Nonstop flight route between Shimojishima, Japan and Janakpur, Nepal:
Departure Airport:
(24°49'36"N by 125°8'40"E)
Arrival Airport:
(26°42'30"N by 85°55'19"E)
Distance from SHI to JKR:
2,434.48 miles (3,917.90 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shimojishima Airport (SHI), Shimojishima, Japan and Janakpur Airport(Domestic) (JKR), Janakpur, Nepal would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,434 miles (or 3,918 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 relatively short distance between Shimojishima Airport and Janakpur Airport(Domestic), the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | JKR / VNJP |
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| Location: | Janakpur, Nepal |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°42'30"N by 85°55'19"E |
| Area Served: | Janakpur, Nepal |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 256 feet (78 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from JKR |
| More Information: | JKR Maps & Info |
Facts about Shimojishima Airport (SHI):
- On July 22, 1994 Japan Transocean Air suspended flights.
- 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 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.
- In 2004, there were some protests over the use of the airport as a refueling stop by USMC helicopters returning from an exercise in the Philippines.
- Shimojishima Airport (SHI) currently has only 1 runway.
- In the anime Stratos 4, set in an alternate timeline, Shimojishima Airport had become Shimoji airbase sometime after the year 1984.
Facts about Janakpur Airport(Domestic) (JKR):
- In addition to being known as "Janakpur Airport(Domestic)", another name for JKR is "जनकपुर बिमानस्थल".
- Janakpur Airport(Domestic) (JKR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Janakpur Airport(Domestic) (JKR) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,492 miles (18,494 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Because of Janakpur Airport(Domestic)'s relatively low elevation of 256 feet, planes can take off or land at Janakpur Airport(Domestic) 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 Janakpur Airport(Domestic) (JKR) is Ramechhap Airport (RHP), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) N of JKR.
| 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 | 48.12 miles (77.44 km) N | Ramechhap Airport (RHP) | Ramechhap, Nepal | |
| 2 | 55.47 miles (89.27 km) SW | Muzaffarpur Airport (MZU) | Muzzafarpur, India | |
| 3 | 56.45 miles (90.84 km) NE | Rumjatar Airport (RUM) | Rumjatar, Nepal | |
| 4 | 59.46 miles (95.69 km) NE | Lamidanda Airport (LDN) | Lamidanda, Nepal | |
| 5 | 69.18 miles (111.34 km) NE | Phaplu Airport (PPL) | Phaplu, Nepal | |
| 6 | 75.85 miles (122.07 km) ENE | Bhojpur Airport (BHP) | Bhojpur, Nepal | |
| 7 | 76.53 miles (123.16 km) NNW | Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) | Kathmandu, Nepal | |
| 8 | 83.96 miles (135.12 km) NE | Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA) | Lukla, Nepal | |
| 9 | 84.37 miles (135.77 km) E | Biratnagar Airport (BIR) | Biratnagar, Nepal | |
| 10 | 92.66 miles (149.13 km) SW | Jai Prakash Narayan International Airport Patna Airport (PAT) | Patna, India | |
| 11 | 113.59 miles (182.80 km) NW | Bharatpur Airport (BHR) | Bharatpur, Nepal | |
| 12 | 120.17 miles (193.39 km) WNW | Meghauli Airport (MEY) | Meghauli, Nepal | |
| 13 | 133.57 miles (214.95 km) E | Bhadrapur Airport (BDP) | Bhadrapur / Chandragadhi, Nepal | |
| 14 | 148.55 miles (239.07 km) E | Bagdogra AirportCivil Aerodrome Bagdogra (IXB) | Bagdogra, India | |
| 15 | 148.56 miles (239.09 km) SSW | Gaya Airport (GAY) | Gaya, India | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,491.72 miles (18,494.08 km) E | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,030.03 miles (17,751.07 km) WSW | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 3 | 11,024.33 miles (17,741.89 km) SW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 4 | 11,018.61 miles (17,732.68 km) WSW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 5 | 11,006.07 miles (17,712.50 km) WSW | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 6 | 10,987.61 miles (17,682.80 km) W | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 7 | 10,981.64 miles (17,673.19 km) W | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 8 | 10,976.55 miles (17,665.00 km) WSW | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 9 | 10,976.23 miles (17,664.48 km) SW | Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO) | Pisco, Peru | |
| 10 | 10,973.04 miles (17,659.36 km) WSW | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 11 | 10,958.21 miles (17,635.48 km) WSW | Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC) | Nazca, Ica Region, Peru | |
| 12 | 10,946.20 miles (17,616.16 km) SW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 13 | 10,943.94 miles (17,612.52 km) SW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 14 | 10,942.96 miles (17,610.94 km) W | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 15 | 10,939.41 miles (17,605.22 km) SW | Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) | Callao (near Lima), Peru | |