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SHM to KKJ: distance & flight time
Nanki-shirahama (Nanki Shirahama Airport) → Kitakyushu (Kitakyūshū Airport)
249 mi
401 km · 216 nm
1h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
249 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 7m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- SHM — Nanki Shirahama Airport · Nanki-shirahama, Japan
- KKJ — Kitakyūshū Airport · Kitakyushu, Japan
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near KKJ
- UBJ · Yamaguchi Ube Airport15 mi away
- FUK · Fukuoka Airport38 mi away
- OIT · Oita Airport48 mi away
- HSG · Saga Airport64 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SHM from KKJ?
The flight distance from Nanki-shirahama (SHM) to Kitakyushu (KKJ) is 249 miles (401 km, 216 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SHM to KKJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 7m 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 cheapest way to fly from SHM to KKJ?
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