Nonstop flight route between Watsonville, California, United States and Sugawa, Fukushima, Japan:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from WVI to FKS:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- WVI Airport Information
- FKS Airport Information
- Facts about WVI
- Facts about FKS
- Map of Nearest Airports to WVI
- List of Nearest Airports to WVI
- Map of Furthest Airports from WVI
- List of Furthest Airports from WVI
- Map of Nearest Airports to FKS
- List of Nearest Airports to FKS
- Map of Furthest Airports from FKS
- List of Furthest Airports from FKS
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Watsonville Municipal Airport (WVI), Watsonville, California, United States and Fukushima Airport (FKS), Sugawa, Fukushima, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,106 miles (or 8,217 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 Watsonville Municipal Airport and Fukushima 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 Watsonville Municipal Airport and Fukushima Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WVI / KWVI |
Airport Name: | Watsonville Municipal Airport |
Location: | Watsonville, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°56'8"N by 121°47'22"W |
Operator/Owner: | City of Watsonville |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 163 feet (50 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from WVI |
More Information: | WVI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FKS / RJSF |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Sugawa, Fukushima, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°13'38"N by 140°25'41"E |
Area Served: | Sukagawa, Fukushima, Japan |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Civil |
Elevation: | 1220 feet (372 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FKS |
More Information: | FKS Maps & Info |
Facts about Watsonville Municipal Airport (WVI):
- The closest airport to Watsonville Municipal Airport (WVI) is Hollister Municipal Airport (HLI), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) E of WVI.
- The Navy took over in July, 1943, purchased an additional 35 acres, built support buildings and the concrete ramp.
- Because of Watsonville Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 163 feet, planes can take off or land at Watsonville Municipal 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.
- Watsonville Municipal Airport is a public airport located three miles northwest of the central business district of Watsonville, a city in Santa Cruz County, California, USA.
- Watsonville Municipal Airport (WVI) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Watsonville Municipal Airport (WVI) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,380 miles (18,315 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
Facts about Fukushima Airport (FKS):
- The closest airport to Fukushima Airport (FKS) is Utsunomiya Air Field (QUT), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) SSW of FKS.
- In addition to being known as "Fukushima Airport", other names for FKS include "福島空港" and "Fukushima Kūkō".
- The furthest airport from Fukushima Airport (FKS) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 11,639 miles (18,731 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- Fukushima Airport, is an airport serving Sukagawa, a city in the Fukushima Prefecture of Japan.
- Fukushima Airport (FKS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Fukushima Airport was conceived in the late 1970s, and planning at the prefectural level began in 1981.