AirportsNakashibetsu Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Nakashibetsu, in Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SHB.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SHB
- ICAO code
- RJCN
- City
- Nakashibetsu
- State or region
- Hokkaidō Prefecture
- Country
- Japan
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 43.5775° N, 144.9600° E
- Elevation
- 71 m (234 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,999 m (6,560 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SHB means Nakashibetsu Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: RJCN. ICAO codes that begin with R belong to East Asia, including Japan, Korea and the Philippines. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 43.5775° N, 144.9600° E. It stands 71 metres (234 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Kushiro, about 82 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Tokyo, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Nakashibetsu Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,999 metres (6,560 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 83 airports of Japan on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 58.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 1,999 m 6,560 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Yuzhno-Kurilsk Mendeleyevo AirportYuzhno-Kurilsk, Russia | DEE | 72 km |
| Memanbetsu AirportŌzora | MMB | 72 km |
| Kushiro AirportKushiro | KUH | 86 km |
| Monbetsu AirportMonbetsu | MBE | 148 km |
| Tokachi-Obihiro AirportObihiro | OBO | 170 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,149 km | 7 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,134 km | 9 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 8,075 km | 10 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,934 km | 11 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 9,879 km | 12 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 7,963 km | 10 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 6,197 km | 8 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 996 km | 1 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 8,643 km | 10 h 55 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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