Nonstop flight route between Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan and Salina, Utah, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kobe Airport (UKB), Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan and Salina-Gunnison Airport (SBO), Salina, Utah, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,787 miles (or 9,313 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 Salina-Gunnison 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 Kobe Airport and Salina-Gunnison Airport. 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 |
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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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SBO / |
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| Location: | Salina, Utah, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°1'45"N by 111°50'17"W |
| Area Served: | Salina & Gunnison, Utah |
| Operator/Owner: | Cities of Salina & Gunnison |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5159 feet (1,572 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SBO |
| More Information: | SBO Maps & Info |
Facts about Kobe Airport (UKB):
- Kobe Airport (UKB) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Kobe Airport", other names for UKB include "神戸空港" and "Kōbe Kūkō".
- Some international charter flights also use Kobe Airport.
- In 2013, Kobe mayor Tatsuo Yada endorsed a proposal to consolidate the management of the three Kansai region airports by adding Kobe Airport to the planned sale in 2014 of operating concessions at Itami and Kansai, although the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported this to be unlikely given the advanced state of negotiations surrounding the concessions.
- The closest airport to Kobe Airport (UKB) is Kansai International Airport (KIX), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) S of UKB.
- 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 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 city government of Kobe first proposed an airport adjacent to Port Island in 1971.
Facts about Salina-Gunnison Airport (SBO):
- The furthest airport from Salina-Gunnison Airport (SBO) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,075 miles (17,823 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of Salina-Gunnison Airport's high elevation of 5,159 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SBO. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SBO a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Salina-Gunnison Airport (SBO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Salina-Gunnison Airport (SBO) is Fillmore Municipal Airport (FIL), which is located 29 miles (46 kilometers) W of SBO.
- In addition to being known as "Salina-Gunnison Airport", another name for SBO is "44U".
