Nonstop flight route between Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia and Fukuoka, Japan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Moorea Airport (MOZ), Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia and Fukuoka Airport (FUK), Fukuoka, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,319 miles (or 10,169 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 Moorea 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 Moorea Airport and Fukuoka Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Moorea Airport (MOZ):

• Moorea Airport (MOZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Moorea Airport (MOZ) is El Debba Airport (EDB), which is nearly antipodal to Moorea Airport (meaning Moorea Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from El Debba Airport), and is located 12,377 miles (19,918 kilometers) away in El Debba (Al Dabbah), Sudan.
• The closest airport to Moorea Airport (MOZ) is Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) ESE of MOZ.
• In addition to being known as "Moorea Airport", other names for MOZ include "Aéroport de Moorea" and "Moorea Temae Airport".
• Because of Moorea Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Moorea 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 Moorea Tour Bus comes to the airport to pick up or drop off people.

Facts about Fukuoka Airport (FUK):

• In addition to being known as "Fukuoka Airport", other names for FUK include "福岡空港" and "Fukuoka KūkōItazuke Air Base".
• Fukuoka Airport (FUK) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• Itazuke played a key role in the Korean War and the defense of the Pusan perimeter in 1950.
• The airport was built in 1943 by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force as Mushiroda Airfield.
• The closest airport to Fukuoka Airport (FUK) is Saga Airport (HSG), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) SSW of FUK.
• 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 1971 it was announced that Itazuke would be returned to Japanese control, and the USAF facilities were closed on 31 March 1972.
• The 38th Bomb Group remained at Itazuke until October 1946 also during with time several reconstruction units worked on the former IJAAF base rebuilding and constructing new facilities.