Nonstop flight route between Friday Harbor, Washington, United States and Nakashibetsu, Japan:
Departure Airport:
(48°31'18"N by 123°1'27"W)
Arrival Airport:
(43°34'39"N by 144°57'36"E)
Distance from FRD to SHB:
4,147.52 miles (6,674.76 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Friday Harbor Airport (FRD), Friday Harbor, Washington, United States and Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB), Nakashibetsu, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,148 miles (or 6,675 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 Friday Harbor Airport and Nakashibetsu 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 Friday Harbor Airport and Nakashibetsu Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FRD / KFHR |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Friday Harbor, Washington, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°31'18"N by 123°1'27"W |
| Area Served: | Friday Harbor, Washington |
| Operator/Owner: | Port of Friday Harbor |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 113 feet (34 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FRD |
| More Information: | FRD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SHB / RJCN |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Nakashibetsu, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°34'39"N by 144°57'36"E |
| Area Served: | Nakashibetsu, Nemuro |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 214 feet (65 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SHB |
| More Information: | SHB Maps & Info |
Facts about Friday Harbor Airport (FRD):
- Friday Harbor Airport (FRD) currently has only 1 runway.
- Friday Harbor is the default airport of Microsoft Flight Simulator X.
- The closest airport to Friday Harbor Airport (FRD) is Friday Harbor Seaplane Base (FBS), which is located only 1 miles (2 kilometers) NNE of FRD.
- Because of Friday Harbor Airport's relatively low elevation of 113 feet, planes can take off or land at Friday Harbor 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.
- In addition to being known as "Friday Harbor Airport", another name for FRD is "FHR".
- The furthest airport from Friday Harbor Airport (FRD) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,726 miles (17,261 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
Facts about Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB):
- In 2011, the Hokkaido government announced that landing fees would be waived for international charter flights using the airport in an attempt to lure more overseas tourists to the region.
- Because of Nakashibetsu Airport's relatively low elevation of 214 feet, planes can take off or land at Nakashibetsu 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 Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB) is Port Stanley Airport (PSY), which is located 11,246 miles (18,099 kilometers) away in Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom.
- The closest airport to Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB) is Memanbetsu Airport (MMB), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) WNW of SHB.
- In addition to being known as "Nakashibetsu Airport", another name for SHB is "中標津空港".
- Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 1.25 miles (2.02 km) NNE | Friday Harbor Seaplane Base (FBS) | Friday Harbor, Washington, United States |     |
| 2 | 4.88 miles (7.86 km) E | Fishermans Bay/LPS Seaplane Base (LPS) | Lopez Island, Washington, United States | |
| 3 | 7.33 miles (11.79 km) NNE | Westsound Seaplane Base (WSX) | Westsound, Orcas Island, Washington, United States | |
| 4 | 8.58 miles (13.81 km) NW | Roche Harbor Seaplane Base (RCE) | San Juan Island, Washington, United States | |
| 5 | 9.10 miles (14.64 km) ESE | Center Island Airport (CWS) | Center Island, Washington, United States | |
| 6 | 11.14 miles (17.92 km) NE | Rosario Seaplane Base (RSJ) | Orcas Island, Washington, United States | |
| 7 | 13.87 miles (22.32 km) NNE | Orcas Island Airport (ESD) | Eastsound, Washington, United States | |
| 8 | 16.64 miles (26.79 km) E | Anacortes Airport (OTS) | Anacortes, Washington, United States | |
| 9 | 17.99 miles (28.95 km) WSW | Victoria Inner Harbour Airport (YWH) | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 10 | 18.08 miles (29.10 km) NNW | Bedwell Harbour Water Aerodrome (YBW) | Bedwell Harbour, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 11 | 18.27 miles (29.40 km) WSW | Esquimalt Airport (YPF) | Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 12 | 20.29 miles (32.65 km) WNW | Victoria International Airport (YYJ) | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 13 | 20.58 miles (33.12 km) SE | NAS Whidbey Island (NUW) | Oak Harbor, Washington, United States | |
| 14 | 24.65 miles (39.68 km) SE | A.J. Eisenberg Airport (ODW) | Oak Harbor, Washington, United States | |
| 15 | 26.95 miles (43.37 km) NNW | Mayne Island Water Aerodrome (YAV) | Miner's Bay, British Columbia, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,725.57 miles (17,261.09 km) SSE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 10,661.47 miles (17,157.94 km) SSE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 3 | 10,591.79 miles (17,045.79 km) ESE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,584.66 miles (17,034.31 km) ESE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,576.98 miles (17,021.96 km) ESE | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,555.49 miles (16,987.37 km) S | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 7 | 10,553.54 miles (16,984.23 km) ESE | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,548.37 miles (16,975.92 km) SE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 9 | 10,542.89 miles (16,967.10 km) ESE | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 10 | 10,537.32 miles (16,958.13 km) SE | Richards Bay Airport (RCB) | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 11 | 10,525.90 miles (16,939.76 km) S | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 12 | 10,522.96 miles (16,935.03 km) ESE | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 13 | 10,503.35 miles (16,903.46 km) SE | Hluhluwe Airport (HLW) | Hluhluwe, South Africa | |
| 14 | 10,495.44 miles (16,890.73 km) S | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 15 | 10,489.89 miles (16,881.80 km) SSE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 44.91 miles (72.28 km) WNW | Memanbetsu Airport (MMB) | Kitami, Japan | |
| 2 | 53.49 miles (86.09 km) SW | Kushiro Airport (KUH) | Kushiro, Hokkaidō, Japan | |
| 3 | 92.26 miles (148.48 km) WNW | Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport (MBE) | Monbetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan | |
| 4 | 105.44 miles (169.69 km) WSW | Tokachi-Obihiro Airport (OBO) | Obihiro, Tokachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 5 | 125.82 miles (202.49 km) W | Asahikawa Airport (AKJ) | Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 6 | 173.70 miles (279.55 km) WSW | New Chitose Airport (CTS) | Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 7 | 200.37 miles (322.46 km) NW | Wakkanai Airport (WKJ) | Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 8 | 244.46 miles (393.43 km) WSW | Hakodate Airport (HKD) | Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan | |
| 9 | 253.24 miles (407.55 km) NNW | Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport (UUS) | Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin Island, Russia | |
| 10 | 270.45 miles (435.25 km) SW | Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō (MSJ) | Misawa, Aomori, Japan | |
| 11 | 275.26 miles (442.99 km) SW | JMSDF Hachinohe Air Base (HHE) | Hachinohe, Honshū, Japan | |
| 12 | 294.01 miles (473.16 km) SW | Aomori Airport (AOJ) | Aomori, Japan | |
| 13 | 298.72 miles (480.74 km) WSW | Okushiri Airport (OIR) | Okushiri, Okushiri Island, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 14 | 332.20 miles (534.62 km) SW | Odate-Noshiro Airport (ONJ) | Kitaakita, Akita, Japan | |
| 15 | 348.25 miles (560.46 km) SW | Hanamaki Airport (HNA) | Morioka, Honshū, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,245.99 miles (18,098.62 km) SE | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 2 | 11,215.83 miles (18,050.08 km) SE | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 3 | 11,214.75 miles (18,048.34 km) SE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 4 | 11,210.32 miles (18,041.22 km) ESE | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 5 | 11,204.26 miles (18,031.46 km) ESE | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 6 | 11,199.23 miles (18,023.37 km) E | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 7 | 11,193.08 miles (18,013.47 km) E | Miramar Airport (MJR) | Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 8 | 11,189.80 miles (18,008.19 km) SE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,173.74 miles (17,982.34 km) ESE | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 10 | 11,166.18 miles (17,970.17 km) ESE | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 11 | 11,153.49 miles (17,949.75 km) E | Necochea Airport (NEC) | Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 12 | 11,146.18 miles (17,937.99 km) SE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,140.38 miles (17,928.67 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 14 | 11,138.21 miles (17,925.16 km) SE | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,105.05 miles (17,871.79 km) SE | Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |