Nonstop flight route between Fukuoka, Japan and Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fukuoka Airport (FUK), Fukuoka, Japan and Tomás de Heres Airport (CBL), Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,412 miles (or 15,148 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 Fukuoka Airport and Tomás de Heres 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 Fukuoka Airport and Tomás de Heres Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CBL / SVCB |
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Location: | Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°7'19"N by 63°32'9"W |
Area Served: | Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 197 feet (60 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CBL |
More Information: | CBL Maps & Info |
Facts about Fukuoka Airport (FUK):
- The closest airport to Fukuoka Airport (FUK) is Saga Airport (HSG), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) SSW of FUK.
- At its height, Itazuke AB was the largest USAF base on Kyūshū, but was closed in 1972 due to budget reductions and the overall reduction of United States military forces in Japan.
- 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.
- As of July 2013, the Japanese government is considering building a second 2,800 m parallel runway within the existing airfield at a cost of 180 billion yen, two-thirds of which would be borne by the national government and the remaining third of which would be borne by the local government, but which would be defrayed by selling the rights to operate the airport to a private company.
- The airport was built in 1943 by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force as Mushiroda Airfield.
- 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.
- Fukuoka Airport (FUK) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 1971 it was announced that Itazuke would be returned to Japanese control, and the USAF facilities were closed on 31 March 1972.
- On June 25, 1950, North Korea invaded South Korea, starting a war that would last three years.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Fukuoka Airport", other names for FUK include "福岡空港" and "Fukuoka KūkōItazuke Air Base".
Facts about Tomás de Heres Airport (CBL):
- In addition to being known as "Tomás de Heres Airport", another name for CBL is "Aeropuerto Nacional Tomas de Heres".
- The closest airport to Tomás de Heres Airport (CBL) is Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana International Airport (CGU), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) ENE of CBL.
- Because of Tomás de Heres Airport's relatively low elevation of 197 feet, planes can take off or land at Tomás de Heres 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.
- Tomás de Heres Airport (CBL) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Tomás de Heres Airport (CBL) is Selaparang Airport (AMI), which is nearly antipodal to Tomás de Heres Airport (meaning Tomás de Heres Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Selaparang Airport), and is located 12,397 miles (19,952 kilometers) away in Mataram, Indonesia.