Nonstop flight route between Los Angeles, California, United States and Hachinohe, Honshū, Japan:
Departure Airport:
(34°15'33"N by 118°24'48"W)
Arrival Airport:
(40°33'6"N by 141°28'1"E)
Distance from WHP to HHE:
5,194.98 miles (8,360.49 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Whiteman Airport (WHP), Los Angeles, California, United States and JMSDF Hachinohe Air Base (HHE), Hachinohe, Honshū, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,195 miles (or 8,360 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 Whiteman Airport and JMSDF Hachinohe Air Base, 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 Whiteman Airport and JMSDF Hachinohe Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WHP / KWHP |
| Airport Name: | Whiteman Airport |
| Location: | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°15'33"N by 118°24'48"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Los Angeles County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1003 feet (306 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WHP |
| More Information: | WHP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HHE / RJSH |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Hachinohe, Honshū, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°33'6"N by 141°28'1"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 152 feet (46 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HHE |
| More Information: | HHE Maps & Info |
Facts about Whiteman Airport (WHP):
- Whiteman Airport is home to Squadron 35 of the Civil Air Patrol, and a branch of the Young Eagles
- The furthest airport from Whiteman Airport (WHP) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,467 miles (18,455 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- Whiteman Airport (WHP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Whiteman Airport (WHP) is Bob Hope Airport (BUR), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) SE of WHP.
- The airport can handle small aircraft, larger turboprops and jets.
Facts about JMSDF Hachinohe Air Base (HHE):
- JMSDF Hachinohe Air Base (HHE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to JMSDF Hachinohe Air Base (HHE) is Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō (MSJ), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) NNW of HHE.
- Because of JMSDF Hachinohe Air Base's relatively low elevation of 152 feet, planes can take off or land at JMSDF Hachinohe Air Base 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.
- With the start of the Korean War in 1950, the base was turned over to the Japanese National Police Reserve, the immediate predecessor to the Japan Defense Agency.
- In addition to being known as "JMSDF Hachinohe Air Base", other names for HHE include "八戸航空基地" and "Hachinohe Koku-kichi".
- The furthest airport from JMSDF Hachinohe Air Base (HHE) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 11,480 miles (18,476 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 5.13 miles (8.25 km) SE | Bob Hope Airport (BUR) | Burbank, California, United States |     |
| 2 | 5.56 miles (8.94 km) SW | Van Nuys Airport (VNY) | Van Nuys, California, United States | |
| 3 | 16.96 miles (27.30 km) S | Santa Monica Airport (SMO) | Santa Monica, California, United States | |
| 4 | 21.89 miles (35.23 km) S | Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) | Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| 5 | 23.68 miles (38.11 km) S | Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR) | Hawthorne, California, United States | |
| 6 | 24.74 miles (39.81 km) ESE | San Gabriel Valley (El Monte) Airport (EMT) | El Monte, California, United States | |
| 7 | 27.31 miles (43.94 km) SSE | Compton/Woodley Airport (CPM) | Compton, California, United States | |
| 8 | 31.71 miles (51.03 km) NE | Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD) | Palmdale, California, United States | |
| 9 | 31.79 miles (51.16 km) S | Zamperini FieldLomita Landing Strip (TOA) | Torrance, California, United States | |
| 10 | 33.99 miles (54.70 km) SSE | Long Beach Airport (JLB) | Long Beach, California, United States | |
| 11 | 33.99 miles (54.70 km) SSE | Long Beach Airport (LGB) | Long Beach, California, United States | |
| 12 | 35.09 miles (56.47 km) NNE | General Wm. J. Fox Airfield (WJF) | Lancaster, California, United States | |
| 13 | 36.50 miles (58.74 km) SE | Fullerton Municipal Airport (FUL) | Fullerton, California, United States | |
| 14 | 37.49 miles (60.34 km) W | Santa Paula Airport (SZP) | Santa Paula, California, United States | |
| 15 | 37.92 miles (61.03 km) ESE | Brackett Field (POC) | La Verne, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,467.39 miles (18,454.93 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 2 | 11,451.97 miles (18,430.11 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,441.65 miles (18,413.51 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 4 | 11,428.94 miles (18,393.05 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 5 | 11,353.55 miles (18,271.72 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,229.58 miles (18,072.22 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,227.41 miles (18,068.73 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,188.07 miles (18,005.40 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 11,091.52 miles (17,850.03 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 11,061.93 miles (17,802.41 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 11,060.90 miles (17,800.75 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 11,045.15 miles (17,775.40 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 11,044.79 miles (17,774.83 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 11,033.48 miles (17,756.63 km) ESE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 11,019.61 miles (17,734.30 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11.71 miles (18.85 km) NNW | Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō (MSJ) | Misawa, Aomori, Japan | |
| 2 | 42.70 miles (68.72 km) WNW | Aomori Airport (AOJ) | Aomori, Japan | |
| 3 | 62.80 miles (101.07 km) WSW | Odate-Noshiro Airport (ONJ) | Kitaakita, Akita, Japan | |
| 4 | 79.58 miles (128.07 km) SSW | Hanamaki Airport (HNA) | Morioka, Honshū, Japan | |
| 5 | 90.61 miles (145.82 km) NNW | Hakodate Airport (HKD) | Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan | |
| 6 | 92.42 miles (148.74 km) SW | Akita Airport (AXT) | Akita, Japan | |
| 7 | 148.90 miles (239.63 km) NW | Okushiri Airport (OIR) | Okushiri, Okushiri Island, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 8 | 149.76 miles (241.01 km) SW | Shonai Airport (SYO) | Yamagata, Japan | |
| 9 | 154.06 miles (247.93 km) N | New Chitose Airport (CTS) | Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 10 | 158.99 miles (255.87 km) SSW | Yamagata Airport (GAJ) | Yamagata, Honshū, Japan | |
| 11 | 169.24 miles (272.37 km) S | Sendai Airport (SDJ) | Natori, Japan | |
| 12 | 175.72 miles (282.79 km) NNE | Tokachi-Obihiro Airport (OBO) | Obihiro, Tokachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 13 | 219.20 miles (352.77 km) SW | Niigata Airport (KIJ) | Niigata, Japan | |
| 14 | 221.27 miles (356.10 km) NNE | Asahikawa Airport (AKJ) | Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 15 | 221.98 miles (357.24 km) NE | Kushiro Airport (KUH) | Kushiro, Hokkaidō, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,480.43 miles (18,475.92 km) ESE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,456.23 miles (18,436.97 km) SE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,451.64 miles (18,429.57 km) ESE | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 4 | 11,427.91 miles (18,391.40 km) ESE | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 5 | 11,418.91 miles (18,376.90 km) SE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,418.14 miles (18,375.68 km) E | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 7 | 11,413.44 miles (18,368.10 km) SE | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,404.21 miles (18,353.25 km) ESE | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 9 | 11,404.12 miles (18,353.10 km) E | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 10 | 11,399.03 miles (18,344.92 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 11 | 11,393.90 miles (18,336.65 km) E | Miramar Airport (MJR) | Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 12 | 11,379.85 miles (18,314.04 km) SE | Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,362.76 miles (18,286.55 km) ESE | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,356.42 miles (18,276.34 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 15 | 11,348.67 miles (18,263.88 km) E | Necochea Airport (NEC) | Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |