Nonstop flight route between Belo Horizonte, Brazil and Fukui, Honshu, Japan:
Departure Airport:
(19°51'6"S by 43°57'2"W)
Arrival Airport:
(36°8'34"N by 136°13'26"E)
Distance from PLU to FKJ:
11,311.16 miles (18,203.50 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Belo Horizonte/Pampulha–Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport (PLU), Belo Horizonte, Brazil and Fukui Airport (FKJ), Fukui, Honshu, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,311 miles (or 18,204 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 Belo Horizonte/Pampulha–Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport and Fukui 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 Belo Horizonte/Pampulha–Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport and Fukui Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PLU / SBBH |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Belo Horizonte, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°51'6"S by 43°57'2"W |
| Area Served: | Belo Horizonte |
| Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
| Airport Type: | Public/Military |
| Elevation: | 2589 feet (789 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PLU |
| More Information: | PLU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FKJ / RJNF |
| Airport Name: | Fukui Airport |
| Location: | Fukui, Honshu, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°8'34"N by 136°13'26"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Fukui Prefecture |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 18 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FKJ |
| More Information: | FKJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Belo Horizonte/Pampulha–Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport (PLU):
- Belo Horizonte/Pampulha–Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport handled 989,599 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Belo Horizonte/Pampulha–Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport", another name for PLU is "Aeroporto de Belo Horizonte/Pampulha–Carlos Drummond de Andrade".
- However, due to the long distance between Belo Horizonte and Confins, Pampulha remained the airport of choice for most airlines, eventually becoming overcrowded, while Confins was under-used.
- The furthest airport from Belo Horizonte/Pampulha–Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport (PLU) is Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO), which is located 11,958 miles (19,244 kilometers) away in Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan.
- Pampulha Airport was opened in 1933 as a support facility for the passenger flights operated by the Brazilian Air Force between Rio de Janeiro and Fortaleza.
- Belo Horizonte/Pampulha–Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport (PLU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Belo Horizonte/Pampulha–Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport (PLU) is Tancredo Neves/Confins International Airport (CNF), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) N of PLU.
- The airport is located 8 km from downtown Belo Horizonte.
- The airport is operated by Infraero.
Facts about Fukui Airport (FKJ):
- Because of Fukui Airport's relatively low elevation of 18 feet, planes can take off or land at Fukui 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 Fukui Airport (FKJ) is Komatsu Airport (KMQ), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) NNE of FKJ.
- The furthest airport from Fukui Airport (FKJ) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 11,881 miles (19,121 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- Fukui Airport (FKJ) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 15.81 miles (25.45 km) N | Tancredo Neves/Confins International Airport (CNF) | Confins (near Belo Horizonte), Minas Gerais, Brazil |     |
| 2 | 63.90 miles (102.83 km) WSW | Brigadeiro Cabral Airport (DIQ) | Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 3 | 98.74 miles (158.90 km) ENE | Usiminas Airport (IPN) | Ipatinga / Santana do Paraiso, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 4 | 125.29 miles (201.64 km) SSE | Presidente Itamar Franco Airport (IZA) | Juiz de Fora, Brazil | |
| 5 | 138.99 miles (223.69 km) SSE | Francisco Álvares de Assis Airport (JDF) | Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 6 | 144.04 miles (231.81 km) ENE | Coronel Altino Machado de Oliveira Airport (GVR) | Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 7 | 155.20 miles (249.76 km) SW | Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport (VAG) | Varginha, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 8 | 184.68 miles (297.22 km) WNW | Pedro Pereira dos Santos Airport (POJ) | Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 9 | 191.49 miles (308.17 km) ESE | Raimundo de Andrade Airport (CDI) | Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Brazil | |
