Nonstop flight route between Fukuoka, Japan and Iași, Romania:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fukuoka Airport (FUK), Fukuoka, Japan and Iași International Airport (IAS), Iași, Romania would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,095 miles (or 8,200 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 Fukuoka Airport and Iași International 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 Fukuoka Airport and Iași International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FUK / RJFF |
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Location: | Fukuoka, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°35'3"N by 130°27'6"E |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Bureau Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 30 feet (9 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FUK |
More Information: | FUK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IAS / LRIA |
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Location: | Iași, Romania |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°10'44"N by 27°37'12"E |
Area Served: | Iași |
Operator/Owner: | Iași County Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 397 feet (121 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from IAS |
More Information: | IAS Maps & Info |
Facts about Fukuoka Airport (FUK):
- After the 1953 Armistice in Korea, the wartime combat units were slowly withdrawn back to the United States or reassigned to other airfields in Japan and South Korea.
- The first American units moved into the facility in November 1945, when the 38th Bombardment Group stationed B-25 Mitchells on the airfield.
- In addition to being known as "Fukuoka Airport", other names for FUK include "福岡空港" and "Fukuoka KūkōItazuke Air Base".
- In 1971 it was announced that Itazuke would be returned to Japanese control, and the USAF facilities were closed on 31 March 1972.
- When the 38th Bomb Group moved to Itami Airfield, it was replaced by the P-61 Black Widow-equipped 347th Fighter Group that moved from Nagoya Airfield.
- The furthest airport from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is nearly antipodal to Fukuoka Airport (meaning Fukuoka Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rio Grande Regional Airport), and is located 12,253 miles (19,719 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- In the mid-1990s, Delta Air Lines operated a non-stop flight between Fukuoka and its transpacific hub in Portland, Oregon, but later dropped the route due to financial pressure.
- The Japanese Air Force's 6th Fighter Wing replaced the trainers and Mushiroda became an air defense base.
- Fukuoka Airport, formerly known as Itazuke Air Base, is an international and domestic airport located 1.6 NM east of Hakata Station in in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Japan.
- Fukuoka Airport (FUK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Fukuoka Airport (FUK) is Saga Airport (HSG), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) SSW of FUK.
- Because of Fukuoka Airport's relatively low elevation of 30 feet, planes can take off or land at Fukuoka 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.
Facts about Iași International Airport (IAS):
- Iași International Airport handled 231,933 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Iași International Airport (IAS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,253 miles (18,109 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Iași International Airport (IAS) has 2 runways.
- In 2001, the passenger terminal was upgraded in order to use separate flows for domestic and international flights and, in 2005, an instrument landing system CAT II was implemented.
- In addition to being known as "Iași International Airport", another name for IAS is "Aeroportul Internațional Iași".
- Because of Iași International Airport's relatively low elevation of 397 feet, planes can take off or land at Iași International 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 Iași International Airport (IAS) is Bălți-Leadoveni International Airport (BZY), which is located 46 miles (75 kilometers) N of IAS.