Nonstop flight route between Jaluit Atoll, Marshall Islands and Fukuoka, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Jaluit Airport (UIT), Jaluit Atoll, Marshall Islands and Fukuoka Airport (FUK), Fukuoka, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,153 miles (or 5,074 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 Jaluit Airport 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 Jaluit Airport 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: | UIT / |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Jaluit Atoll, Marshall Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 5°54'33"N by 169°38'13"E |
Area Served: | Jabor, Jaluit Atoll, Marshall Islands |
Elevation: | 4 feet (1 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from UIT |
More Information: | UIT 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 Jaluit Airport (UIT):
- In addition to being known as "Jaluit Airport", another name for UIT is "N55".
- The furthest airport from Jaluit Airport (UIT) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Jaluit Airport (meaning Jaluit Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,126 miles (19,515 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
- Jaluit Airport (UIT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Jaluit Airport (UIT) is Kili Airport (KIO), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) WSW of UIT.
- Because of Jaluit Airport's relatively low elevation of 4 feet, planes can take off or land at Jaluit 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 Fukuoka Airport (FUK):
- With Fukuoka's ambitions to become a hub for business and travel in East Asia and former Mayor Mr.
- 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.
- Fukuoka Airport (FUK) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- The 8th was reassigned back to the United States in July 1964 to George AFB, California where it was equipped with the new F-4C Phantom II and eventually became a major USAF combat wing in Thailand during the Vietnam War.
- 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.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Fukuoka Airport (FUK) is Saga Airport (HSG), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) SSW of FUK.
- By early 1949, reconstruction of Itazuke was complete along the construction of long jet runways.
- In addition to being known as "Fukuoka Airport", other names for FUK include "福岡空港" and "Fukuoka KūkōItazuke Air Base".