Nonstop flight route between Pau, France and Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan:
Departure Airport:
(43°22'48"N by 0°25'6"W)
Arrival Airport:
(45°24'15"N by 141°48'7"E)
Distance from PUF to WKJ:
5,878.50 miles (9,460.50 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF), Pau, France and Wakkanai Airport (WKJ), Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,878 miles (or 9,461 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 Pau Pyrénées Airport and Wakkanai 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 Pau Pyrénées Airport and Wakkanai Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PUF / LFBP |
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| Location: | Pau, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°22'48"N by 0°25'6"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Pau Chamber of Commerce |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 616 feet (188 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PUF |
| More Information: | PUF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WKJ / RJCW |
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| Location: | Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°24'15"N by 141°48'7"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 27 feet (8 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WKJ |
| More Information: | WKJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF):
- Because of Pau Pyrénées Airport's relatively low elevation of 616 feet, planes can take off or land at Pau Pyrénées 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 "Pau Pyrénées Airport", another name for PUF is "Aéroport Pau Pyrénées".
- Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) is Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport (LDE), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) ESE of PUF.
- The furthest airport from Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Pau Pyrénées Airport (meaning Pau Pyrénées Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,236 miles (19,692 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Wakkanai Airport (WKJ):
- The furthest airport from Wakkanai Airport (WKJ) is Port Stanley Airport (PSY), which is located 11,446 miles (18,420 kilometers) away in Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom.
- In addition to being known as "Wakkanai Airport", other names for WKJ include "稚内空港" and "Wakkanai Kūkō".
- In 1987, the 1,200 m main runway was extended to 1,800 m, allowing All Nippon Airways to begin jet service to Tokyo.
- Because of Wakkanai Airport's relatively low elevation of 27 feet, planes can take off or land at Wakkanai 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 Wakkanai Airport (WKJ) is Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport (MBE), which is located 109 miles (176 kilometers) SE of WKJ.
- Wakkanai is the northernmost airport in Japan which is capable of handling jet aircraft.
- Wakkanai Airport (WKJ) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 24.92 miles (40.10 km) ESE | Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport (LDE) | Lourdes, France |     |
| 2 | 55.77 miles (89.75 km) W | Biarritz – Anglet – Bayonne Airport (BIQ) | Biarritz, France | |
| 3 | 68.93 miles (110.93 km) W | San Sebastián Airport (EAS) | San Sebastián, Spain | |
| 4 | 74.50 miles (119.89 km) NE | Agen La Garenne Airport (AGF) | Agen, France | |
| 5 | 74.97 miles (120.64 km) SW | Pamplona Airport (PNA) | Pamplona, Spain | |
| 6 | 89.89 miles (144.67 km) S | Huesca–Pirineos Airport (HSK) | Huesca, Spain | |
| 7 | 90.82 miles (146.15 km) NNW | La Teste-de-Buch Airport (XAC) | Arcachon, France | |
| 8 | 91.24 miles (146.83 km) ENE | Toulouse Blagnac Airport (TLS) | Toulouse, France | |
| 9 | 101.15 miles (162.78 km) N | Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD) | Bordeaux / Mérignac, France | |
| 10 | 110.14 miles (177.26 km) NNE | Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport (EGC) | Bergerac, France | |
| 11 | 115.30 miles (185.56 km) WSW | Logroño–Agoncillo Airport (RJL) | Logroño, Spain | |
| 12 | 116.94 miles (188.20 km) SE | La Seu d'Urgell airport (LEU) | La Seu d'Urgell, Spain | |
| 13 | 121.23 miles (195.10 km) WSW | Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT) | Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain | |
| 14 | 122.59 miles (197.30 km) SSW | Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ) | Zaragoza, Spain | |
| 15 | 124.06 miles (199.66 km) SSE | Lleida–Alguaire Airport (ILD) | Lleida, Spain | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,236.38 miles (19,692.49 km) W | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,175.17 miles (19,593.99 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,154.75 miles (19,561.13 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,146.01 miles (19,547.06 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,143.07 miles (19,542.33 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,132.29 miles (19,524.97 km) SSE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,127.15 miles (19,516.70 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,118.58 miles (19,502.91 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,103.65 miles (19,478.88 km) SE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,100.38 miles (19,473.63 km) SSE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,083.15 miles (19,445.89 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 12,081.68 miles (19,443.52 km) ESE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 12,068.13 miles (19,421.72 km) SSE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 12,065.71 miles (19,417.82 km) ESE | Motueka Aerodrome (MZP) | Motueka, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 12,049.94 miles (19,392.45 km) ESE | Takaka Aerodrome (KTF) | Takaka, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 109.25 miles (175.82 km) SE | Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport (MBE) | Monbetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan | |
| 2 | 111.49 miles (179.42 km) NNE | Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport (UUS) | Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin Island, Russia | |
| 3 | 123.92 miles (199.44 km) SSE | Asahikawa Airport (AKJ) | Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 4 | 156.73 miles (252.23 km) SE | Memanbetsu Airport (MMB) | Kitami, Japan | |
| 5 | 181.74 miles (292.48 km) S | New Chitose Airport (CTS) | Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 6 | 197.46 miles (317.79 km) SSE | Tokachi-Obihiro Airport (OBO) | Obihiro, Tokachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 7 | 200.37 miles (322.46 km) SE | Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB) | Nakashibetsu, Japan | |
| 8 | 201.68 miles (324.58 km) SE | Kushiro Airport (KUH) | Kushiro, Hokkaidō, Japan | |
| 9 | 255.86 miles (411.76 km) SSW | Hakodate Airport (HKD) | Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan | |
| 10 | 258.84 miles (416.57 km) SSW | Okushiri Airport (OIR) | Okushiri, Okushiri Island, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 11 | 325.41 miles (523.69 km) S | Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō (MSJ) | Misawa, Aomori, Japan | |
| 12 | 327.59 miles (527.21 km) S | Aomori Airport (AOJ) | Aomori, Japan | |
| 13 | 335.70 miles (540.26 km) S | JMSDF Hachinohe Air Base (HHE) | Hachinohe, Honshū, Japan | |
| 14 | 367.36 miles (591.21 km) SSW | Odate-Noshiro Airport (ONJ) | Kitaakita, Akita, Japan | |
| 15 | 379.03 miles (609.99 km) NW | Khabarovsk Novy Airport (KHV) | Khabarovsk, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,445.74 miles (18,420.09 km) ESE | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 2 | 11,415.57 miles (18,371.54 km) ESE | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 3 | 11,315.45 miles (18,210.41 km) ESE | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 4 | 11,312.85 miles (18,206.22 km) ESE | Miramar Airport (MJR) | Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 5 | 11,312.37 miles (18,205.44 km) ESE | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 6 | 11,288.52 miles (18,167.06 km) ESE | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 7 | 11,278.58 miles (18,151.07 km) ESE | Necochea Airport (NEC) | Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 8 | 11,251.41 miles (18,107.34 km) SE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,249.44 miles (18,104.17 km) ESE | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 10 | 11,234.00 miles (18,079.33 km) SE | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 11 | 11,225.06 miles (18,064.93 km) SE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,212.93 miles (18,045.42 km) ESE | Tandil Airport (TDL) | Tandil, Argentina | |
| 13 | 11,204.74 miles (18,032.24 km) ESE | Tres Arroyos Airport (OYO) | Tres Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 14 | 11,193.41 miles (18,014.00 km) SE | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 15 | 11,177.21 miles (17,987.93 km) ESE | La Plata Airport (LPG) | La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |