Nonstop flight route between Shirahama, Japan and Lanseria, South Africa:
Departure Airport:
(33°39'43"N by 135°21'51"E)
Arrival Airport:
(25°56'18"S by 27°55'33"E)
Distance from SHM to HLA:
8,140.84 miles (13,101.39 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Nanki-Shirahama Airport (SHM), Shirahama, Japan and Lanseria International Airport (HLA), Lanseria, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,141 miles (or 13,101 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 Nanki-Shirahama Airport and Lanseria International 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 Nanki-Shirahama Airport and Lanseria International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SHM / RJBD |
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| Location: | Shirahama, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°39'43"N by 135°21'51"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Wakayama Prefecture |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 293 feet (89 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SHM |
| More Information: | SHM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HLA / FALA |
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| Location: | Lanseria, South Africa |
| GPS Coordinates: | 25°56'18"S by 27°55'33"E |
| Area Served: | Johannesburg |
| Operator/Owner: | Consortium |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 4520 feet (1,378 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HLA |
| More Information: | HLA Maps & Info |
Facts about Nanki-Shirahama Airport (SHM):
- In addition to being known as "Nanki-Shirahama Airport", other names for SHM include "南紀白浜空港" and "Nanki Shirahama Kūkō".
- Nanki-Shirahama Airport (SHM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Nanki-Shirahama Airport (SHM) is Kansai International Airport (KIX), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) N of SHM.
- The furthest airport from Nanki-Shirahama Airport (SHM) is Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM), which is located 11,994 miles (19,302 kilometers) away in Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
- Because of Nanki-Shirahama Airport's relatively low elevation of 293 feet, planes can take off or land at Nanki-Shirahama 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 Lanseria International Airport (HLA):
- Lanseria International Airport is a privately owned international airport that is situated north of Randburg and Sandton to the north west of Johannesburg, South Africa.
- Lanseria International Airport (HLA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Lanseria International Airport (HLA) is Grand Central Airport (GCJ), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) ESE of HLA.
- National Airways has its head office building on the airport property.
- In addition to being known as "Lanseria International Airport", another name for HLA is "Lanseria".
- Because of Lanseria International Airport's high elevation of 4,520 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at HLA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make HLA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- When Nelson Mandela was released from prison in 1990 he was flown to Johannesburg landing at Lanseria Airport.
- The furthest airport from Lanseria International Airport (HLA) is Hana Airport (HNM), which is nearly antipodal to Lanseria International Airport (meaning Lanseria International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hana Airport), and is located 12,002 miles (19,316 kilometers) away in Hana, Hawaii, United States.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 53.87 miles (86.69 km) N | Kansai International Airport (KIX) | Osaka, Japan |     |
| 2 | 67.54 miles (108.69 km) N | Kobe Airport (UKB) | Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan | |
| 3 | 77.66 miles (124.97 km) N | Osaka International Airport (ITM) | Itami (near Osaka), Japan | |
| 4 | 77.66 miles (124.97 km) N | Osaka International Airport (OSA) | Osaka, Japan | |
| 5 | 86.21 miles (138.75 km) WNW | Takamatsu Airport (TAK) | Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan | |
| 6 | 97.87 miles (157.51 km) W | Kōchi Airport (KCZ) | Kōchi, Japan | |
| 7 | 114.70 miles (184.59 km) NW | Okayama Airport (OKJ) | Okayama, Japan | |
| 8 | 116.61 miles (187.67 km) NE | Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) | Nagoya, Japan | |
| 9 | 141.45 miles (227.64 km) NE | Nagoya Airfield (NKM) | Nagoya, Japan | |
| 10 | 149.83 miles (241.13 km) WNW | Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) | Hiroshima, Honshū, Japan | |
| 11 | 153.51 miles (247.06 km) W | Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) | Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan | |
| 12 | 174.99 miles (281.61 km) NW | Miho-Yonago Airport (YGJ) | Yonago, Tottori, Japan | |
