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POF to SHB: distance & flight time
Poplar Bluff (Poplar Bluff Municipal Airport) → Nakashibetsu (Nakashibetsu Airport)
5,893 mi
9,483 km · 5,121 nm
12h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
+14h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,893 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 1m 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
- POF — Poplar Bluff Municipal Airport · Poplar Bluff, United States
- SHB — Nakashibetsu Airport · Nakashibetsu, Japan
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near POF
- SIK · Sikeston Memorial Municipal Airport43 mi away
- CGI · Cape Girardeau Regional Airport52 mi away
- BYH · Arkansas International Airport60 mi away
- JBR · Jonesboro Municipal Airport68 mi away
Near SHB
- MMB · Memanbetsu Airport45 mi away
- DEE · Mendeleyevo Airport45 mi away
- KUH · Kushiro Airport53 mi away
- MBE · Monbetsu Airport92 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is POF from SHB?
The flight distance from Poplar Bluff (POF) to Nakashibetsu (SHB) is 5,893 miles (9,483 km, 5,121 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POF to SHB?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 1m 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 Poplar Bluff and Nakashibetsu?
Nakashibetsu is 14 hours ahead of Poplar Bluff.
What is the cheapest way to fly from POF to SHB?
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