Nonstop flight route between Nakashibetsu, Japan and Lonely, North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States:
Departure Airport:
(43°34'39"N by 144°57'36"E)
Arrival Airport:
(70°54'38"N by 153°14'31"W)
Distance from SHB to LNI:
2,780.01 miles (4,473.99 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB), Nakashibetsu, Japan and Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site (LNI), Lonely, North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,780 miles (or 4,474 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SHB / RJCN |
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| Location: | Nakashibetsu, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°34'39"N by 144°57'36"E |
| Area Served: | Nakashibetsu, Nemuro |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 214 feet (65 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SHB |
| More Information: | SHB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LNI / PALN |
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| Location: | Lonely, North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 70°54'38"N by 153°14'31"W |
| Operator/Owner: | U.S. Air Force |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 17 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LNI |
| More Information: | LNI Maps & Info |
Facts about Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB):
- In 2011, the Hokkaido government announced that landing fees would be waived for international charter flights using the airport in an attempt to lure more overseas tourists to the region.
- Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Nakashibetsu Airport", another name for SHB is "中標津空港".
- The closest airport to Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB) is Memanbetsu Airport (MMB), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) WNW of SHB.
- 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.
Facts about Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site (LNI):
- Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site (LNI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site 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 airstrip was built in 1957 to support the Distant Early Warning Line radar station at Point Lonely.
- The furthest airport from Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site (LNI) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,219 miles (16,447 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- In addition to being known as "Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site", other names for LNI include " " and "AK71".
- The closest airport to Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site (LNI) is Alpine Airstrip (DQH), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) SE of LNI.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 44.91 miles (72.28 km) WNW | Memanbetsu Airport (MMB) | Kitami, Japan |     |
| 2 | 53.49 miles (86.09 km) SW | Kushiro Airport (KUH) | Kushiro, Hokkaidō, Japan | |
| 3 | 92.26 miles (148.48 km) WNW | Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport (MBE) | Monbetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan | |
| 4 | 105.44 miles (169.69 km) WSW | Tokachi-Obihiro Airport (OBO) | Obihiro, Tokachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 5 | 125.82 miles (202.49 km) W | Asahikawa Airport (AKJ) | Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 6 | 173.70 miles (279.55 km) WSW | New Chitose Airport (CTS) | Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 7 | 200.37 miles (322.46 km) NW | Wakkanai Airport (WKJ) | Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 8 | 244.46 miles (393.43 km) WSW | Hakodate Airport (HKD) | Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan | |
| 9 | 253.24 miles (407.55 km) NNW | Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport (UUS) | Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin Island, Russia | |
| 10 | 270.45 miles (435.25 km) SW | Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō (MSJ) | Misawa, Aomori, Japan | |
| 11 | 275.26 miles (442.99 km) SW | JMSDF Hachinohe Air Base (HHE) | Hachinohe, Honshū, Japan | |
| 12 | 294.01 miles (473.16 km) SW | Aomori Airport (AOJ) | Aomori, Japan | |
| 13 | 298.72 miles (480.74 km) WSW | Okushiri Airport (OIR) | Okushiri, Okushiri Island, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 14 | 332.20 miles (534.62 km) SW | Odate-Noshiro Airport (ONJ) | Kitaakita, Akita, Japan | |
| 15 | 348.25 miles (560.46 km) SW | Hanamaki Airport (HNA) | Morioka, Honshū, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,245.99 miles (18,098.62 km) SE | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 2 | 11,215.83 miles (18,050.08 km) SE | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 3 | 11,214.75 miles (18,048.34 km) SE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 4 | 11,210.32 miles (18,041.22 km) ESE | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 5 | 11,204.26 miles (18,031.46 km) ESE | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 6 | 11,199.23 miles (18,023.37 km) E | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 7 | 11,193.08 miles (18,013.47 km) E | Miramar Airport (MJR) | Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 8 | 11,189.80 miles (18,008.19 km) SE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,173.74 miles (17,982.34 km) ESE | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 10 | 11,166.18 miles (17,970.17 km) ESE | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 11 | 11,153.49 miles (17,949.75 km) E | Necochea Airport (NEC) | Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 12 | 11,146.18 miles (17,937.99 km) SE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,140.38 miles (17,928.67 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 14 | 11,138.21 miles (17,925.16 km) SE | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,105.05 miles (17,871.79 km) SE | Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 65.61 miles (105.59 km) SE | Alpine Airstrip (DQH) | Deadhorse, Alaska, United States | |
| 2 | 70.63 miles (113.67 km) SE | Nuiqsut Airport (NUI) | Nuiqsut, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 83.00 miles (133.58 km) WNW | Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport (BRW) | Barrow, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 92.65 miles (149.11 km) ESE | Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport (UUK) | Kuparuk, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 100.57 miles (161.85 km) WSW | Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport (ATK) | Atqasuk, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 109.51 miles (176.24 km) SSE | Umiat Airport (UMT) | Umiat, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 120.47 miles (193.88 km) ESE | Deadhorse Airport (SCC) | Deadhorse, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 154.70 miles (248.96 km) W | Wainwright Airport (AIN) | Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 190.47 miles (306.53 km) SSE | Galbraith Lake Airport (GBH) | Galbraith Lake, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 195.26 miles (314.24 km) SSE | Anaktuvuk Pass Airport (AKP) | Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 228.67 miles (368.01 km) E | Barter Island LRRS Airport (BTI) | Barter Island, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 241.11 miles (388.04 km) WSW | Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ) | Point Lay, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 262.54 miles (422.51 km) SSE | Chandalar Lake Airport (WCR) | Chandalar Lake, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 263.58 miles (424.20 km) SSE | Coldfoot Airport (CXF) | Coldfoot, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 267.33 miles (430.22 km) SE | Arctic Village Airport (ARC) | Arctic Village, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,219.43 miles (16,446.54 km) ESE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 9,885.09 miles (15,908.47 km) S | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 3 | 9,881.76 miles (15,903.11 km) S | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 4 | 9,866.36 miles (15,878.33 km) S | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 5 | 9,855.70 miles (15,861.17 km) S | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 6 | 9,819.53 miles (15,802.96 km) S | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 7 | 9,716.00 miles (15,636.35 km) S | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 8 | 9,666.14 miles (15,556.10 km) S | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 9 | 9,640.82 miles (15,515.36 km) ESE | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 9,634.66 miles (15,505.44 km) ESE | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 11 | 9,611.98 miles (15,468.94 km) ESE | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 12 | 9,601.65 miles (15,452.32 km) S | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 13 | 9,598.52 miles (15,447.28 km) S | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 14 | 9,596.31 miles (15,443.73 km) S | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 9,592.58 miles (15,437.72 km) S | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |