AirportsNanki Shirahama Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Shirahama, in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SHM.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SHM
- ICAO code
- RJBD
- City
- Shirahama
- State or region
- Wakayama Prefecture
- Country
- Japan
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 33.6622° N, 135.3640° E
- Elevation
- 91 m (298 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,999 m (6,560 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SHM means Nanki Shirahama Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: RJBD. 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 33.6622° N, 135.3640° E. It stands 91 metres (298 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Minato, about 65 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
Nanki Shirahama 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 59.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 1,999 m 6,560 ft | 45 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kansai International AirportOsaka | KIX | 86 km |
| Tokushima Awaodori Airport / JMSDF Tokushima Air BaseTokushima | TKS | 87 km |
| Kobe AirportKobe | UKB | 109 km |
| Osaka Itami International AirportOsaka | ITM | 125 km |
| Takamatsu AirportTakamatsu | TAK | 139 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,504 km | 7 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,339 km | 8 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 7,612 km | 9 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,614 km | 12 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,229 km | 14 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,263 km | 11 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,854 km | 6 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 456 km | 1 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 7,697 km | 9 h 45 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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