Nonstop flight route between Portland, Maine, United States and Fukuoka, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Portland International Jetport (PWM), Portland, Maine, United States and Fukuoka Airport (FUK), Fukuoka, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,942 miles (or 11,173 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 Portland International Jetport and Fukuoka 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 Portland International Jetport and Fukuoka Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PWM / KPWM |
Airport Name: | Portland International Jetport |
Location: | Portland, Maine, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°38'45"N by 70°18'33"W |
Area Served: | Portland, Maine |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 76 feet (23 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PWM |
More Information: | PWM Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Portland International Jetport (PWM):
- Because of Portland International Jetport's relatively low elevation of 76 feet, planes can take off or land at Portland International Jetport 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.
- Also in 2010, Air Canada announced that it would be launching a number of new routes out of Toronto, including a flight to Portland.
- The closest airport to Portland International Jetport (PWM) is Naval Air Station Brunswick (NHZ), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) NE of PWM.
- That year regional Air New England began service in Portland, competing with Northeast Airlines intrastate and between Portland and Boston.
- Peoplexpress Airlines arrived in 1983, the first jet competitor to Northeast/Delta at PWM.
- The furthest airport from Portland International Jetport (PWM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,705 miles (18,838 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In 2004 Runway 11/29 was lengthened to 7,200 feet.
- Portland International Jetport (PWM) has 2 runways.
- The present airport started to take shape in the 1950s.
Facts about Fukuoka Airport (FUK):
- The 38th Bomb Group remained at Itazuke until October 1946 also during with time several reconstruction units worked on the former IJAAF base rebuilding and constructing new facilities.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 1971 it was announced that Itazuke would be returned to Japanese control, and the USAF facilities were closed on 31 March 1972.
- In addition to being known as "Fukuoka Airport", other names for FUK include "福岡空港" and "Fukuoka KūkōItazuke Air Base".
- During the Korean War, Itazuke was a major combat airfield for the USAF.
- 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.
- 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.