Nonstop flight route between Abu Simbel, Egypt and Yamagata, Honshū, Japan:
Departure Airport:
(22°22'33"N by 31°36'41"E)
Arrival Airport:
(38°24'42"N by 140°22'15"E)
Distance from ABS to GAJ:
6,204.53 miles (9,985.19 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Al Hufalysin Airport (ABS), Abu Simbel, Egypt and Yamagata Airport (GAJ), Yamagata, Honshū, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,205 miles (or 9,985 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Al Hufalysin Airport and Yamagata Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Al Hufalysin Airport and Yamagata Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ABS / HEBL |
| Airport Name: | Al Hufalysin Airport |
| Location: | Abu Simbel, Egypt |
| GPS Coordinates: | 22°22'33"N by 31°36'41"E |
| Area Served: | Abu Simbel, Egypt |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 616 feet (188 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ABS |
| More Information: | ABS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GAJ / RJSC |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Yamagata, Honshū, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°24'42"N by 140°22'15"E |
| Area Served: | Yamagata |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 345 feet (105 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GAJ |
| More Information: | GAJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Al Hufalysin Airport (ABS):
- Al Hufalysin Airport handled 499,172 passengers last year.
- Because of Al Hufalysin Airport's relatively low elevation of 616 feet, planes can take off or land at Al Hufalysin Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- Al Hufalysin Airport (ABS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Al Hufalysin Airport (ABS) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is nearly antipodal to Al Hufalysin Airport (meaning Al Hufalysin Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rurutu Airport), and is located 12,247 miles (19,709 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Al Hufalysin Airport (ABS) is Wadi Halfa Airport (WHF), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) S of ABS.
Facts about Yamagata Airport (GAJ):
- Kamiyama Training Airfield was opened by the Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II.
- The furthest airport from Yamagata Airport (GAJ) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 11,606 miles (18,679 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Yamagata Airport", another name for GAJ is "山形空港".
- Because of Yamagata Airport's relatively low elevation of 345 feet, planes can take off or land at Yamagata Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- Yamagata Airport is a 2nd-class airport in Higashine, Yamagata, Japan.
- Yamagata Airport (GAJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Yamagata Airport (GAJ) is Sendai Airport (SDJ), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) ESE of GAJ.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 40.24 miles (64.76 km) S | Wadi Halfa Airport (WHF) | Wadi Halfa, Sudan |     |
| 2 | 133.90 miles (215.50 km) NE | Aswan International Airport (ASW) | Aswan, Egypt | |
| 3 | 185.11 miles (297.90 km) W | Sharq Al-Owainat Airport (GSQ) | Sharq Al-Owainat, Egypt | |
| 4 | 235.36 miles (378.77 km) SSW | Dongola Airport (DOG) | Dongola, Sudan | |
| 5 | 237.90 miles (382.87 km) NNE | Luxor International Airport (LXR) | Luxor, Egypt | |
| 6 | 271.63 miles (437.15 km) S | Merowe Airport (MWE) | Merowe, Sudan | |
| 7 | 278.97 miles (448.96 km) NE | Marsa Alam (RMF) | Marsa Alam, Egypt | |
| 8 | 301.95 miles (485.94 km) S | Ad-Dabbah Airport (AAD) | Al Dabbah, Sudan | |
| 9 | 303.59 miles (488.58 km) S | El Debba Airport (EDB) | El Debba (Al Dabbah), Sudan | |
| 10 | 324.88 miles (522.85 km) N | Assiut Airport (ATZ) | Assiut, Egypt | |
| 11 | 359.03 miles (577.80 km) NNE | Hurghada International Airport (HRG) | Hurghada, Egypt | |
| 12 | 359.33 miles (578.28 km) SSE | Atbara Airport (ATB) | Atbara, Sudan | |
| 13 | 415.90 miles (669.33 km) ESE | Port Sudan New International Airport (PZU) | Port Sudan, Sudan | |
| 14 | 424.29 miles (682.83 km) NNE | Sharm el-Sheikh International Airpoirt (SSH) | Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt | |
