Nonstop flight route between Lannion, France and Shirahama, Japan:
Departure Airport:
(48°45'15"N by 3°28'27"W)
Arrival Airport:
(33°39'43"N by 135°21'51"E)
Distance from LAI to SHM:
6,203.98 miles (9,984.31 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lannion - Côte de Granit Airport (LAI), Lannion, France and Nanki-Shirahama Airport (SHM), Shirahama, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,204 miles (or 9,984 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LAI / LFRO |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Lannion, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°45'15"N by 3°28'27"W |
| Area Served: | Lannion, France |
| Operator/Owner: | Syndicat Intercommunal de l'Aéroport |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 290 feet (88 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LAI |
| More Information: | LAI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SHM / RJBD |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Shirahama, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°39'43"N by 135°21'51"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Wakayama Prefecture |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 293 feet (89 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SHM |
| More Information: | SHM Maps & Info |
Facts about Lannion - Côte de Granit Airport (LAI):
- Lannion - Côte de Granit Airport (LAI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Lannion - Côte de Granit Airport's relatively low elevation of 290 feet, planes can take off or land at Lannion - Côte de Granit 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 Lannion - Côte de Granit Airport (LAI) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is nearly antipodal to Lannion - Côte de Granit Airport (meaning Lannion - Côte de Granit Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dunedin International Airport), and is located 12,082 miles (19,444 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Lannion - Côte de Granit Airport (LAI) is Morlaix - Ploujean Airport (MXN), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) SW of LAI.
- In addition to being known as "Lannion - Côte de Granit Airport", another name for LAI is "Aéroport de Lannion - Côte de Granit".
Facts about Nanki-Shirahama Airport (SHM):
- In addition to being known as "Nanki-Shirahama Airport", other names for SHM include "南紀白浜空港" and "Nanki Shirahama Kūkō".
- Nanki-Shirahama Airport (SHM) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Nanki-Shirahama Airport's relatively low elevation of 293 feet, planes can take off or land at Nanki-Shirahama 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 Nanki-Shirahama Airport (SHM) is Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM), which is located 11,994 miles (19,302 kilometers) away in Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Nanki-Shirahama Airport (SHM) is Kansai International Airport (KIX), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) N of SHM.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 18.87 miles (30.37 km) SW | Morlaix - Ploujean Airport (MXN) | Morlaix, France |     |
| 2 | 31.93 miles (51.38 km) ESE | Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport (SBK) | Saint-Brieuc, France | |
| 3 | 48.20 miles (77.57 km) WSW | Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) | Brest, France | |
| 4 | 61.39 miles (98.80 km) NE | Guernsey Airport (GCI) | Guernsey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 62.54 miles (100.65 km) SSW | Quimper - Cornouaille Airport (UIP) | Quimper, France | |
| 6 | 64.65 miles (104.05 km) E | Dinard–Pleurtuit–Saint-Malo Airport (DNR) | Dinard, France | |
| 7 | 65.94 miles (106.12 km) ENE | Jersey Airport (JER) | Jersey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 68.67 miles (110.51 km) S | Lorient South Brittany Airport (LRT) | Lorient, France | |
| 9 | 79.41 miles (127.80 km) SSE | Meucon Airport (VNE) | Vannes, France | |
| 10 | 86.96 miles (139.95 km) NE | Alderney Airport (ACI) | Alderney, Channel Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 92.76 miles (149.29 km) ESE | Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) | Rennes, France | |
| 12 | 109.46 miles (176.16 km) NE | Cherbourg - Maupertus Airport (CER) | Cherbourg, France | |
| 13 | 118.71 miles (191.04 km) NNW | Plymouth City Airport (PLH) | Plymouth, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 134.97 miles (217.22 km) NNW | Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) | Newquay, England, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 135.72 miles (218.41 km) NW | Land's End Airport (LEQ) | Land's End, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,082.17 miles (19,444.33 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,070.23 miles (19,425.10 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,039.42 miles (19,375.52 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,032.95 miles (19,365.11 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,025.97 miles (19,353.88 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,025.83 miles (19,353.64 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,021.52 miles (19,346.72 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,020.47 miles (19,345.03 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,993.94 miles (19,302.33 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,988.03 miles (19,292.82 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,983.99 miles (19,286.31 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,977.31 miles (19,275.57 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,976.79 miles (19,274.72 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,958.67 miles (19,245.57 km) SW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,956.73 miles (19,242.44 km) SE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 53.87 miles (86.69 km) N | Kansai International Airport (KIX) | Osaka, Japan | |
| 2 | 67.54 miles (108.69 km) N | Kobe Airport (UKB) | Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan | |
| 3 | 77.66 miles (124.97 km) N | Osaka International Airport (ITM) | Itami (near Osaka), Japan | |
| 4 | 77.66 miles (124.97 km) N | Osaka International Airport (OSA) | Osaka, Japan | |
| 5 | 86.21 miles (138.75 km) WNW | Takamatsu Airport (TAK) | Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan | |
| 6 | 97.87 miles (157.51 km) W | Kōchi Airport (KCZ) | Kōchi, Japan | |
| 7 | 114.70 miles (184.59 km) NW | Okayama Airport (OKJ) | Okayama, Japan | |
| 8 | 116.61 miles (187.67 km) NE | Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) | Nagoya, Japan | |
| 9 | 141.45 miles (227.64 km) NE | Nagoya Airfield (NKM) | Nagoya, Japan | |
| 10 | 149.83 miles (241.13 km) WNW | Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) | Hiroshima, Honshū, Japan | |
| 11 | 153.51 miles (247.06 km) W | Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) | Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan | |
| 12 | 174.99 miles (281.61 km) NW | Miho-Yonago Airport (YGJ) | Yonago, Tottori, Japan | |
| 13 | 178.17 miles (286.74 km) NNE | Fukui Airport (FKJ) | Fukui, Honshu, Japan | |
| 14 | 179.38 miles (288.69 km) ENE | Shizuoka Airport (FSZ) | Shizuoka, Honshu, Japan | |
| 15 | 185.67 miles (298.80 km) NW | Izumo Airport (IZO) | Izumo, Shimane, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,993.75 miles (19,302.03 km) SE | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,986.64 miles (19,290.57 km) ESE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,977.14 miles (19,275.29 km) ESE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 4 | 11,969.68 miles (19,263.28 km) ESE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 5 | 11,961.95 miles (19,250.84 km) SSE | Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,910.54 miles (19,168.11 km) SSE | Navegantes Airport (NVT) | Navegantes, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,910.21 miles (19,167.58 km) SE | Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) | Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,876.07 miles (19,112.63 km) E | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 9 | 11,874.11 miles (19,109.49 km) E | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 10 | 11,865.75 miles (19,096.02 km) SSE | Joinville-Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport (JOI) | Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,863.25 miles (19,092.00 km) ESE | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,847.34 miles (19,066.39 km) SE | Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB) | Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,843.36 miles (19,059.99 km) E | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 14 | 11,838.75 miles (19,052.57 km) ESE | Santa Maria Airport (RIA) | Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,834.49 miles (19,045.71 km) SE | Ângelo Ponzoni Municipal Airport (VIA) | Videira, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |