Nonstop flight route between Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan and Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kobe Airport (UKB), Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan and విశాఖపట్నం అంతర్జాతీయ విమానాశ్రయం (VTZ), Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,388 miles (or 5,453 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 విశాఖపట్నం అంతర్జాతీయ విమానాశ్రయం, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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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: | VTZ / VEVZ |
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Location: | Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 17°43'15"N by 83°13'27"E |
Area Served: | Visakhapatnam |
Operator/Owner: | Indian Navy Airports Authority of India |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 15 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from VTZ |
More Information: | VTZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Kobe Airport (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.
- 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".
- 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.
- Kobe Airport (UKB) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- In 2013, Kobe mayor Tatsuo Yada endorsed a proposal to consolidate the management of the three Kansai region airports by adding Kobe Airport to the planned sale in 2014 of operating concessions at Itami and Kansai, although the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported this to be unlikely given the advanced state of negotiations surrounding the concessions.
- The closest airport to Kobe Airport (UKB) is Kansai International Airport (KIX), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) S of UKB.
- The city government of Kobe first proposed an airport adjacent to Port Island in 1971.
- The Transport Ministry has capped scheduled domestic operations at 30 daily flights, and has banned international flights with the exception of private aircraft and "own use" charters, in order to prevent overcrowding in the area's airspace and to protect the growth of Kansai Airport.
Facts about విశాఖపట్నం అంతర్జాతీయ విమానాశ్రయం (VTZ):
- In addition to being known as "విశాఖపట్నం అంతర్జాతీయ విమానాశ్రయం", other names for VTZ include "Visakhapatnam International Airport", "INS DEGA" and "VOVZ".
- విశాఖపట్నం అంతర్జాతీయ విమానాశ్రయం (VTZ) has 2 runways.
- A new terminal building was inaugurated on 20 February 2009.
- Because of విశాఖపట్నం అంతర్జాతీయ విమానాశ్రయం's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at విశాఖపట్నం అంతర్జాతీయ విమానాశ్రయం 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.
- Visakhapatnam Airport is a customs airport serving the Visakhapatnam District of Andhra Pradesh, India.
- On 3 February 2012, the director of the Airports Authority of India announced that the first international flight from Visakhapatnam Airport, Air India flight 951 would takeoff to Dubai International Airport on 25 March 2012.
- The closest airport to విశాఖపట్నం అంతర్జాతీయ విమానాశ్రయం (VTZ) is Jagdalpur Airport (JGB), which is located 122 miles (196 kilometers) NW of VTZ.
- The furthest airport from విశాఖపట్నం అంతర్జాతీయ విమానాశ్రయం (VTZ) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,400 miles (18,346 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.