Nonstop flight route between Cold Bay, Alaska, United States and Sugawa, Fukushima, Japan:
Departure Airport:
(56°0'21"N by 160°33'38"W)
Arrival Airport:
(37°13'38"N by 140°25'41"E)
Distance from PML to FKS:
2,974.23 miles (4,786.54 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Port Moller Airport (PML), Cold Bay, Alaska, United States and Fukushima Airport (FKS), Sugawa, Fukushima, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,974 miles (or 4,787 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 Port Moller Airport and Fukushima 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 Port Moller Airport and Fukushima Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PML / PAAL |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Cold Bay, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 56°0'21"N by 160°33'38"W |
| Area Served: | Port Moller |
| Operator/Owner: | U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PML |
| More Information: | PML Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FKS / RJSF |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Sugawa, Fukushima, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°13'38"N by 140°25'41"E |
| Area Served: | Sukagawa, Fukushima, Japan |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Civil |
| Elevation: | 1220 feet (372 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FKS |
| More Information: | FKS Maps & Info |
Facts about Port Moller Airport (PML):
- The furthest airport from Port Moller Airport (PML) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,914 miles (17,564 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- Port Moller Airport is a publicly owned, private-use airport located 87 nautical miles northeast of the central business district of Cold Bay, in the Aleutians East Borough of the U.S.
- Port Moller Airport (PML) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Port Moller Airport", other names for PML include "Port Moller Air Force Station" and "1AK3".
- The closest airport to Port Moller Airport (PML) is Nelson Lagoon Airport (NLG), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) W of PML.
- Because of Port Moller Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Port Moller 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.
- Scheduled airline service to Cold Bay Airport is provided by Peninsula Airways.
Facts about Fukushima Airport (FKS):
- The furthest airport from Fukushima Airport (FKS) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 11,639 miles (18,731 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- Fukushima Airport was conceived in the late 1970s, and planning at the prefectural level began in 1981.
- Fukushima Airport (FKS) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Fukushima Airport", other names for FKS include "福島空港" and "Fukushima Kūkō".
- The closest airport to Fukushima Airport (FKS) is Utsunomiya Air Field (QUT), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) SSW of FKS.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 23.16 miles (37.27 km) W | Nelson Lagoon Airport (NLG) | Nelson Lagoon, Alaska, United States |     |
| 2 | 47.87 miles (77.04 km) S | Sand Point Airport (SDP) | Sand Point, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 54.59 miles (87.85 km) E | Perryville Airport (KPV) | Perryville, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 70.87 miles (114.05 km) ENE | Chignik Lake Airport (KCQ) | Chignik Lake, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 78.79 miles (126.80 km) ENE | Chignik Fisheries Airport (KCG) | Chignik, Alaska, United States. | |
| 6 | 80.78 miles (129.99 km) ENE | Chignik Lagoon Airport (KCL) | Chignik Lagoon, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 85.48 miles (137.56 km) ENE | Chignik Bay Seaplane Base (KBW) | Chignik, Alaska, United States. | |
| 8 | 90.65 miles (145.89 km) SW | King Cove Airport (KVC) | King Cove, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 98.71 miles (158.85 km) NE | Port Heiden Airport (PTH) | Port Heiden, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 100.95 miles (162.47 km) WSW | Cold Bay Airport (CDB) | Cold Bay, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 135.95 miles (218.79 km) SW | Pauloff Harbor Seaplane Base (KPH) | Sanak Island, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 137.42 miles (221.16 km) SW | False Pass Airport (KFP) | False Pass, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 145.08 miles (233.49 km) NE | Ugashik Bay Airport (UGB) | Pilot Point, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 156.88 miles (252.48 km) NE | Pilot Point Airport (PIP) | Pilot Point, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 159.19 miles (256.20 km) NE | Ugashik Airport (UGS) | Ugashik, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,913.68 miles (17,563.83 km) S | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 2 | 10,910.34 miles (17,558.45 km) S | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,887.15 miles (17,521.13 km) SSW | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,845.34 miles (17,453.85 km) SSW | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,799.60 miles (17,380.23 km) SSW | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,688.67 miles (17,201.70 km) SSW | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,620.28 miles (17,091.65 km) SSW | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,614.44 miles (17,082.24 km) S | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 9 | 10,590.06 miles (17,043.01 km) S | Wild Coast Sun Airport (MZF) | Mzamba, South Africa | |
| 10 | 10,590.06 miles (17,043.01 km) S | Aggeneys Airport (AGZ) | Aggeneys, South Africa | |
| 11 | 10,586.31 miles (17,036.97 km) SSW | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 12 | 10,580.20 miles (17,027.14 km) SSW | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 13 | 10,576.92 miles (17,021.86 km) SSW | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 14 | 10,571.23 miles (17,012.70 km) SSW | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 10,560.09 miles (16,994.77 km) SSW | Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU) | Maseru, Lesotho | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 58.10 miles (93.51 km) SSW | Utsunomiya Air Field (QUT) | Nikkō / Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan | |
| 2 | 68.46 miles (110.18 km) NNE | Sendai Airport (SDJ) | Natori, Japan | |
| 3 | 81.90 miles (131.80 km) N | Yamagata Airport (GAJ) | Yamagata, Honshū, Japan | |
| 4 | 87.90 miles (141.46 km) NW | Niigata Airport (KIJ) | Niigata, Japan | |
| 5 | 101.06 miles (162.64 km) S | Narita International Airport (NRT) | Narita (near Tokyo), Japan | |
| 6 | 114.91 miles (184.94 km) NNW | Shonai Airport (SYO) | Yamagata, Japan | |
| 7 | 121.14 miles (194.96 km) SSW | Tokyo International Airport (HND) | Tokyo, Honshū, Japan | |
| 8 | 156.84 miles (252.40 km) NNE | Hanamaki Airport (HNA) | Morioka, Honshū, Japan | |
| 9 | 156.95 miles (252.58 km) WSW | Matsumoto Airport (MMJ) | Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan | |
| 10 | 165.39 miles (266.17 km) N | Akita Airport (AXT) | Akita, Japan | |
| 11 | 183.37 miles (295.11 km) WSW | Toyama Airport (TOY) | Toyama, Toyama, Japan | |
| 12 | 204.85 miles (329.67 km) N | Odate-Noshiro Airport (ONJ) | Kitaakita, Akita, Japan | |
| 13 | 209.45 miles (337.07 km) SW | Shizuoka Airport (FSZ) | Shizuoka, Honshu, Japan | |
| 14 | 223.29 miles (359.35 km) SSW | Miyakejima Airport (MYE) | Miyakejima, Japan | |
| 15 | 229.72 miles (369.70 km) WSW | Komatsu Airport (KMQ) | Komatsu, Ishikawa, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,638.65 miles (18,730.54 km) ESE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,618.57 miles (18,698.24 km) SE | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,617.33 miles (18,696.24 km) ESE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 4 | 11,604.08 miles (18,674.90 km) ESE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 5 | 11,594.98 miles (18,660.27 km) SE | Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,558.55 miles (18,601.63 km) ESE | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 7 | 11,555.30 miles (18,596.41 km) E | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 8 | 11,546.80 miles (18,582.72 km) SE | Navegantes Airport (NVT) | Navegantes, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,540.83 miles (18,573.12 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 10 | 11,535.11 miles (18,563.91 km) SE | Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) | Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,515.70 miles (18,532.68 km) ESE | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,504.09 miles (18,513.99 km) SE | Joinville-Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport (JOI) | Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,503.72 miles (18,513.40 km) E | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 14 | 11,502.74 miles (18,511.82 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 15 | 11,477.81 miles (18,471.70 km) E | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |