Nonstop flight route between Shimojishima, Japan and Yaren, Nauru:
Departure Airport:
(24°49'36"N by 125°8'40"E)
Arrival Airport:
(0°32'50"S by 166°55'8"E)
Distance from SHI to INU:
3,296.84 miles (5,305.74 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shimojishima Airport (SHI), Shimojishima, Japan and Nauru International Airport (INU), Yaren, Nauru would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,297 miles (or 5,306 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SHI / RORS |
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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: | INU / ANYN |
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| Location: | Yaren, Nauru |
| GPS Coordinates: | 0°32'50"S by 166°55'8"E |
| Area Served: | Nauru |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 22 feet (7 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from INU |
| More Information: | INU Maps & Info |
Facts about Shimojishima Airport (SHI):
- Shimojishima Airport (SHI) currently has only 1 runway.
- As of early 2013, serious consideration was being given to basing a detachment of JASDF F-15J fighters out of the Airport, in order to provide better air defense coverage over the Senkaku Islands.
- As of 2005, the airport was in use as a training facility for Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways.
- 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.
- In the anime Stratos 4, set in an alternate timeline, Shimojishima Airport had become Shimoji airbase sometime after the year 1984.
- 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.
- Shimojishima Airport ) is located on the island of Shimojishima in Miyakojima, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
- The closest airport to Shimojishima Airport (SHI) is Miyako Airport (MMY), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) ESE of SHI.
- In addition to being known as "Shimojishima Airport", other names for SHI include "下地島空港" and "Shimojishima Kūkō".
Facts about Nauru International Airport (INU):
- Nauru International Airport (INU) currently has only 1 runway.
- Nauru International Airport serves as the main hub of the national carrier, Our Airline, formerly known as Air Nauru.
- The furthest airport from Nauru International Airport (INU) is Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI), which is nearly antipodal to Nauru International Airport (meaning Nauru International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Greenville/Sinoe Airport), and is located 12,021 miles (19,346 kilometers) away in Greenville, Liberia.
- Because of Nauru International Airport's relatively low elevation of 22 feet, planes can take off or land at Nauru 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 airport has the head office of Our Airline.
- The airport is located in the Yaren district, just north of many of the government buildings, including the Parliament House, police station, and the secondary school.
- In addition to being known as "Nauru International Airport", another name for INU is "Reikoariata Republik Naoero".
- The closest airport to Nauru International Airport (INU) is Ebon Airport (EBO), which is located 377 miles (607 kilometers) NNE of INU.
| 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 | 377.44 miles (607.43 km) NNE | Ebon Airport (EBO) | Ebon Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 2 | 435.07 miles (700.18 km) N | Namorik Airport (NDK) | Namorik Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 3 | 450.44 miles (724.92 km) ENE | Bonriki International Airport (TRW) | Tarawa, Kiribati | |
| 4 | 452.83 miles (728.75 km) ENE | Abaiang Atoll Airport (ABF) | Abaiang, Kiribati | |
| 5 | 454.27 miles (731.08 km) NNE | Kili Airport (KIO) | Kili Island, Marshall Islands | |
| 6 | 466.87 miles (751.35 km) E | Aranuka Airport (AAK) | Aranuka, Kiribati | |
| 7 | 473.81 miles (762.52 km) ENE | Marakei Airport (MZK) | Marakei, Kiribati | |
| 8 | 478.18 miles (769.55 km) ENE | Butaritari Atoll Airport (BBG) | Butaritari Atoll, Kiribati | |
| 9 | 482.75 miles (776.92 km) E | Abemama Atoll Airport (AEA) | Abemama Atoll, Kiribati | |
| 10 | 483.91 miles (778.77 km) NNE | Jaluit Airport (UIT) | Jaluit Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 11 | 491.04 miles (790.25 km) NW | Kosrae International Airport (KSA) | Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 12 | 563.43 miles (906.74 km) NNE | Ailinglaplap Atoll (AIP) | Ailinglaplap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 13 | 563.94 miles (907.57 km) NNE | Woja Airport (WJA) | Woja, Marshall Islands | |
| 14 | 565.84 miles (910.63 km) NE | Mili Airport (MIJ) | Mili Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 15 | 573.80 miles (923.44 km) NE | Enejit Airport (EJT) | Enejit, Marshall Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,021.09 miles (19,346.01 km) NW | Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI) | Greenville, Liberia | |
| 2 | 12,012.03 miles (19,331.44 km) NNW | Buchanan Airport (UCN) | Buchanan, Liberia | |
| 3 | 12,009.00 miles (19,326.56 km) NNW | Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 4 | 12,008.01 miles (19,324.97 km) NW | Sasstown Airport (SAZ) | Sasstown, Liberia | |
| 5 | 12,001.48 miles (19,314.47 km) NNW | Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 6 | 11,980.53 miles (19,280.75 km) NW | Cape Palmas Airport (CPA) | Cape Palmas, Liberia | |
| 7 | 11,952.66 miles (19,235.90 km) N | Sherbro International Airport (BTE) | Bonthe, Sierra Leone | |
| 8 | 11,932.50 miles (19,203.45 km) N | Gbangbatok Airport (GBK) | Gbangbatok, Sierra Leone | |
| 9 | 11,926.25 miles (19,193.39 km) NW | Tchien Airport (THC) | Tchien, Liberia | |
| 10 | 11,917.74 miles (19,179.70 km) N | Bo Airport (KBS) | Bo, Sierra Leone | |
| 11 | 11,912.27 miles (19,170.89 km) NNW | Kenema Airport (KEN) | Kenema, Sierra Leone | |
| 12 | 11,894.61 miles (19,142.48 km) N | Hastings Airport (HGS) | Freetown, Sierra Leone | |
| 13 | 11,879.23 miles (19,117.72 km) N | Lungi International Airport (FNA) | Freetown, Sierra Leone | |
| 14 | 11,873.14 miles (19,107.91 km) NW | Guiglo Airport (GGO) | Guiglo, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 15 | 11,869.86 miles (19,102.63 km) WNW | Sassandra Airport (ZSS) | Sassandra, Côte d'Ivoire | |