Nonstop flight route between Lewistown, Montana, United States and Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lewistown Municipal Airport (LWT), Lewistown, Montana, United States and New Chitose Airport (CTS), Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,864 miles (or 7,827 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 Lewistown Municipal Airport and New Chitose 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 Lewistown Municipal Airport and New Chitose Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LWT / KLWT |
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Location: | Lewistown, Montana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°2'57"N by 109°28'0"W |
Area Served: | Lewistown, Montana |
Operator/Owner: | City of Lewistown & Fergus County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4170 feet (1,271 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from LWT |
More Information: | LWT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CTS / RJCC |
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Location: | Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°46'31"N by 141°41'32"E |
Area Served: | Sapporo metropolitan area |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Transport (airfield) Hokkaidō Airport Terminal Co., Ltd. (terminal) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 70 feet (21 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from CTS |
More Information: | CTS Maps & Info |
Facts about Lewistown Municipal Airport (LWT):
- Lewiston Army Airfield was built in 1942 as one of four training facilities for B-17 Flying Fortress crews and had a storage site for the top secret Norden Bombsight.
- Lewistown was a satellite field for Great Falls Army Air Base.
- The furthest airport from Lewistown Municipal Airport (LWT) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,508 miles (16,911 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of Lewistown Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,170 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LWT. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LWT a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Lewistown Municipal Airport (LWT) is Roundup Airport (RPX), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) SE of LWT.
- Lewistown Municipal Airport (LWT) has 3 runways.
- Scheduled air service temporarily ceased on March 8, 2008, when Big Sky Airlines ended operations in bankruptcy.
- In addition to being known as "Lewistown Municipal Airport", another name for LWT is "Lewistown Army Airfield".
- The airfield was in operation during a 12-month period between 1942 and 1943 and thereafter deactivated.
Facts about New Chitose Airport (CTS):
- As of 2005, New Chitose Airport was the third busiest airport in Japan and ranked #64 in the world in terms of passengers carried.
- Because of New Chitose Airport's relatively low elevation of 70 feet, planes can take off or land at New Chitose 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 airport was upgraded with additional private aircraft handling facilities for the 34th G8 summit, held in Hokkaido in 2008.
- New Chitose Airport (CTS) has 4 runways.
- In addition to being known as "New Chitose Airport", other names for CTS include "Sapporo/New Chitose Airport", "新千歳空港" and "Shin-Chitose Kūkō".
- The closest airport to New Chitose Airport (CTS) is Asahikawa Airport (AKJ), which is located 73 miles (117 kilometers) NNE of CTS.
- New Chitose Airport Station is located on a spur off the Chitose Line of Hokkaido Railway Company.
- The airline Hokkaido Air System was at one time headquartered in the New Chitose airport terminal.
- The furthest airport from New Chitose Airport (CTS) is Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP), which is located 11,383 miles (18,319 kilometers) away in Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay.
- Operating hours for international flights at CTS are restricted by the Japanese government in order to avoid interference with JASDF operations at the adjacent air base.