Nonstop flight route between Shimojishima, Japan and Höfn, Iceland:
Departure Airport:
(24°49'36"N by 125°8'40"E)
Arrival Airport:
(64°17'44"N by 15°13'37"W)
Distance from SHI to HFN:
5,920.66 miles (9,528.35 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shimojishima Airport (SHI), Shimojishima, Japan and Hornafjörður Airport (HFN), Höfn, Iceland would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,921 miles (or 9,528 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 Shimojishima Airport and Hornafjörður 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 Shimojishima Airport and Hornafjörður Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SHI / RORS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Shimojishima, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 24°49'36"N by 125°8'40"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Okinawa Prefecture |
| Airport Type: | Public / Dual-use |
| Elevation: | 25 feet (8 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SHI |
| More Information: | SHI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HFN / BIHN |
| Airport Name: | Hornafjörður Airport |
| Location: | Höfn, Iceland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 64°17'44"N by 15°13'37"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Isavia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 24 feet (7 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HFN |
| More Information: | HFN Maps & Info |
Facts about Shimojishima Airport (SHI):
- In addition to being known as "Shimojishima Airport", other names for SHI include "下地島空港" and "Shimojishima Kūkō".
- Because of Shimojishima Airport's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at Shimojishima 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 prefecture operates the airport, which has been classified as a Third Class airport since May 1979.
- The closest airport to Shimojishima Airport (SHI) is Miyako Airport (MMY), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) ESE of SHI.
- The furthest airport from Shimojishima Airport (SHI) is Guaraní International Airport (AGT), which is nearly antipodal to Shimojishima Airport (meaning Shimojishima Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Guaraní International Airport), and is located 12,393 miles (19,945 kilometers) away in Ciudad del Este, Paraguay.
- Shimojishima Airport (SHI) currently has only 1 runway.
- From 2001 onwards, the U.S.
Facts about Hornafjörður Airport (HFN):
- Because of Hornafjörður Airport's relatively low elevation of 24 feet, planes can take off or land at Hornafjörður 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.
- Hornafjörður Airport (HFN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Hornafjörður Airport (HFN) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,228 miles (18,070 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Hornafjörður Airport (HFN) is Egilsstaðir Airport (EGS), which is located 72 miles (117 kilometers) NNE of HFN.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9.90 miles (15.93 km) ESE | Miyako Airport (MMY) | Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan |     |
| 2 | 68.78 miles (110.68 km) WSW | Ishigaki Airport (ISG) | Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 3 | 99.66 miles (160.38 km) WSW | Hateruma Airport (HTR) | Hateruma, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 4 | 138.20 miles (222.42 km) W | Yonaguni Airport (OGN) | Yonaguni, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 5 | 162.93 miles (262.21 km) NE | Kerama Airport (KJP) | Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 6 | 178.62 miles (287.47 km) NE | Aguni Airport (AGJ) | Aguni, Japan | |
| 7 | 182.40 miles (293.55 km) ENE | Naha Airport (OKA) | Okinawa, Japan | |
| 8 | 194.55 miles (313.10 km) ENE | Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 9 | 210.19 miles (338.27 km) NE | Iejima Airport (IEJ) | Iejima, Japan | |
| 10 | 225.71 miles (363.24 km) W | Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport) (TSA) | Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 11 | 228.71 miles (368.08 km) WSW | Hualien Airport (HUN) | Hualien, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 12 | 246.21 miles (396.24 km) W | Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) | Taoyuan County (near Taipei), Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 13 | 276.10 miles (444.34 km) WSW | Lyudao Airport (Green Island Airport) (GNI) | Lyudao (Green Island), Taiwan | |
| 14 | 286.96 miles (461.82 km) W | Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport) (RMQ) | Taichung, Taiwan, Taiwan | |
| 15 | 286.96 miles (461.82 km) W | Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport) (TXG) | Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,393.36 miles (19,945.13 km) S | Guaraní International Airport (AGT) | Ciudad del Este, Paraguay | |
| 2 | 12,378.55 miles (19,921.30 km) SSW | Foz do Iguaçu/Cataratas International Airport (IGU) | Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,370.28 miles (19,907.99 km) SW | Guaíra Municipal Airport (QGA) | Guaíra, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,369.51 miles (19,906.75 km) SSW | Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport (IGR) | Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,351.13 miles (19,877.17 km) W | Adalberto Mendes da Silva Airport (CAC) | Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,327.21 miles (19,838.68 km) S | Eldorado Airport (ELO) | Eldorado, Misiones, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,296.28 miles (19,788.89 km) SW | Paulo Abdala Airport (FBE) | Francisco Beltrao, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,277.72 miles (19,759.02 km) SSW | Hélio Wasum Airport (SQX) | São Miguel do Oeste, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,273.72 miles (19,752.58 km) SSE | Dr. Augusto Roberto Fuster International Airport (PJC) | Pedro Juan Caballero, Paraguay | |
| 10 | 12,270.60 miles (19,747.56 km) SSE | Ponta Porã International Airport (PMG) | Ponta Porã, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,267.61 miles (19,742.76 km) E | Silvio Pettirossi International Airport (ASU) | Asunción, Paraguay | |
| 12 | 12,255.30 miles (19,722.94 km) S | Francisco de Matos Pereira Airport (DOU) | Dourados, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 13 | 12,253.58 miles (19,720.18 km) E | Clorinda Airport (CLX) | Clorinda, Formosa, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,246.92 miles (19,709.46 km) SSE | Libertador General José de San Martín Airport (PSS) | Posadas, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,246.92 miles (19,709.46 km) SSE | Libertador General José de San Martín Airport (JSM) | José de San Martín, Chubut, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 72.45 miles (116.59 km) NNE | Egilsstaðir Airport (EGS) | Egilsstaðir, Iceland | |
| 2 | 99.07 miles (159.44 km) N | Vopnafjörður Airport (VPN) | Vopnafjörður, Iceland | |
| 3 | 125.68 miles (202.27 km) NW | Akureyri Airport (AEY) | Akureyri, Iceland | |
| 4 | 131.08 miles (210.95 km) NNW | Húsavík Airport (HZK) | Húsavík, Iceland | |
| 5 | 132.89 miles (213.86 km) N | Þórshöfn Airport (THO) | Þórshöfn, Iceland | |
| 6 | 160.97 miles (259.06 km) NW | Sauðárkrókur Airport (SAK) | Sauðárkrókur, Iceland | |
| 7 | 165.07 miles (265.65 km) WSW | Vestmannaeyjar Airport (VEY) | Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland | |
| 8 | 165.91 miles (267.00 km) NW | Siglufjörður Airport (SIJ) | Siglufjörður, Iceland | |
| 9 | 174.97 miles (281.58 km) NNW | Grímsey Airport (GRY) | Grímsey, Iceland | |
| 10 | 202.02 miles (325.11 km) W | Reykjavík Airport (RKV) | Reykjavík, Iceland | |
| 11 | 212.39 miles (341.81 km) NW | Gjögur Airport (GJR) | Gjögur, Iceland | |
| 12 | 223.26 miles (359.30 km) W | Keflavík International Airport (KEF) | Keflavík (near Reykjavík), Iceland | |
| 13 | 259.46 miles (417.55 km) WNW | Ísafjörður Airport (IFJ) | Ísafjörður, Iceland | |
| 14 | 260.13 miles (418.64 km) WNW | Bíldudalur Airport (BIU) | Bíldudalur, Iceland | |
| 15 | 270.00 miles (434.52 km) WNW | Patreksfjörður Airport (PFJ) | Patreksfjörður, Iceland | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,228.26 miles (18,070.09 km) S | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,193.84 miles (18,014.70 km) S | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,150.85 miles (17,945.52 km) SSW | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,106.36 miles (17,873.91 km) S | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,096.28 miles (17,857.69 km) S | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,079.48 miles (17,830.64 km) SSW | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,075.55 miles (17,824.32 km) S | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,073.38 miles (17,820.84 km) S | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,032.84 miles (17,755.59 km) SSW | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,012.64 miles (17,723.09 km) S | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,003.00 miles (17,707.57 km) S | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,001.42 miles (17,705.03 km) SSW | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,982.73 miles (17,674.95 km) S | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,967.46 miles (17,650.37 km) SSW | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,925.62 miles (17,583.03 km) SSW | Hokitika Airport (HKK) | Hokitika, New Zealand | |