Airport (LEZ), La Esperanza, Honduras and Fukuoka Airport (FUK), Fukuoka, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,777 miles (or 17,344 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 La Esperanza Airport and Fukuoka 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 La Esperanza Airport and Fukuoka Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LEZ / MHLE |
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| Location: | La Esperanza, Honduras |
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°24'59"S by 65°31'4"W |
| Area Served: | La Esperanza |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1100 feet (335 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LEZ |
| More Information: | LEZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FUK / RJFF |
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| Location: | Fukuoka, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°35'3"N by 130°27'6"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Bureau Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 30 feet (9 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FUK |
| More Information: | FUK Maps & Info |
Facts about La Esperanza Airport (LEZ):
- In addition to being known as "La Esperanza Airport", other names for LEZ include "La Esperanza Airport (La Esperanza)" and "SLEZ".
- The closest airport to La Esperanza Airport (LEZ) is Santa Ana del Yacuma Airport (SBL), which is located 46 miles (73 kilometers) N of LEZ.
- The furthest airport from La Esperanza Airport (LEZ) is Phu Cat Airport (UIH), which is nearly antipodal to La Esperanza Airport (meaning La Esperanza Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Phu Cat Airport), and is located 12,071 miles (19,426 kilometers) away in Qui Nhơn, Binh Dinh, Vietnam.
- La Esperanza Airport (LEZ) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Fukuoka Airport (FUK):
- The Japanese Air Force's 6th Fighter Wing replaced the trainers and Mushiroda became an air defense base.
- The closest airport to Fukuoka Airport (FUK) is Saga Airport (HSG), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) SSW of FUK.
- The furthest airport from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is nearly antipodal to Fukuoka Airport (meaning Fukuoka Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rio Grande Regional Airport), and is located 12,253 miles (19,719 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- Fukuoka's first civilian air service was Japan Airlines' Fukuoka-Osaka-Tokyo service, which commenced in 1951.
- Fukuoka Airport (FUK) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Fukuoka Airport's relatively low elevation of 30 feet, planes can take off or land at Fukuoka 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 "Fukuoka Airport", other names for FUK include "福岡空港" and "Fukuoka KūkōItazuke Air Base".
- By early 1949, reconstruction of Itazuke was complete along the construction of long jet runways.
- Mushiroda was built on farmland that once grew bumper rice crops during 1943.