| 13 | 178.17 miles (286.74 km) NNE | Fukui Airport (FKJ) | Fukui, Honshu, Japan | |
| 14 | 179.38 miles (288.69 km) ENE | Shizuoka Airport (FSZ) | Shizuoka, Honshu, Japan | |
| 15 | 185.67 miles (298.80 km) NW | Izumo Airport (IZO) | Izumo, Shimane, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,993.75 miles (19,302.03 km) SE | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,986.64 miles (19,290.57 km) ESE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,977.14 miles (19,275.29 km) ESE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 4 | 11,969.68 miles (19,263.28 km) ESE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 5 | 11,961.95 miles (19,250.84 km) SSE | Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,910.54 miles (19,168.11 km) SSE | Navegantes Airport (NVT) | Navegantes, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,910.21 miles (19,167.58 km) SE | Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) | Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,876.07 miles (19,112.63 km) E | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 9 | 11,874.11 miles (19,109.49 km) E | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 10 | 11,865.75 miles (19,096.02 km) SSE | Joinville-Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport (JOI) | Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,863.25 miles (19,092.00 km) ESE | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,847.34 miles (19,066.39 km) SE | Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB) | Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,843.36 miles (19,059.99 km) E | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 14 | 11,838.75 miles (19,052.57 km) ESE | Santa Maria Airport (RIA) | Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,834.49 miles (19,045.71 km) SE | Ângelo Ponzoni Municipal Airport (VIA) | Videira, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 13.69 miles (22.03 km) ESE | Grand Central Airport (GCJ) | Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| 2 | 24.22 miles (38.98 km) SE | O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) | Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa | |
| 3 | 25.22 miles (40.58 km) SSE | Rand Airport (QRA) | Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| 4 | 27.05 miles (43.53 km) NE | Wonderboom Airport (PRY) | Pretoria, South Africa | |
| 5 | 48.81 miles (78.55 km) SE | Heidelberg Airport (HDB) | Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| 6 | 62.82 miles (101.10 km) NW | Pilanesberg International Airport (NTY) | Pilanesberg, South Africa | |
| 7 | 147.08 miles (236.70 km) WNW | Lobatse Airport (LOQ) | Lobatse, Botswana | |
| 8 | 148.34 miles (238.73 km) W | Mafikeng Airport (MBD) | Mmabatho, South Africa | |
| 9 | 157.73 miles (253.83 km) NW | Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE) | Gaborone, Botswana | |
| 10 | 173.62 miles (279.41 km) NE | Polokwane International Airport (PTG) | Polokwane, South Africa | |
| 11 | 201.69 miles (324.59 km) E | Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP) | Nelspruit, South Africa | |
| 12 | 201.69 miles (324.59 km) S | Leribe Airport (LRB) | Leribe, Lesotho | |
| 13 | 213.49 miles (343.58 km) ESE | Matsapha Airport (MTS) | Manzini, Swaziland | |
| 14 | 214.24 miles (344.78 km) SSE | Ladysmith Airport (LAY) | Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 15 | 221.88 miles (357.08 km) WNW | Jwaneng Airport (JWA) | Jwaneng, Botswana | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,002.43 miles (19,316.00 km) NE | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 11,992.41 miles (19,299.87 km) NE | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,986.38 miles (19,290.17 km) NE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,986.16 miles (19,289.80 km) NE | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,978.06 miles (19,276.76 km) NE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,976.93 miles (19,274.96 km) NNE | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,967.31 miles (19,259.47 km) NNE | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,967.24 miles (19,259.36 km) NNE | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,965.24 miles (19,256.14 km) NE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,955.92 miles (19,241.13 km) NNE | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,949.97 miles (19,231.57 km) NE | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,948.10 miles (19,228.56 km) NE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,948.10 miles (19,228.56 km) NE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,946.37 miles (19,225.77 km) NE | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,940.47 miles (19,216.27 km) NE | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |