Nonstop flight route between Yakutat, Alaska, United States and Osaka, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yakutat Airport (YAK), Yakutat, Alaska, United States and Kansai International Airport (KIX), Osaka, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,040 miles (or 6,502 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 Yakutat Airport and Kansai International 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 Yakutat Airport and Kansai International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YAK / PAYA |
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Location: | Yakutat, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 59°30'11"N by 139°39'37"W |
Area Served: | Yakutat, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Southeast Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 33 feet (10 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YAK |
More Information: | YAK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KIX / RJBB |
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Location: | Osaka, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°26'3"N by 135°13'58"E |
Area Served: | Greater Osaka Area |
Operator/Owner: | Kansai International Airport Co., Ltd. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 17 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from KIX |
More Information: | KIX Maps & Info |
Facts about Yakutat Airport (YAK):
- Yakutat Airport (YAK) has 2 runways.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 11,028 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 12,158 enplanements in 2009, and 10,035 in 2010.
- Because of Yakutat Airport's relatively low elevation of 33 feet, planes can take off or land at Yakutat 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 closest airport to Yakutat Airport (YAK) is Icy Bay Airport (ICY), which is located 77 miles (124 kilometers) WNW of YAK.
- The furthest airport from Yakutat Airport (YAK) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,551 miles (16,979 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- In addition to being known as "Yakutat Airport", another name for YAK is "Yakutat Army Airfield".
Facts about Kansai International Airport (KIX):
- Opened on 4 September 1994, the airport serves as a hub for several airlines such as All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines, and Nippon Cargo Airlines.
- The closest airport to Kansai International Airport (KIX) is Kobe Airport (UKB), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) N of KIX.
- A new terminal building opened in late 2012.
- Kansai International Airport (KIX) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Kansai International Airport (KIX) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 11,980 miles (19,279 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- On 19 April 2001, the airport was one of ten structures given the "Civil Engineering Monument of the Millennium" award by the American Society of Civil Engineers.
- Construction started in 1987.
- Because of Kansai International Airport's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Kansai International 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.
- Terminal 2 is not directly connected to Terminal 1 or to Kansai Airport Station.
- In addition to being known as "Kansai International Airport", other names for KIX include "関西国際空港" and "Kansai Kokusai Kūkō".
- Initially, the airport was planned to be built near Kobe, but the city of Kobe refused the plan, so the airport was moved to a more southerly location on Osaka Bay.