Nonstop flight route between Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan and Hawthorne, California, United States:
Departure Airport:
(45°24'15"N by 141°48'7"E)
Arrival Airport:
(33°55'22"N by 118°20'7"W)
Distance from WKJ to HHR:
5,022.13 miles (8,082.31 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wakkanai Airport (WKJ), Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan and Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR), Hawthorne, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,022 miles (or 8,082 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 Wakkanai Airport and Hawthorne Municipal 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 Wakkanai Airport and Hawthorne Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WKJ / RJCW |
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| Location: | Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°24'15"N by 141°48'7"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 27 feet (8 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WKJ |
| More Information: | WKJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HHR / KHHR |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Hawthorne, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°55'22"N by 118°20'7"W |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Hawthorne |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 66 feet (20 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HHR |
| More Information: | HHR Maps & Info |
Facts about Wakkanai Airport (WKJ):
- The closest airport to Wakkanai Airport (WKJ) is Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport (MBE), which is located 109 miles (176 kilometers) SE of WKJ.
- Wakkanai Airport (WKJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Wakkanai Airport's relatively low elevation of 27 feet, planes can take off or land at Wakkanai 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 "Wakkanai Airport", other names for WKJ include "稚内空港" and "Wakkanai Kūkō".
- The airport is located on Japan National Route 238 approx.
- Wakkanai is the northernmost airport in Japan which is capable of handling jet aircraft.
- The furthest airport from Wakkanai Airport (WKJ) is Port Stanley Airport (PSY), which is located 11,446 miles (18,420 kilometers) away in Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom.
Facts about Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR):
- The airport covers 80 acres.
- The closest airport to Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR) is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) WNW of HHR.
- Hawthorne Municipal Airport is a mile east of Hawthorne, in Los Angeles County, California.
- The name Jack Northrop Field comes from the Northrop Aircraft Corporation founded by Jack Northrop, which for years designed, built and flew many classic airplanes, including flying wings, the P-61 Black Widow and the F-89 Scorpion night fighters, the F-5 Freedom Fighter, and the T-38 Talon jet trainer.
- Because of Hawthorne Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 66 feet, planes can take off or land at Hawthorne Municipal 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 furthest airport from Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,487 miles (18,486 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- In addition to being known as "Hawthorne Municipal Airport", another name for HHR is "Jack Northrop Field".
- Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 109.25 miles (175.82 km) SE | Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport (MBE) | Monbetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan |     |
| 2 | 111.49 miles (179.42 km) NNE | Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport (UUS) | Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin Island, Russia | |
| 3 | 123.92 miles (199.44 km) SSE | Asahikawa Airport (AKJ) | Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 4 | 156.73 miles (252.23 km) SE | Memanbetsu Airport (MMB) | Kitami, Japan | |
| 5 | 181.74 miles (292.48 km) S | New Chitose Airport (CTS) | Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 6 | 197.46 miles (317.79 km) SSE | Tokachi-Obihiro Airport (OBO) | Obihiro, Tokachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 7 | 200.37 miles (322.46 km) SE | Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB) | Nakashibetsu, Japan | |
| 8 | 201.68 miles (324.58 km) SE | Kushiro Airport (KUH) | Kushiro, Hokkaidō, Japan | |
| 9 | 255.86 miles (411.76 km) SSW | Hakodate Airport (HKD) | Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan | |
| 10 | 258.84 miles (416.57 km) SSW | Okushiri Airport (OIR) | Okushiri, Okushiri Island, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 11 | 325.41 miles (523.69 km) S | Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō (MSJ) | Misawa, Aomori, Japan | |
| 12 | 327.59 miles (527.21 km) S | Aomori Airport (AOJ) | Aomori, Japan | |
| 13 | 335.70 miles (540.26 km) S | JMSDF Hachinohe Air Base (HHE) | Hachinohe, Honshū, Japan | |
| 14 | 367.36 miles (591.21 km) SSW | Odate-Noshiro Airport (ONJ) | Kitaakita, Akita, Japan | |
| 15 | 379.03 miles (609.99 km) NW | Khabarovsk Novy Airport (KHV) | Khabarovsk, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,445.74 miles (18,420.09 km) ESE | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 2 | 11,415.57 miles (18,371.54 km) ESE | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 3 | 11,315.45 miles (18,210.41 km) ESE | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 4 | 11,312.85 miles (18,206.22 km) ESE | Miramar Airport (MJR) | Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 5 | 11,312.37 miles (18,205.44 km) ESE | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 6 | 11,288.52 miles (18,167.06 km) ESE | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 7 | 11,278.58 miles (18,151.07 km) ESE | Necochea Airport (NEC) | Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 8 | 11,251.41 miles (18,107.34 km) SE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,249.44 miles (18,104.17 km) ESE | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 10 | 11,234.00 miles (18,079.33 km) SE | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 11 | 11,225.06 miles (18,064.93 km) SE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,212.93 miles (18,045.42 km) ESE | Tandil Airport (TDL) | Tandil, Argentina | |
| 13 | 11,204.74 miles (18,032.24 km) ESE | Tres Arroyos Airport (OYO) | Tres Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 14 | 11,193.41 miles (18,014.00 km) SE | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 15 | 11,177.21 miles (17,987.93 km) ESE | La Plata Airport (LPG) | La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 4.39 miles (7.06 km) WNW | Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) | Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| 2 | 5.72 miles (9.21 km) ESE | Compton/Woodley Airport (CPM) | Compton, California, United States | |
| 3 | 8.26 miles (13.29 km) S | Zamperini FieldLomita Landing Strip (TOA) | Torrance, California, United States | |
| 4 | 9.25 miles (14.89 km) NW | Santa Monica Airport (SMO) | Santa Monica, California, United States | |
| 5 | 12.79 miles (20.58 km) SE | Long Beach Airport (JLB) | Long Beach, California, United States | |
| 6 | 12.79 miles (20.58 km) SE | Long Beach Airport (LGB) | Long Beach, California, United States | |
| 7 | 19.24 miles (30.96 km) N | Bob Hope Airport (BUR) | Burbank, California, United States | |
| 8 | 20.58 miles (33.13 km) ENE | San Gabriel Valley (El Monte) Airport (EMT) | El Monte, California, United States | |
| 9 | 20.69 miles (33.29 km) E | Fullerton Municipal Airport (FUL) | Fullerton, California, United States | |
| 10 | 21.71 miles (34.94 km) NNW | Van Nuys Airport (VNY) | Van Nuys, California, United States | |
| 11 | 23.68 miles (38.11 km) N | Whiteman Airport (WHP) | Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| 12 | 31.79 miles (51.16 km) ESE | John Wayne Airport (SNA) | Santa Ana, California, United States | |
| 13 | 33.78 miles (54.37 km) ENE | Brackett Field (POC) | La Verne, California, United States | |
| 14 | 36.07 miles (58.05 km) S | Catalina AirportBuffalo Springs Airport (CIB) | Avalon, California, United States | |
| 15 | 38.65 miles (62.20 km) ESE | MCAS El Toro (NZJ) | Santa Ana, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,486.63 miles (18,485.90 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 2 | 11,473.21 miles (18,464.30 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,461.12 miles (18,444.84 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 4 | 11,452.55 miles (18,431.05 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 5 | 11,361.90 miles (18,285.15 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,240.47 miles (18,089.74 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,236.61 miles (18,083.52 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,199.93 miles (18,024.49 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 11,107.27 miles (17,875.38 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 11,074.84 miles (17,823.19 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 11,071.70 miles (17,818.13 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 11,061.68 miles (17,802.00 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 11,053.26 miles (17,788.45 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 11,042.32 miles (17,770.85 km) ESE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 11,031.57 miles (17,753.54 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |