Nonstop flight route between Nadi, Fiji and Nakashibetsu, Japan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Nadi International Airport (NAN), Nadi, Fiji and Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB), Nakashibetsu, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,710 miles (or 7,581 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 Nadi International 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 Nadi International Airport and Nakashibetsu Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Nadi International Airport (NAN):

• The furthest airport from Nadi International Airport (NAN) is Timbuktu Airport (TOM), which is nearly antipodal to Nadi International Airport (meaning Nadi International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Timbuktu Airport), and is located 12,360 miles (19,891 kilometers) away in Timbuktu, Mali.
• Nadi International Airport (NAN) has 2 runways.
• Because of Nadi International Airport's relatively low elevation of 59 feet, planes can take off or land at Nadi International 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 closest airport to Nadi International Airport (NAN) is Mana Island Airport (MNF), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) WNW of NAN.
• The first tarmac runway was constructed in 1946 at a cost of £46,500.
• Today, the largest concentration of hotels in Fiji has grown up in and around Nadi.
• Arrivals and departures are much preferred to be to the south, due to the closeness of the Sabeto mountain range to the immediate north of the airport.
• Then, as now, Fiji was the crossroads of the Pacific – and in those days was even more important as a refuelling stop.

Facts about Nakashibetsu Airport (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.
• The airport serves Nakashibetsu and the nearby city of Nemuro.
• Nakashibetsu Airport is an airport located 2 NM from Nakashibetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan.
• The closest airport to Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB) is Memanbetsu Airport (MMB), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) WNW of SHB.
• 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.
• Nakashibetsu Airport was constructed as an Imperial Japanese Navy airfield in 1944.
• 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.