Nonstop flight route between Britton, South Dakota, United States and Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Britton Municipal Airport (TTO), Britton, South Dakota, United States and Kobe Airport (UKB), Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,972 miles (or 9,611 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 Britton Municipal Airport and Kobe 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 Britton Municipal Airport and Kobe Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TTO / KBTN |
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Location: | Britton, South Dakota, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°48'53"N by 97°44'34"W |
Area Served: | Britton, South Dakota |
Operator/Owner: | City of Britton |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1318 feet (402 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from TTO |
More Information: | TTO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | UKB / RJBE |
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Location: | Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°37'58"N by 135°13'26"E |
Area Served: | Kobe, Japan |
Operator/Owner: | City of Kobe |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 22 feet (7 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from UKB |
More Information: | UKB Maps & Info |
Facts about Britton Municipal Airport (TTO):
- The closest airport to Britton Municipal Airport (TTO) is Aberdeen Regional AirportAberdeen Army Airfield (ABR), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) SW of TTO.
- Britton Municipal Airport (TTO) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Britton Municipal Airport", another name for TTO is "BTN".
- The furthest airport from Britton Municipal Airport (TTO) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,529 miles (16,945 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- For the 12-month period ending December 2, 2008, the airport had 5,500 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 15 per day.
- Britton Municipal Airport is a city-owned, public-use airport located two nautical miles northeast of the central business district of Britton, a city in Marshall County, South Dakota, United States.
Facts about Kobe Airport (UKB):
- Kobe businesses were still interested in the plan, however, and pressed the city government to propose a smaller facility with one 3,000 m runway.
- In addition to being known as "Kobe Airport", other names for UKB include "神戸空港" and "Kōbe Kūkō".
- The furthest airport from Kobe Airport (UKB) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 11,976 miles (19,273 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- The construction of the airport was stalled for lack of funding until 1995, when it won national government support as a means for recovering the Kobe economy in the wake of the great Hanshin earthquake.
- Kobe Airport is connected to Kansai Airport by the Kobe-Kanku Bay Shuttle, a high speed ferry which completes the airport-to-airport journey in 29 minutes for ¥1,500.
- Because of Kobe Airport's relatively low elevation of 22 feet, planes can take off or land at Kobe 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 Kobe Airport (UKB) is Kansai International Airport (KIX), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) S of UKB.
- Kobe Airport (UKB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport finally opened on February 16, 2006, with Japan Airlines operating the first flight and All Nippon Airways operating the first scheduled flight.
- The Transport Ministry has capped scheduled domestic operations at 30 daily flights, and has banned international flights with the exception of private aircraft and "own use" charters, in order to prevent overcrowding in the area's airspace and to protect the growth of Kansai Airport.
- Kobe is already the most indebted municipality in Japan with debts of over ¥3 trillion, and this project's cost has made it very controversial.