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BFM to SHM: distance & flight time
Mobile (Mobile Downtown Airport) → Nanki-shirahama (Nanki Shirahama Airport)
7,169 mi
11,537 km · 6,229 nm
14h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
+14h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,169 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 31m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 14-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BFM — Mobile Downtown Airport · Mobile, United States
- SHM — Nanki Shirahama Airport · Nanki-shirahama, Japan
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BFM
- MOB · Mobile Regional Airport11 mi away
- GUF · Jack Edwards Airport33 mi away
- NPA · Pensacola Naval Air Station/Forrest Sherman Field48 mi away
- BIX · Keesler Air Force Base53 mi away
Near SHM
- KIX · Kansai International Airport53 mi away
- TKS · Tokushima Airport/JMSDF Air Base54 mi away
- UKB · Kobe Airport68 mi away
- ITM · Osaka International Airport78 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BFM from SHM?
The flight distance from Mobile (BFM) to Nanki-shirahama (SHM) is 7,169 miles (11,537 km, 6,229 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BFM to SHM?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 31m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Mobile and Nanki-shirahama?
Nanki-shirahama is 14 hours ahead of Mobile.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BFM to SHM?
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