Nonstop flight route between Shirahama, Japan and West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States:
Departure Airport:
(33°39'43"N by 135°21'51"E)
Arrival Airport:
(39°59'24"N by 75°34'54"W)
Distance from SHM to OQN:
6,977.95 miles (11,229.90 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Nanki-Shirahama Airport (SHM), Shirahama, Japan and Brandywine Airport (OQN), West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,978 miles (or 11,230 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 Brandywine 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 Brandywine 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 |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | OQN / KOQN |
| Airport Name: | Brandywine Airport |
| Location: | West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°59'24"N by 75°34'54"W |
| Area Served: | West Goshen Township, Pennsylvania |
| Operator/Owner: | New Brandywine Airport Club, Inc. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 466 feet (142 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OQN |
| More Information: | OQN Maps & Info |
Facts about Nanki-Shirahama Airport (SHM):
- The closest airport to Nanki-Shirahama Airport (SHM) is Kansai International Airport (KIX), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) N of 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".
- 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.
- Nanki-Shirahama Airport (SHM) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Brandywine Airport (OQN):
- Because of Brandywine Airport's relatively low elevation of 466 feet, planes can take off or land at Brandywine 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 Brandywine Airport (OQN) is Chester County G. O. Carlson Airport (CTH), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) W of OQN.
- Maintenance is provided by Penn Avionics and Flight Dynamics.
- The furthest airport from Brandywine Airport (OQN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,714 miles (18,852 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Brandywine Airport (OQN) 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 | 15.03 miles (24.20 km) W | Chester County G. O. Carlson Airport (CTH) | Coatesville, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 2 | 17.29 miles (27.82 km) N | Heritage Field (PTW) | Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 3 | 17.41 miles (28.02 km) ESE | Philadelphia Seaplane BaseChandler Field (PSQ) | Essington, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 4 | 19.61 miles (31.57 km) ENE | Wings Field (BBX) | Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 5 | 19.81 miles (31.89 km) ESE | Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 6 | 21.55 miles (34.69 km) S | Wilmington/Philadelphia Regional Airport (ILG) | Wilmington, Delaware, United States | |
| 7 | 27.12 miles (43.65 km) ENE | NAS JRB Willow Grove (NXX) | Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 8 | 30.89 miles (49.71 km) ENE | Northeast Philadelphia Airport (PNE) | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 9 | 32.63 miles (52.51 km) NNE | Quakertown Airport (UKT) | Quakertown, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 10 | 33.62 miles (54.11 km) NW | Reading Regional Airport (RDG) | Reading, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 11 | 33.94 miles (54.62 km) NE | Doylestown Airport (DYL) | Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 12 | 38.77 miles (62.40 km) WNW | Lancaster Airport (LNS) | Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 13 | 39.12 miles (62.95 km) E | South Jersey Regional Airport (LLY) | Mount Holly, New Jersey, United States | |
| 14 | 45.18 miles (72.70 km) ENE | Trenton-Mercer Airport (TTN) | Trenton, New Jersey, United States | |
| 15 | 46.37 miles (74.62 km) N | Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) | Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,714.39 miles (18,852.44 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,690.45 miles (18,813.91 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,680.51 miles (18,797.92 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,664.61 miles (18,772.32 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,625.02 miles (18,708.61 km) WSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,606.91 miles (18,679.46 km) SW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,596.96 miles (18,663.45 km) SW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,586.92 miles (18,647.29 km) WSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,585.81 miles (18,645.50 km) SW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,538.69 miles (18,569.68 km) SW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,467.57 miles (18,455.22 km) SW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,443.01 miles (18,415.69 km) SW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,421.17 miles (18,380.54 km) SW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,418.01 miles (18,375.46 km) SW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,382.74 miles (18,318.70 km) WSW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |