Nonstop flight route between Fort Resolution, Northwest Territories, Canada and Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fort Resolution Airport (YFR), Fort Resolution, Northwest Territories, Canada and Kobe Airport (UKB), Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,781 miles (or 7,694 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 Fort Resolution 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 Fort Resolution Airport and Kobe Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YFR / CYFR |
Airport Name: | Fort Resolution Airport |
Location: | Fort Resolution, Northwest Territories, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 61°10'50"N by 113°41'22"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of the Northwest Territories |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 527 feet (161 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YFR |
More Information: | YFR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | UKB / RJBE |
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Location: | Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°37'58"N by 135°13'26"E |
Area Served: | Kobe, Japan |
Operator/Owner: | City of Kobe |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 22 feet (7 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from UKB |
More Information: | UKB Maps & Info |
Facts about Fort Resolution Airport (YFR):
- The closest airport to Fort Resolution Airport (YFR) is Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport (YHY), which is located 74 miles (119 kilometers) WSW of YFR.
- The furthest airport from Fort Resolution Airport (YFR) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 9,854 miles (15,858 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
- Because of Fort Resolution Airport's relatively low elevation of 527 feet, planes can take off or land at Fort Resolution 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.
- Fort Resolution Airport (YFR) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Kobe Airport (UKB):
- Kobe Airport (UKB) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 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.
- Some international charter flights also use Kobe Airport.
- The construction of the airport was stalled for lack of funding until 1995, when it won national government support as a means for recovering the Kobe economy in the wake of the great Hanshin earthquake.
- The closest airport to Kobe Airport (UKB) is Kansai International Airport (KIX), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) S of UKB.
- In addition to being known as "Kobe Airport", other names for UKB include "神戸空港" and "Kōbe Kūkō".
- 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.
- As part of its bankruptcy restructuring, JAL terminated all services out of Kobe and closed its office on June 1, 2010, in response to which Skymark Airlines announced a major expansion at the airport.