Nonstop flight route between Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan and Inishmaan, Ireland:
Departure Airport:
(45°24'15"N by 141°48'7"E)
Arrival Airport:
(53°5'30"N by 9°34'12"W)
Distance from WKJ to IIA:
5,424.14 miles (8,729.28 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wakkanai Airport (WKJ), Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan and Inishmaan Aerodrome (IIA), Inishmaan, Ireland would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,424 miles (or 8,729 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 Inishmaan Aerodrome, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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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: | IIA / EIMN |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Inishmaan, Ireland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°5'30"N by 9°34'12"W |
| Area Served: | Inishmaan, Aran Islands, County Galway, Ireland |
| Operator/Owner: | Comharchumann Inis Meáin |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IIA |
| More Information: | IIA Maps & Info |
Facts about Wakkanai Airport (WKJ):
- The airport is located on Japan National Route 238 approx.
- 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 is the northernmost airport in Japan which is capable of handling jet aircraft.
- 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.
- 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 Inishmaan Aerodrome (IIA):
- The closest airport to Inishmaan Aerodrome (IIA) is Inisheer Aerodrome (INQ), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) SE of IIA.
- Inishmaan Aerodrome (IIA) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Inishmaan Aerodrome (IIA) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,997 miles (19,307 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Inishmaan Aerodrome", another name for IIA is "Inishmaan Airport".
- Because of Inishmaan Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Inishmaan Aerodrome 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.
| 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 | 3.10 miles (4.98 km) SE | Inisheer Aerodrome (INQ) | Inisheer, Ireland | |
| 2 | 3.63 miles (5.84 km) WNW | Inishmore Aerodrome (IOR) | Kilronan, Inishmore, Ireland | |
| 3 | 10.47 miles (16.85 km) NNE | Connemara Airport (NNR) | Inverin, Ireland | |
| 4 | 29.75 miles (47.87 km) ENE | Galway Airport (GWY) | Galway, Ireland | |
| 5 | 38.07 miles (61.27 km) SE | Shannon Airport (SNN) | Shannon (County Clare), Ireland | |
| 6 | 62.98 miles (101.36 km) S | Kerry Airport (KIR) | Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland | |
| 7 | 64.42 miles (103.68 km) NNE | Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) | Knock, Ireland | |
| 8 | 80.38 miles (129.36 km) NNW | Belmullet Aerodrome (BLY) | Belmullet, Ireland | |
| 9 | 91.21 miles (146.79 km) NNE | Sligo Airport (SXL) | Strandhill (near Sligo), Ireland | |
| 10 | 97.61 miles (157.09 km) SSE | Cork Airport (ORK) | Cork, Ireland | |
| 11 | 98.39 miles (158.34 km) S | Bantry Aerodrome (BYT) | Bantry, County Cork, Ireland | |
| 12 | 99.60 miles (160.30 km) ESE | Kilkenny Airport (KKY) | Kilkenny, Ireland | |
| 13 | 119.54 miles (192.39 km) NE | Enniskillen/St Angelo Airport (ENK) | Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 121.42 miles (195.41 km) ESE | Waterford Airport (WAT) | Waterford, Ireland | |
| 15 | 138.27 miles (222.53 km) E | Dublin Airport (DUB) | Dublin, Ireland | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,996.70 miles (19,306.77 km) SSE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,965.75 miles (19,256.96 km) SSE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,941.71 miles (19,218.28 km) S | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,890.25 miles (19,135.46 km) S | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,874.86 miles (19,110.68 km) S | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,873.97 miles (19,109.26 km) S | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,856.05 miles (19,080.42 km) S | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,844.18 miles (19,061.31 km) SSE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,828.45 miles (19,036.00 km) S | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,802.01 miles (18,993.44 km) S | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,798.88 miles (18,988.41 km) S | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,792.36 miles (18,977.91 km) S | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,771.18 miles (18,943.82 km) S | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,766.41 miles (18,936.15 km) S | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,719.27 miles (18,860.29 km) S | Hokitika Airport (HKK) | Hokitika, New Zealand | |