Nonstop flight route between Rabaul, Papua New Guinea and Hachijojima (Hachijo Jima), Tokyo, Japan:
Departure Airport:
(4°20'25"S by 152°22'45"E)
Arrival Airport:
(33°6'54"N by 139°47'8"E)
Distance from RAB to HAC:
2,716.03 miles (4,371.01 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rabaul Airport (RAB), Rabaul, Papua New Guinea and Hachijojima Airport (HAC), Hachijojima (Hachijo Jima), Tokyo, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,716 miles (or 4,371 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RAB / AYTK |
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| Location: | Rabaul, Papua New Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 4°20'25"S by 152°22'45"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 32 feet (10 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RAB |
| More Information: | RAB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HAC / RJTH |
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| Location: | Hachijojima (Hachijo Jima), Tokyo, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°6'54"N by 139°47'8"E |
| Area Served: | Hachijōjima, Japan |
| Operator/Owner: | Toyoko Municipal Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 301 feet (92 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HAC |
| More Information: | HAC Maps & Info |
Facts about Rabaul Airport (RAB):
- Rabaul Airport, also called Tokua Airport, is an airport serving Kokopo and Rabaul, the current and former capitals of East New Britain Province on New Britain island in Papua New Guinea.
- A volcano eruption closed the airport for a day in 2006.
- In addition to being known as "Rabaul Airport", another name for RAB is "Tokua Airport".
- Because of Rabaul Airport's relatively low elevation of 32 feet, planes can take off or land at Rabaul 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 Rabaul Airport (RAB) is Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), which is located 11,780 miles (18,959 kilometers) away in Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Rabaul Airport (RAB) is Namatanai Airport (ATN), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) N of RAB.
- Rabaul Airport (RAB) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Hachijojima Airport (HAC):
- Hachijojima Airport (HAC) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Hachijojima Airport's relatively low elevation of 301 feet, planes can take off or land at Hachijojima 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 Hachijojima Airport (HAC) is Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN), which is located 11,814 miles (19,013 kilometers) away in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
- Later the same year, on August 17, 1963 Fujita Airlines DH-115 Heron crashed shortly after takeoff into Hachijō-Fuji, the highest mountain on the island, killing all aboard.
- The closest airport to Hachijojima Airport (HAC) is Miyakejima Airport (MYE), which is located 67 miles (109 kilometers) N of HAC.
- In addition to being known as "Hachijojima Airport", other names for HAC include "八丈島空港" and "Hachijōjima Kūkō".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 46.72 miles (75.18 km) N | Namatanai Airport (ATN) | Namatanai, Papua New Guinea |     |
| 2 | 91.30 miles (146.93 km) N | Lihir Island Regional Airport (LNV) | Londolovit, Lihir Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 3 | 94.86 miles (152.67 km) SSW | Manguna Airport (MFO) | Manguna, Papua New Guinea | |
| 4 | 108.75 miles (175.02 km) SSW | Jacquinot Bay Airport (JAQ) | Jacquinot Bay, Papua New Guinea | |
| 5 | 127.72 miles (205.55 km) E | Nissan Island Airport (IIS) | Nissan Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 6 | 156.47 miles (251.82 km) WSW | Hoskins Airport (HKN) | Hoskins, Papua New Guinea | |
| 7 | 162.96 miles (262.25 km) NW | Kavieng Airport (KVG) | Kavieng, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 174.66 miles (281.09 km) ESE | Buka Island Airport (BUA) | Buka Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 9 | 194.14 miles (312.43 km) SW | Gasmata Airport (GMI) | Gasmata Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 234.04 miles (376.64 km) WSW | Kandrian Airport (KDR) | Kandrian, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11 | 249.57 miles (401.64 km) NW | Emirau Airport (EMI) | Emirau, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 267.04 miles (429.76 km) ESE | Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE) | Kieta, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 282.49 miles (454.62 km) WSW | Cape Gloucester Airport (CGC) | Cape Gloucester, Papua New Guinea | |
| 14 | 301.27 miles (484.84 km) SSW | Losuia Airport (Kiriwina Airfield) (LSA) | Losuia, Kiriwina Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 302.94 miles (487.54 km) SE | Balalae Airport (BAS) | Ballalae, Solomon Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,780.47 miles (18,958.79 km) NNE | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,677.69 miles (18,793.37 km) NNW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 11,664.26 miles (18,771.76 km) NNW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,653.51 miles (18,754.46 km) NNW | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,631.72 miles (18,719.39 km) NNW | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 6 | 11,560.86 miles (18,605.35 km) NNW | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 7 | 11,560.74 miles (18,605.16 km) NNW | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 11,556.32 miles (18,598.04 km) N | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 11,554.50 miles (18,595.12 km) SE | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,531.71 miles (18,558.44 km) N | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 11 | 11,523.24 miles (18,544.81 km) NNW | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 12 | 11,508.13 miles (18,520.50 km) NW | Cap Skirring Airport (CSK) | Cap Skirring, Senegal | |
| 13 | 11,498.37 miles (18,504.79 km) WNW | Bubaque Airport (BQE) | Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 14 | 11,497.70 miles (18,503.72 km) NE | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,495.96 miles (18,500.92 km) SSE | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 67.49 miles (108.62 km) N | Miyakejima Airport (MYE) | Miyakejima, Japan | |
| 2 | 147.85 miles (237.95 km) NW | Shizuoka Airport (FSZ) | Shizuoka, Honshu, Japan | |
| 3 | 168.47 miles (271.13 km) N | Tokyo International Airport (HND) | Tokyo, Honshū, Japan | |
| 4 | 186.28 miles (299.78 km) N | Narita International Airport (NRT) | Narita (near Tokyo), Japan | |
| 5 | 208.95 miles (336.27 km) NW | Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) | Nagoya, Japan | |
| 6 | 220.46 miles (354.79 km) NW | Nagoya Airfield (NKM) | Nagoya, Japan | |
| 7 | 234.93 miles (378.08 km) N | Utsunomiya Air Field (QUT) | Nikkō / Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan | |
| 8 | 235.94 miles (379.71 km) NNW | Matsumoto Airport (MMJ) | Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan | |
| 9 | 257.84 miles (414.95 km) W | Nanki-Shirahama Airport (SHM) | Shirahama, Japan | |
| 10 | 274.50 miles (441.76 km) WNW | Osaka International Airport (ITM) | Itami (near Osaka), Japan | |
| 11 | 274.50 miles (441.76 km) WNW | Osaka International Airport (OSA) | Osaka, Japan | |
| 12 | 276.89 miles (445.61 km) WNW | Kansai International Airport (KIX) | Osaka, Japan | |
| 13 | 281.89 miles (453.66 km) WNW | Kobe Airport (UKB) | Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan | |
| 14 | 285.08 miles (458.79 km) NNW | Toyama Airport (TOY) | Toyama, Toyama, Japan | |
| 15 | 286.45 miles (460.99 km) N | Fukushima Airport (FKS) | Sugawa, Fukushima, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,813.91 miles (19,012.59 km) SE | Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,812.78 miles (19,010.78 km) ESE | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,773.54 miles (18,947.63 km) SE | Navegantes Airport (NVT) | Navegantes, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 4 | 11,757.01 miles (18,921.03 km) ESE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 5 | 11,737.98 miles (18,890.40 km) E | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,735.70 miles (18,886.74 km) SE | Joinville-Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport (JOI) | Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,733.53 miles (18,883.23 km) ESE | Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) | Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,723.89 miles (18,867.72 km) E | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,723.44 miles (18,867.00 km) S | Cabo Frio International Airport (CFB) | Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,713.85 miles (18,851.57 km) S | Umberto Modiano Airport (BZC) | Búzios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,709.25 miles (18,844.17 km) SSE | Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,701.63 miles (18,831.90 km) SSE | Santa Cruz Air Force Base (SNZ) | Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,701.19 miles (18,831.20 km) SSE | Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (GIG) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,686.74 miles (18,807.94 km) S | Benedito Lacerda Airport (MEA) | Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,685.12 miles (18,805.32 km) SE | Afonso Pena International Airport (CWB) | Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil | |