AirportsShimojishima Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Miyakojima, in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SHI.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SHI
- ICAO code
- RORS
- City
- Miyakojima
- State or region
- Okinawa Prefecture
- Country
- Japan
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 24.8267° N, 125.1450° E
- Elevation
- 16 m (54 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,000 m (9,842 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SHI means Shimojishima Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: RORS. 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 24.8267° N, 125.1450° E. It stands 16 metres (54 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Hirara, about 16 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
Shimojishima Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,000 metres (9,842 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 83 airports of Japan on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 12.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 3,000 m 9,842 ft | 61 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Miyako AirportMiyakojima | MMY | 16 km |
| Tarama AirportTarama | TRA | 51 km |
| New Ishigaki AirportIshigaki | ISG | 103 km |
| Yonaguni AirportYonaguni | OGN | 222 km |
| Kumejima AirportKumejima | UEO | 232 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,760 km | 6 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,398 km | 7 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,941 km | 8 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 10,012 km | 12 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,477 km | 15 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,651 km | 13 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,460 km | 4 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 1,841 km | 2 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 7,090 km | 9 h 05 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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