| 10 | 197.14 miles (317.27 km) W | Romeu Zema Airport (AAX) | Araxá, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 11 | 209.29 miles (336.81 km) SSE | Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (GIG) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 12 | 213.23 miles (343.16 km) SE | Campos–Bartolomeu Lysandro Airport (CAW) | Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 13 | 213.35 miles (343.35 km) S | Santa Cruz Air Force Base (SNZ) | Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 14 | 217.30 miles (349.71 km) SSE | Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 15 | 217.52 miles (350.06 km) N | Montes Claros/Mário Ribeiro Airport (MOC) | Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,957.52 miles (19,243.71 km) NW | Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO) | Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan | |
| 2 | 11,922.72 miles (19,187.71 km) NE | Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 3 | 11,919.67 miles (19,182.79 km) NE | Kitadaito Airport (KTD) | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 4 | 11,746.03 miles (18,903.36 km) NE | Naha Airport (OKA) | Okinawa, Japan | |
| 5 | 11,745.39 miles (18,902.32 km) NE | Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 6 | 11,736.04 miles (18,887.27 km) NNE | Kikai Airport (KKX) | Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan | |
| 7 | 11,729.88 miles (18,877.37 km) NE | Iejima Airport (IEJ) | Iejima, Japan | |
| 8 | 11,729.71 miles (18,877.09 km) NE | Kerama Airport (KJP) | Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 9 | 11,722.63 miles (18,865.70 km) WNW | Tinian International Airport (TIQ) | Tinian Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 10 | 11,722.32 miles (18,865.20 km) NNE | Amami Airport (ASJ) | Amami Island, Japan | |
| 11 | 11,720.21 miles (18,861.81 km) WNW | Saipan International Airport (SPN) | Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 12 | 11,714.07 miles (18,851.92 km) WNW | Rota International Airport (ROP) | Rota Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 13 | 11,713.21 miles (18,850.53 km) NNW | Falalop Airfield (ULI) | Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 14 | 11,709.91 miles (18,845.23 km) NW | Guam International Airport (GUM) | Hagåtña, Guam | |
| 15 | 11,709.39 miles (18,844.39 km) NE | Aguni Airport (AGJ) | Aguni, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 20.14 miles (32.41 km) NNE | Komatsu Airport (KMQ) | Komatsu, Ishikawa, Japan | |
| 2 | 63.97 miles (102.95 km) ENE | Toyama Airport (TOY) | Toyama, Toyama, Japan | |
| 3 | 72.85 miles (117.25 km) SSE | Nagoya Airfield (NKM) | Nagoya, Japan | |
| 4 | 94.58 miles (152.21 km) SSE | Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) | Nagoya, Japan | |
| 5 | 94.79 miles (152.55 km) E | Matsumoto Airport (MMJ) | Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan | |
| 6 | 103.72 miles (166.92 km) SSW | Osaka International Airport (ITM) | Itami (near Osaka), Japan | |
| 7 | 103.72 miles (166.92 km) SSW | Osaka International Airport (OSA) | Osaka, Japan | |
| 8 | 118.56 miles (190.81 km) SSW | Kobe Airport (UKB) | Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan | |
| 9 | 130.62 miles (210.20 km) SSW | Kansai International Airport (KIX) | Osaka, Japan | |
| 10 | 144.53 miles (232.60 km) SE | Shizuoka Airport (FSZ) | Shizuoka, Honshu, Japan | |
| 11 | 164.13 miles (264.14 km) SW | Okayama Airport (OKJ) | Okayama, Japan | |
| 12 | 173.13 miles (278.63 km) WSW | Miho-Yonago Airport (YGJ) | Yonago, Tottori, Japan | |
| 13 | 178.17 miles (286.74 km) SSW | Nanki-Shirahama Airport (SHM) | Shirahama, Japan | |
| 14 | 182.50 miles (293.70 km) SW | Takamatsu Airport (TAK) | Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan | |
| 15 | 193.54 miles (311.47 km) WSW | Izumo Airport (IZO) | Izumo, Shimane, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,881.30 miles (19,121.05 km) ESE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,859.16 miles (19,085.43 km) ESE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,834.01 miles (19,044.94 km) SE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 4 | 11,827.92 miles (19,035.14 km) SE | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 5 | 11,802.91 miles (18,994.90 km) ESE | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 6 | 11,794.34 miles (18,981.11 km) E | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 7 | 11,788.07 miles (18,971.01 km) SSE | Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,785.44 miles (18,966.77 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 9 | 11,759.07 miles (18,924.34 km) ESE | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,746.99 miles (18,904.89 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 11 | 11,745.05 miles (18,901.79 km) SE | Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) | Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,742.00 miles (18,896.87 km) E | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 13 | 11,735.53 miles (18,886.46 km) SSE | Navegantes Airport (NVT) | Navegantes, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,710.72 miles (18,846.54 km) SE | Santa Maria Airport (RIA) | Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,699.25 miles (18,828.07 km) E | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |