Nonstop flight route between Concord, North Carolina, United States and Fukuoka, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Concord Regional Airport (USA), Concord, North Carolina, United States and Fukuoka Airport (FUK), Fukuoka, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,263 miles (or 11,689 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 Concord Regional 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 Concord Regional 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: | USA / KJQF |
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Location: | Concord, North Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°23'16"N by 80°42'33"W |
Area Served: | Concord, North Carolina |
Operator/Owner: | City of Concord |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 705 feet (215 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from USA |
More Information: | USA 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 Concord Regional Airport (USA):
- The closest airport to Concord Regional Airport (USA) is Wilgrove Air Park (QWG), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) S of USA.
- Concord Regional Airport (USA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Concord Regional Airport is a city-owned, public-use airport located seven nautical miles west of the central business district of Concord, a city in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, United States.
- In addition to being known as "Concord Regional Airport", another name for USA is "JQF".
- Concord Regional Airport covers an area of 750 acres at an elevation of 705 feet above mean sea level.
- The furthest airport from Concord Regional Airport (USA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,534 miles (18,562 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Concord Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 705 feet, planes can take off or land at Concord Regional 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.
Facts about Fukuoka Airport (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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Fukuoka Airport", other names for FUK include "福岡空港" and "Fukuoka KūkōItazuke Air Base".
- On June 25, 1950, North Korea invaded South Korea, starting a war that would last three years.
- In the mid-1990s, Delta Air Lines operated a non-stop flight between Fukuoka and its transpacific hub in Portland, Oregon, but later dropped the route due to financial pressure.
- During the 1950s, the 8th flew the F-86 Sabre for air defense of Japan and South Korea, being upgraded to the new F-100 Super Sabre in 1956.
- During the Korean War, Itazuke was a major combat airfield for the USAF.
- Fukuoka Airport (FUK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The Japanese Air Force's 6th Fighter Wing replaced the trainers and Mushiroda became an air defense base.
- The first American units moved into the facility in November 1945, when the 38th Bombardment Group stationed B-25 Mitchells on the airfield.
- The closest airport to Fukuoka Airport (FUK) is Saga Airport (HSG), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) SSW of FUK.