AirportsFukuoka Airport is a large airport serving Fukuoka, in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is FUK.
Key facts
- IATA code
- FUK
- ICAO code
- RJFF
- City
- Fukuoka
- State or region
- Fukuoka Prefecture
- Country
- Japan
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 33.5859° N, 130.4510° E
- Elevation
- 10 m (32 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,800 m (9,186 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, FUK means Fukuoka Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: RJFF. ICAO codes that begin with R belong to East Asia, including Japan, Korea and the Philippines. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 33.5859° N, 130.4510° E. It stands 10 metres (32 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Tokyo, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Fukuoka Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,800 metres (9,186 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 83 airports of Japan on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 19.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16L/34R | 2,800 m 9,186 ft | 60 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 16R/34L | 2,500 m 8,202 ft | 60 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kyushu Saga International AirportSaga | HSG | 50 km |
| Kitakyushu AirportKitakyushu | KKJ | 61 km |
| Iki AirportIki | IKI | 64 km |
| Yamaguchi Ube AirportUbe | UBJ | 86 km |
| Nagasaki AirportNagasaki | NGS | 90 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,057 km | 6 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,884 km | 7 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 7,176 km | 9 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,415 km | 11 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,396 km | 14 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,627 km | 12 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,521 km | 5 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 882 km | 1 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 7,815 km | 9 h 55 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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