| 15 | 427.32 miles (687.70 km) ENE | Yanbu International Airport (YNB) | Yanbu (Yenbo), Al Madinah, Saudi Arabia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,246.55 miles (19,708.86 km) E | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 12,094.49 miles (19,464.14 km) SSE | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 12,087.59 miles (19,453.04 km) SSE | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 12,042.41 miles (19,380.34 km) SSW | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 12,008.01 miles (19,324.97 km) SSE | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,972.04 miles (19,267.08 km) SSE | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,965.10 miles (19,255.91 km) SSW | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,955.12 miles (19,239.85 km) SSE | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,949.38 miles (19,230.62 km) SSW | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,931.94 miles (19,202.54 km) SW | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,930.83 miles (19,200.76 km) SSW | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,917.76 miles (19,179.73 km) S | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,870.27 miles (19,103.30 km) WSW | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,870.19 miles (19,103.17 km) SSW | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,867.70 miles (19,099.16 km) SSW | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 35.08 miles (56.45 km) ESE | Sendai Airport (SDJ) | Natori, Japan | |
| 2 | 41.94 miles (67.49 km) NW | Shonai Airport (SYO) | Yamagata, Japan | |
| 3 | 75.31 miles (121.20 km) WSW | Niigata Airport (KIJ) | Niigata, Japan | |
| 4 | 81.37 miles (130.96 km) NNE | Hanamaki Airport (HNA) | Morioka, Honshū, Japan | |
| 5 | 81.90 miles (131.80 km) S | Fukushima Airport (FKS) | Sugawa, Fukushima, Japan | |
| 6 | 83.56 miles (134.48 km) N | Akita Airport (AXT) | Akita, Japan | |
| 7 | 122.99 miles (197.93 km) N | Odate-Noshiro Airport (ONJ) | Kitaakita, Akita, Japan | |
| 8 | 133.94 miles (215.56 km) SSW | Utsunomiya Air Field (QUT) | Nikkō / Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan | |
| 9 | 158.99 miles (255.87 km) NNE | JMSDF Hachinohe Air Base (HHE) | Hachinohe, Honshū, Japan | |
| 10 | 161.28 miles (259.56 km) N | Aomori Airport (AOJ) | Aomori, Japan | |
| 11 | 167.18 miles (269.05 km) NNE | Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō (MSJ) | Misawa, Aomori, Japan | |
| 12 | 182.87 miles (294.30 km) S | Narita International Airport (NRT) | Narita (near Tokyo), Japan | |
| 13 | 200.18 miles (322.15 km) S | Tokyo International Airport (HND) | Tokyo, Honshū, Japan | |
| 14 | 205.36 miles (330.49 km) SW | Matsumoto Airport (MMJ) | Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan | |
| 15 | 212.76 miles (342.41 km) SW | Toyama Airport (TOY) | Toyama, Toyama, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,606.38 miles (18,678.60 km) ESE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,583.62 miles (18,641.98 km) ESE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,562.82 miles (18,608.50 km) SE | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 4 | 11,558.74 miles (18,601.94 km) SE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 5 | 11,546.05 miles (18,581.51 km) ESE | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 6 | 11,538.09 miles (18,568.71 km) ESE | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 7 | 11,533.46 miles (18,561.26 km) SE | Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,515.45 miles (18,532.27 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 9 | 11,495.82 miles (18,500.68 km) E | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 10 | 11,485.26 miles (18,483.69 km) ESE | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,485.09 miles (18,483.42 km) E | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 12 | 11,483.77 miles (18,481.29 km) SE | Navegantes Airport (NVT) | Navegantes, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,479.30 miles (18,474.10 km) SE | Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) | Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,475.19 miles (18,467.49 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 15 | 11,463.08 miles (18,447.99 km) E | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |