Nonstop flight route between Banff, Alberta, Canada and Kushiro, Hokkaidō, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Banff Airport (YBA), Banff, Alberta, Canada and Kushiro Airport (KUH), Kushiro, Hokkaidō, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,369 miles (or 7,031 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 Banff Airport and Kushiro 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 Banff Airport and Kushiro Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YBA / CYBA | 
| Airport Name: | Banff Airport | 
| Location: | Banff, Alberta, Canada | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°12'29"N by 115°32'25"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Supt. Banff National Park | 
| Airport Type: | Private | 
| Elevation: | 4583 feet (1,397 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from YBA | 
| More Information: | YBA Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KUH / RJCK | 
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| Location: | Kushiro, Hokkaidō, Japan | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°2'26"N by 144°11'35"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 311 feet (95 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KUH | 
| More Information: | KUH Maps & Info | 
Facts about Banff Airport (YBA):
- Banff Airport (YBA) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The furthest airport from Banff Airport (YBA) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,405 miles (16,746 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
 - The closest airport to Banff Airport (YBA) is Fairmont Hot Springs Airport (YCZ), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) SSW of YBA.
 - Because of Banff Airport's high elevation of 4,583 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at YBA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make YBA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
 
Facts about Kushiro Airport (KUH):
- In addition to being known as "Kushiro Airport", other names for KUH include "釧路空港" and "Kushiro Kūkō".
 - International charter flights to Kushiro began in 2000 and have operated from South Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong.
 - A number of car hire companies have desks in the arrivals, all have off site parking, although this is no more than 2 minutes travel in the shuttle bus.
 - The closest airport to Kushiro Airport (KUH) is Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB), which is located 53 miles (86 kilometers) NE of KUH.
 - Kushiro Airport (KUH) currently has only 1 runway.
 - Because of Kushiro Airport's relatively low elevation of 311 feet, planes can take off or land at Kushiro 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 Kushiro Airport (KUH) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 11,268 miles (18,133 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
 
