Nonstop flight route between Prospect Creek, Alaska, United States and Fukuoka, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Prospect Creek Airport (PPC), Prospect Creek, Alaska, United States and Fukuoka Airport (FUK), Fukuoka, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,810 miles (or 6,131 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 Prospect Creek 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 Prospect Creek 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: | PPC / PAPR | 
| Airport Name: | Prospect Creek Airport | 
| Location: | Prospect Creek, Alaska, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 66°48'51"N by 150°38'36"W | 
| Area Served: | Prospect Creek, Alaska | 
| Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1095 feet (334 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from PPC | 
| More Information: | PPC 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 Prospect Creek Airport (PPC):
- The closest airport to Prospect Creek Airport (PPC) is Bettles Airport (BTT), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) WNW of PPC.
 - Prospect Creek Airport (PPC) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The furthest airport from Prospect Creek Airport (PPC) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,163 miles (16,356 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
 
Facts about Fukuoka Airport (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.
 - The airport was built in 1943 by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force as Mushiroda Airfield.
 - Fukuoka Airport (FUK) currently has only 1 runway.
 - With Fukuoka's ambitions to become a hub for business and travel in East Asia and former Mayor Mr.
 - 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.
 - During the Korean War, Itazuke was a major combat airfield for the USAF.
 - In addition to being known as "Fukuoka Airport", other names for FUK include "福岡空港" and "Fukuoka KūkōItazuke Air Base".
 - 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.
 
