Nonstop flight route between Lewiston, Idaho, United States and Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan:
Departure Airport:
(46°22'27"N by 117°0'55"W)
Arrival Airport:
(43°40'14"N by 142°26'50"E)
Distance from LWS to AKJ:
4,552.19 miles (7,326.02 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport (LWS), Lewiston, Idaho, United States and Asahikawa Airport (AKJ), Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,552 miles (or 7,326 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 Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport and Asahikawa 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 Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport and Asahikawa Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LWS / KLWS |
| Airport Name: | Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport |
| Location: | Lewiston, Idaho, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°22'27"N by 117°0'55"W |
| Area Served: | Lewiston, Idaho Clarkston, Washington |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Lewiston & Nez Perce County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1442 feet (440 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LWS |
| More Information: | LWS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AKJ / RJEC |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°40'14"N by 142°26'50"E |
| Area Served: | Asahikawa, Hokkaidō, Japan |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Asahikawa |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 690 feet (210 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AKJ |
| More Information: | AKJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport (LWS):
- Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport is a public use airport located two nautical miles south of the central business district of Lewiston, a city in Nez Perce County, Idaho, United States.
- The closest airport to Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport (LWS) is Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport (PUW), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) N of LWS.
- The short-lived Gem State Airlines of Coeur d'Alene served Lewiston for 11 months, until November 1979.Mountain West Airlines of Boise served Lewiston for less than three months before folding in early March 1981.Big Sky Airlines of Billings briefly served Lewiston in 1979.
- Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport (LWS) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport (LWS) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,717 miles (17,248 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
Facts about Asahikawa Airport (AKJ):
- The closest airport to Asahikawa Airport (AKJ) is Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport (MBE), which is located 65 miles (104 kilometers) NE of AKJ.
- Asahikawa Airport (AKJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Asahikawa Airport (AKJ) is Port Stanley Airport (PSY), which is located 11,350 miles (18,267 kilometers) away in Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom.
- Because of Asahikawa Airport's relatively low elevation of 690 feet, planes can take off or land at Asahikawa 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 "Asahikawa Airport", other names for AKJ include "旭川空港" and "Asahikawa Kūkō".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.92 miles (41.71 km) N | Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport (PUW) | Pullman, Washington (near Moscow, Idaho), United States |     |
| 2 | 63.86 miles (102.78 km) WSW | Walla Walla Regional AirportWalla Walla Army Air Base (ALW) | Walla Walla, Washington, United States | |
| 3 | 88.83 miles (142.96 km) SSW | La Grande/Union County Airport (LGD) | La Grande, Oregon, United States | |
| 4 | 89.46 miles (143.97 km) NNW | Spokane International Airport (GEG) | Spokane, Washington, United States | |
| 5 | 90.87 miles (146.24 km) NNW | Fairchild Air Force Base (SKA) | Spokane, Washington, United States | |
| 6 | 91.57 miles (147.36 km) N | Felts Field (SFF) | Spokane, Washington, United States | |
| 7 | 97.17 miles (156.38 km) N | Coeur d'Alene Airport (COE) | Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States | |
| 8 | 99.37 miles (159.93 km) WSW | Eastern Oregon Regional Airport (PDT) | Pendleton, Oregon, United States | |
| 9 | 100.67 miles (162.01 km) W | Tri-Cities Airport (PSC) | Pasco, Washington, United States | |
| 10 | 109.28 miles (175.87 km) W | Richland Airport (RLD) | Richland, Washington, United States | |
| 11 | 111.75 miles (179.84 km) SSE | McCall Municipal Airport (MYL) | McCall, Idaho, United States | |
| 12 | 112.93 miles (181.74 km) SSW | Baker City Municipal Airport (BKE) | Baker City, Oregon, United States | |
| 13 | 113.93 miles (183.34 km) WSW | Hermiston Municipal Airport (HES) | Hermiston, Oregon, United States | |
| 14 | 123.28 miles (198.40 km) WNW | Grant County International Airport (MWH) | Moses Lake, Washington, United States | |
| 15 | 134.68 miles (216.74 km) WNW | Ephrata Municipal Airport (EPH) | Ephrata, Washington, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,717.45 miles (17,248.01 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 10,654.32 miles (17,146.42 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 3 | 10,631.05 miles (17,108.98 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 4 | 10,626.33 miles (17,101.39 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,619.35 miles (17,090.14 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 6 | 10,597.62 miles (17,055.18 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 7 | 10,512.64 miles (16,918.42 km) SSE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,496.87 miles (16,893.03 km) SSE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,429.68 miles (16,784.90 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,418.50 miles (16,766.91 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,411.17 miles (16,755.12 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,395.83 miles (16,730.43 km) ESE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 13 | 10,375.46 miles (16,697.64 km) ESE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 14 | 10,373.23 miles (16,694.06 km) ESE | Richards Bay Airport (RCB) | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 15 | 10,372.33 miles (16,692.60 km) ESE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 64.63 miles (104.01 km) NE | Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport (MBE) | Monbetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan | |
| 2 | 72.62 miles (116.87 km) SSW | New Chitose Airport (CTS) | Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 3 | 75.49 miles (121.49 km) SSE | Tokachi-Obihiro Airport (OBO) | Obihiro, Tokachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 4 | 86.86 miles (139.79 km) E | Memanbetsu Airport (MMB) | Kitami, Japan | |
| 5 | 97.90 miles (157.55 km) ESE | Kushiro Airport (KUH) | Kushiro, Hokkaidō, Japan | |
| 6 | 123.92 miles (199.44 km) NNW | Wakkanai Airport (WKJ) | Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 7 | 125.82 miles (202.49 km) E | Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB) | Nakashibetsu, Japan | |
| 8 | 155.10 miles (249.60 km) SSW | Hakodate Airport (HKD) | Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan | |
| 9 | 188.43 miles (303.24 km) SW | Okushiri Airport (OIR) | Okushiri, Okushiri Island, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 10 | 212.16 miles (341.44 km) SSW | Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō (MSJ) | Misawa, Aomori, Japan | |
| 11 | 221.27 miles (356.10 km) SSW | JMSDF Hachinohe Air Base (HHE) | Hachinohe, Honshū, Japan | |
| 12 | 222.02 miles (357.30 km) SSW | Aomori Airport (AOJ) | Aomori, Japan | |
| 13 | 222.61 miles (358.26 km) N | Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport (UUS) | Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin Island, Russia | |
| 14 | 262.96 miles (423.20 km) SSW | Odate-Noshiro Airport (ONJ) | Kitaakita, Akita, Japan | |
| 15 | 300.85 miles (484.17 km) SSW | Hanamaki Airport (HNA) | Morioka, Honshū, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,350.43 miles (18,266.69 km) SE | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 2 | 11,323.91 miles (18,224.03 km) ESE | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 3 | 11,321.62 miles (18,220.34 km) ESE | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 4 | 11,320.64 miles (18,218.76 km) ESE | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 5 | 11,320.34 miles (18,218.27 km) SE | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 6 | 11,315.18 miles (18,209.98 km) ESE | Miramar Airport (MJR) | Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 7 | 11,310.42 miles (18,202.31 km) SE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,284.79 miles (18,161.06 km) SE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,278.97 miles (18,151.69 km) ESE | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 10 | 11,278.70 miles (18,151.26 km) ESE | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 11 | 11,276.49 miles (18,147.71 km) E | Necochea Airport (NEC) | Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 12 | 11,242.50 miles (18,093.00 km) SE | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 13 | 11,231.81 miles (18,075.80 km) SE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,217.67 miles (18,053.05 km) ESE | Tandil Airport (TDL) | Tandil, Argentina | |
| 15 | 11,213.13 miles (18,045.74 km) SE | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |