Nonstop flight route between Lorient, France and Shirahama, Japan:
Departure Airport:
(47°45'38"N by 3°26'23"W)
Arrival Airport:
(33°39'43"N by 135°21'51"E)
Distance from LRT to SHM:
6,260.54 miles (10,075.33 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lorient South Brittany Airport (LRT), Lorient, France and Nanki-Shirahama Airport (SHM), Shirahama, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,261 miles (or 10,075 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 Lorient South Brittany Airport and Nanki-Shirahama Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LRT / LFRH |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Lorient, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°45'38"N by 3°26'23"W |
| Area Served: | Lorient, France |
| Operator/Owner: | Morbihan Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Fleet Air Arm |
| Airport Type: | Joint Mil-Civ airfield |
| Elevation: | 160 feet (49 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LRT |
| More Information: | LRT 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 Lorient South Brittany Airport (LRT):
- The furthest airport from Lorient South Brittany Airport (LRT) is Oamaru Airport (OAM), which is nearly antipodal to Lorient South Brittany Airport (meaning Lorient South Brittany Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Oamaru Airport), and is located 12,112 miles (19,493 kilometers) away in Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand.
- The airport is comparatively large, 3 km by 3 km, which is due to its being built during the Second World War to support German submarine operations from the nearby base in Lorient.
- Because of Lorient South Brittany Airport's relatively low elevation of 160 feet, planes can take off or land at Lorient South Brittany 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.
- These units also form the airwing which is assigned to the aircraft carrier "Charles de Gaulle".
- Lorient South Brittany Airport (LRT) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Lorient South Brittany Airport", another name for LRT is "Aéroport de Lorient Bretagne Sud".
- The closest airport to Lorient South Brittany Airport (LRT) is Meucon Airport (VNE), which is located 33 miles (54 kilometers) E of LRT.
Facts about Nanki-Shirahama Airport (SHM):
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 | 33.42 miles (53.79 km) E | Meucon Airport (VNE) | Vannes, France |     |
| 2 | 36.84 miles (59.29 km) WNW | Quimper - Cornouaille Airport (UIP) | Quimper, France | |
| 3 | 60.04 miles (96.62 km) NNE | Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport (SBK) | Saint-Brieuc, France | |
| 4 | 60.59 miles (97.52 km) NNW | Morlaix - Ploujean Airport (MXN) | Morlaix, France | |
| 5 | 65.59 miles (105.56 km) NW | Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) | Brest, France | |
| 6 | 68.67 miles (110.51 km) N | Lannion - Côte de Granit Airport (LAI) | Lannion, France | |
| 7 | 81.96 miles (131.89 km) ENE | Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) | Rennes, France | |
| 8 | 84.81 miles (136.49 km) NE | Dinard–Pleurtuit–Saint-Malo Airport (DNR) | Dinard, France | |
| 9 | 87.20 miles (140.33 km) SE | Île d'Yeu Aerodrome (IDY) | Île d'Yeu, France | |
| 10 | 95.21 miles (153.22 km) ESE | Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) | Nantes, France | |
| 11 | 115.11 miles (185.26 km) NNE | Jersey Airport (JER) | Jersey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 121.85 miles (196.09 km) NNE | Guernsey Airport (GCI) | Guernsey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 128.66 miles (207.06 km) ESE | Cholet Le Pontreau Airport (CET) | Cholet, France | |
| 14 | 145.60 miles (234.31 km) NNE | Alderney Airport (ACI) | Alderney, Channel Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 146.20 miles (235.29 km) E | Angers – Loire Airport (ANE) | Angers, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,112.28 miles (19,492.77 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,110.71 miles (19,490.25 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,086.86 miles (19,451.87 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,085.35 miles (19,449.44 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,083.41 miles (19,446.31 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,052.43 miles (19,396.46 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,041.00 miles (19,378.06 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,037.99 miles (19,373.22 km) E | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,036.47 miles (19,370.77 km) E | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,029.35 miles (19,359.31 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,028.67 miles (19,358.22 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 12,022.29 miles (19,347.96 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 12,019.05 miles (19,342.74 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 12,003.85 miles (19,318.28 km) SW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 12,003.35 miles (19,317.48 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 | |