Nonstop flight route between Shirahama, Japan and Easter Island, Chile:
Departure Airport:
(33°39'43"N by 135°21'51"E)
Arrival Airport:
(27°9'52"S by 109°25'18"W)
Distance from SHM to IPC:
8,612.29 miles (13,860.10 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Nanki-Shirahama Airport (SHM), Shirahama, Japan and Mataveri International Airport (IPC), Easter Island, Chile would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,612 miles (or 13,860 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 Mataveri 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 Mataveri 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: | IPC / SCIP |
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| Location: | Easter Island, Chile |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°9'52"S by 109°25'18"W |
| Operator/Owner: | FACH - Fuerza Aérea de Chile (Chilean Air Force) |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 227 feet (69 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IPC |
| More Information: | IPC Maps & Info |
Facts about Nanki-Shirahama Airport (SHM):
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Nanki-Shirahama Airport", other names for SHM include "南紀白浜空港" and "Nanki Shirahama Kūkō".
- 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.
- The closest airport to Nanki-Shirahama Airport (SHM) is Kansai International Airport (KIX), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) N of SHM.
- Nanki-Shirahama Airport (SHM) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Mataveri International Airport (IPC):
- The airport is the main point of entry for thousands of tourists who come to Easter Island to see its Moai statues.
- The furthest airport from Mataveri International Airport (IPC) is Jaisalmer Airport (JSA), which is nearly antipodal to Mataveri International Airport (meaning Mataveri International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Jaisalmer Airport), and is located 12,411 miles (19,973 kilometers) away in Jaisalmer, India.
- Because of Mataveri International Airport's relatively low elevation of 227 feet, planes can take off or land at Mataveri 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.
- In addition to being known as "Mataveri International Airport", another name for IPC is "Isla de Pascua Airport".
- The closest airport to Mataveri International Airport (IPC) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 1,615 miles (2,599 kilometers) W of IPC.
- Scheduled services from the Chilean mainland started in 1967 with a monthly DC-6B flight that took nine hours, using a runway extended and paved for the use of a U.S.
- Mataveri International Airport (IPC) currently has only 1 runway.
| 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 | 1,614.74 miles (2,598.67 km) W | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 1,857.29 miles (2,989.01 km) WNW | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 1,887.51 miles (3,037.65 km) W | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 1,936.16 miles (3,115.94 km) W | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 2,099.61 miles (3,378.99 km) W | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 2,161.61 miles (3,478.77 km) WNW | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 2,217.07 miles (3,568.02 km) ESE | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 8 | 2,239.38 miles (3,603.93 km) NE | San Cristóbal Airport (SCY) | San Cristóbal Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador | |
| 9 | 2,240.86 miles (3,606.31 km) NE | Seymour Airport (GPS) | Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador | |
| 10 | 2,247.19 miles (3,616.49 km) SE | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 11 | 2,247.27 miles (3,616.62 km) ESE | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 12 | 2,249.58 miles (3,620.34 km) WNW | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 2,259.30 miles (3,635.99 km) SE | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 14 | 2,259.37 miles (3,636.09 km) SE | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 15 | 2,259.81 miles (3,636.80 km) ESE | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,410.79 miles (19,973.19 km) NW | Jaisalmer Airport (JSA) | Jaisalmer, India | |
| 2 | 12,349.36 miles (19,874.32 km) E | Kadanwari Airport (KCF) | Kadanwari, Pakistan | |
| 3 | 12,320.68 miles (19,828.16 km) ENE | Sukkur Airport (SKZ) | Sukkur, Pakistan | |
| 4 | 12,296.76 miles (19,789.67 km) NE | Sindhri Airport (MPD) | Sindhri Tharparkar, Pakistan | |
| 5 | 12,286.75 miles (19,773.56 km) E | Moenjodaro Airport (MJD) | Moenjodaro, Pakistan | |
| 6 | 12,285.36 miles (19,771.32 km) ENE | Jacobabad Airbase / Airbase (JAG) | Jacobabad, Pakistan | |
| 7 | 12,271.77 miles (19,749.45 km) WNW | Jodhpur Airport (JDH) | Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India | |
| 8 | 12,270.77 miles (19,747.84 km) NNW | Bahawalpur Airport (BHV) | Bahawalpur, Pakistan | |
| 9 | 12,264.14 miles (19,737.16 km) WNW | Bikaner Air Force Base (BKB) | Bikaner, India | |
| 10 | 12,249.56 miles (19,713.71 km) NE | Hyderabad Airportحیدرآباد ہوائی اڈا (HDD) | Hyderabad, Pakistan | |
| 11 | 12,243.52 miles (19,703.99 km) N | Dera Ghazi Khan International Airport (DEA) | Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan | |
| 12 | 12,220.76 miles (19,667.35 km) NNW | Muhammad Bin Qasim International Airport (MUX) | Multan, Pakistan | |
| 13 | 12,191.53 miles (19,620.31 km) E | Khuzdar Airport (KDD) | Khuzdar, Pakistan | |
| 14 | 12,173.47 miles (19,591.25 km) NE | Jinnah International Airport (KHI) | Karachi, Pakistan | |
| 15 | 12,165.72 miles (19,578.78 km) NW | Udaipur Airport (UDR) | Udaipur, India | |