Nonstop flight route between Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan and Hopetoun, Victoria, Australia:
Departure Airport:
(45°24'15"N by 141°48'7"E)
Arrival Airport:
(35°42'54"S by 142°21'36"E)
Distance from WKJ to HTU:
5,604.92 miles (9,020.22 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wakkanai Airport (WKJ), Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan and Hopetoun Airport (HTU), Hopetoun, Victoria, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,605 miles (or 9,020 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 Hopetoun 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 Hopetoun 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 |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | HTU / YHPN |
| Airport Name: | Hopetoun Airport |
| Location: | Hopetoun, Victoria, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°42'54"S by 142°21'36"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Yarriambiack Shire Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 256 feet (78 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HTU |
| More Information: | HTU Maps & Info |
Facts about Wakkanai Airport (WKJ):
- In 1987, the 1,200 m main runway was extended to 1,800 m, allowing All Nippon Airways to begin jet service to Tokyo.
- Wakkanai Airport (WKJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Wakkanai Airport", other names for WKJ include "稚内空港" and "Wakkanai Kūkō".
- 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.
- Wakkanai Airport opened to passenger traffic in 1960, initially on an irregular basis.
- The closest airport to Wakkanai Airport (WKJ) is Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport (MBE), which is located 109 miles (176 kilometers) SE of WKJ.
- 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 Hopetoun Airport (HTU):
- Because of Hopetoun Airport's relatively low elevation of 256 feet, planes can take off or land at Hopetoun 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 Hopetoun Airport (HTU) is Horsham Airport (HSM), which is located 67 miles (107 kilometers) S of HTU.
- Hopetoun Airport (HTU) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Hopetoun Airport (HTU) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is located 11,997 miles (19,307 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
| 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 | 66.79 miles (107.48 km) S | Horsham Airport (HSM) | Horsham, Victoria, Australia | |
| 2 | 74.85 miles (120.46 km) N | Robinvale Airport (RBC) | Robinvale, Victoria, Australia | |
| 3 | 88.65 miles (142.67 km) E | Kerang Airport (KRA) | Kerang, Victoria, Australia | |
| 4 | 102.10 miles (164.31 km) NE | Balranald Airport (BZD) | Balranald, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 5 | 103.83 miles (167.10 km) N | Mildura Airport (MQL) | Mildura, Victoria, Australia | |
| 6 | 115.59 miles (186.03 km) SSE | Ararat Airport (ARY) | Ararat, Victoria, Australia | |
| 7 | 130.62 miles (210.21 km) ESE | Bendigo Airport (BXG) | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia | |
| 8 | 134.58 miles (216.58 km) S | Hamilton Airport (HLT) | Hamilton, Victoria, Australia | |
| 9 | 137.80 miles (221.76 km) ESE | Echuca Airport (ECH) | Echuca, Victoria, Australia | |
| 10 | 141.87 miles (228.31 km) NW | Renmark Airport (RMK) | Renmark, South Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 145.64 miles (234.39 km) E | Deniliquin Airport (DNQ) | Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 12 | 161.76 miles (260.32 km) ENE | Hay Airport (HXX) | Hay, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 13 | 165.18 miles (265.83 km) SSW | Mount Gambier Airport (MGB) | Mount Gambier, Australia | |
| 14 | 176.38 miles (283.86 km) ESE | Shepparton Airport (SHT) | Shepparton, Victoria, Australia | |
| 15 | 178.34 miles (287.02 km) S | Warrnambool Airport (WMB) | Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,996.72 miles (19,306.80 km) NW | Flores Airport (FLW) | Flores Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 2 | 11,987.50 miles (19,291.97 km) NW | Corvo Airport (CVU) | Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 3 | 11,908.62 miles (19,165.03 km) WNW | Horta International Airport (HOR) | Horta, Azores, Portugal | |
| 4 | 11,893.78 miles (19,141.13 km) WNW | Pico Airport (PIX) | Pico Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 5 | 11,860.36 miles (19,087.35 km) WNW | Graciosa Airport (GRW) | Graciosa Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 6 | 11,819.97 miles (19,022.35 km) WNW | Lajes Air Base (TER) | Lajes, Azores, Portugal | |
| 7 | 11,761.32 miles (18,927.96 km) WNW | João Paulo II Airport (PDL) | Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal | |
| 8 | 11,737.96 miles (18,890.37 km) W | Santa Maria Airport (SMA) | Santa Maria, Portugal | |
| 9 | 11,307.24 miles (18,197.19 km) NE | St. John's International Airport (YYT) | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | |
| 10 | 11,228.95 miles (18,071.20 km) W | Madeira Airport (FNC) | Funchal, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 11 | 11,213.30 miles (18,046.02 km) NE | Saint-Pierre Airport (FSP) | Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, France | |
| 12 | 11,211.75 miles (18,043.52 km) W | Porto Santo Airport (PXO) | Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 13 | 11,192.66 miles (18,012.79 km) NE | Miquelon Airport (MQC) | Miquelon, Saint Pierre and Miquelon | |
| 14 | 11,184.51 miles (17,999.67 km) NE | Gander International Airport (YQX) | Gander, Newfoundland, Canada | |
| 15 | 11,177.97 miles (17,989.15 km) WNW | La Palma Airport (SPC) | La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain | |