Nonstop flight route between Kuparuk, Alaska, United States and Fukui, Honshu, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport (UUK), Kuparuk, Alaska, United States and Fukui Airport (FKJ), Fukui, Honshu, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,523 miles (or 5,670 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 Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport and Fukui 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 Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport and Fukui Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | UUK / PAKU | 
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| Location: | Kuparuk, Alaska, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 70°19'50"N by 149°35'50"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc. | 
| Airport Type: | Private | 
| Elevation: | 67 feet (20 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from UUK | 
| More Information: | UUK Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FKJ / RJNF | 
| Airport Name: | Fukui Airport | 
| Location: | Fukui, Honshu, Japan | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°8'34"N by 136°13'26"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Fukui Prefecture | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 18 feet (5 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from FKJ | 
| More Information: | FKJ Maps & Info | 
Facts about Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport (UUK):
- Because of Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport's relatively low elevation of 67 feet, planes can take off or land at Ugnu-Kuparuk 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 Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport (UUK) is Deadhorse Airport (SCC), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) ESE of UUK.
 - In addition to being known as "Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport", another name for UUK is "UBW".
 - The furthest airport from Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport (UUK) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,127 miles (16,298 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
 - Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport (UUK) currently has only 1 runway.
 
Facts about Fukui Airport (FKJ):
- Fukui Airport (FKJ) currently has only 1 runway.
 - Because of Fukui Airport's relatively low elevation of 18 feet, planes can take off or land at Fukui 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 Fukui Airport (FKJ) is Komatsu Airport (KMQ), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) NNE of FKJ.
 - The furthest airport from Fukui Airport (FKJ) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 11,881 miles (19,121 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
 
