Nonstop flight route between Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan and Chesapeake, Ohio / Huntington, West Virginia, United States:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from UKB to HTW:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- UKB Airport Information
- HTW Airport Information
- Facts about UKB
- Facts about HTW
- Map of Nearest Airports to UKB
- List of Nearest Airports to UKB
- Map of Furthest Airports from UKB
- List of Furthest Airports from UKB
- Map of Nearest Airports to HTW
- List of Nearest Airports to HTW
- Map of Furthest Airports from HTW
- List of Furthest Airports from HTW
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kobe Airport (UKB), Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan and Lawrence County Airpark (HTW), Chesapeake, Ohio / Huntington, West Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,842 miles (or 11,011 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 Kobe Airport and Lawrence County Airpark, 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 Kobe Airport and Lawrence County Airpark. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | UKB / RJBE |
Airport Names: |
|
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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HTW / KHTW |
Airport Name: | Lawrence County Airpark |
Location: | Chesapeake, Ohio / Huntington, West Virginia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°25'9"N by 82°29'39"W |
Area Served: | Chesapeake, Ohio / Huntington, West Virginia |
Operator/Owner: | Lawrence County Board of Commissioners |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 568 feet (173 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HTW |
More Information: | HTW Maps & Info |
Facts about Kobe Airport (UKB):
- 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 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 closest airport to Kobe Airport (UKB) is Kansai International Airport (KIX), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) S of UKB.
- In addition to being known as "Kobe Airport", other names for UKB include "神戸空港" and "Kōbe Kūkō".
- 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.
- Kobe Airport (UKB) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
Facts about Lawrence County Airpark (HTW):
- Lawrence County Airpark (HTW) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Lawrence County Airpark's relatively low elevation of 568 feet, planes can take off or land at Lawrence County Airpark 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 furthest airport from Lawrence County Airpark (HTW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,410 miles (18,362 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Lawrence County Airpark covers an area of 86 acres at an elevation of 568 feet above mean sea level.
- Lawrence County Airpark, originally known as Huntington Airport, was established in 1929.
- The closest airport to Lawrence County Airpark (HTW) is Tri-State Airport (HTS), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) SW of HTW.