Nonstop flight route between Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan and Somerset, Kentucky, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kobe Airport (UKB), Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan and Lake Cumberland Regional Airport (SME), Somerset, Kentucky, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,862 miles (or 11,043 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 Kobe Airport and Lake Cumberland Regional 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 Kobe Airport and Lake Cumberland Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SME / KSME |
Airport Name: | Lake Cumberland Regional Airport |
Location: | Somerset, Kentucky, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°3'12"N by 84°36'56"W |
Area Served: | Somerset, Kentucky |
Operator/Owner: | Somerset-Pulaski County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 927 feet (283 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SME |
More Information: | SME Maps & Info |
Facts about Kobe Airport (UKB):
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Kobe Airport", other names for UKB include "神戸空港" and "Kōbe Kūkō".
- Kobe Airport (UKB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Kobe Airport (UKB) is Kansai International Airport (KIX), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) S of UKB.
- Kobe Airport is connected to Kansai Airport by the Kobe-Kanku Bay Shuttle, a high speed ferry which completes the airport-to-airport journey in 29 minutes for ¥1,500.
- 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.
- Kobe has a single passenger terminal with four gates capable of accommodating widebody aircraft.
Facts about Lake Cumberland Regional Airport (SME):
- The furthest airport from Lake Cumberland Regional Airport (SME) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,309 miles (18,200 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The airport was renamed in 2008.
- The closest airport to Lake Cumberland Regional Airport (SME) is London-Corbin Airport (LOZ), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) E of SME.
- Lake Cumberland Regional Airport is a public use airport located three nautical miles south of the central business district of Somerset, a city in Pulaski County, Kentucky, United States.
- Lake Cumberland Regional Airport (SME) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Lake Cumberland Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 927 feet, planes can take off or land at Lake Cumberland Regional 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.