Nonstop flight route between Elliot Lake, Ontario, Canada and Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Elliot Lake Municipal Airport (YEL), Elliot Lake, Ontario, Canada and Kobe Airport (UKB), Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,367 miles (or 10,247 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 Elliot Lake Municipal Airport and Kobe 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 Elliot Lake Municipal Airport and Kobe Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Elliot Lake Municipal Airport (YEL):

• The closest airport to Elliot Lake Municipal Airport (YEL) is Gore Bay-Manitoulin Airport (YZE), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) S of YEL.
• The furthest airport from Elliot Lake Municipal Airport (YEL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,175 miles (17,984 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Elliot Lake Municipal Airport (YEL) currently has only 1 runway.
• The aerodrome is operated by the City of Elliot Lake and is registered by Transport Canada.
• To the west of the terminal are storage sheds and hangars for general aviation aircraft.

Facts about Kobe Airport (UKB):

• The airport finally opened on February 16, 2006, with Japan Airlines operating the first flight and All Nippon Airways operating the first scheduled flight.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Kobe Airport (UKB) is Kansai International Airport (KIX), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) S of UKB.
• Kobe Airport (UKB) currently has only 1 runway.
• On February 2, 2006, Kobe Airport Station was connected to Sannomiya Station in central Kobe by an extension of the existing Port Liner automated guideway transit system, using 2000 series trains as well as some older 8000 series trains.
• Kobe has a single passenger terminal with four gates capable of accommodating widebody aircraft.
• Kobe businesses were still interested in the plan, however, and pressed the city government to propose a smaller facility with one 3,000 m runway.
• In addition to being known as "Kobe Airport", other names for UKB include "神戸空港" and "Kōbe Kūkō".
• 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.