Nonstop flight route between Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia and Yamagata, Honshū, Japan:
Departure Airport:
(24°52'50"S by 113°40'19"E)
Arrival Airport:
(38°24'42"N by 140°22'15"E)
Distance from CVQ to GAJ:
4,702.45 miles (7,567.83 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Carnarvon Airport (CVQ), Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia and Yamagata Airport (GAJ), Yamagata, Honshū, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,702 miles (or 7,568 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 Carnarvon 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 Carnarvon 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: | CVQ / YCAR |
| Airport Name: | Carnarvon Airport |
| Location: | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 24°52'50"S by 113°40'19"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Shire of Carnarvon |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CVQ |
| More Information: | CVQ 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 Carnarvon Airport (CVQ):
- Because of Carnarvon Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Carnarvon 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.
- Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) is JAGS McCartney International Airport (GDT), which is nearly antipodal to Carnarvon Airport (meaning Carnarvon Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from JAGS McCartney International Airport), and is located 12,050 miles (19,392 kilometers) away in Grand Turk Island, Turks and Caicos Islands.
- The closest airport to Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) S of CVQ.
Facts about Yamagata Airport (GAJ):
- Yamagata Airport (GAJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Yamagata Airport", another name for GAJ is "山形空港".
- 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.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Yamagata Airport (GAJ) is Sendai Airport (SDJ), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) ESE of GAJ.
- The airport has had no scheduled ground transportation services since April 2009 due to depressed passenger numbers.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 70.23 miles (113.02 km) S | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia |     |
| 2 | 184.63 miles (297.13 km) N | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 197.61 miles (318.02 km) S | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 273.16 miles (439.60 km) SSE | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 277.96 miles (447.33 km) SSE | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 282.86 miles (455.22 km) ENE | Paraburdoo Airport (PBO) | Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 298.50 miles (480.39 km) NNE | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 303.48 miles (488.41 km) ENE | Tom Price Airport (TPR) | Tom Price, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 316.17 miles (508.82 km) NE | Solomon Airport (SLJ) | Karijini National Park, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 317.40 miles (510.81 km) SE | Cue Airport (CUY) | Cue, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 326.12 miles (524.83 km) ESE | Meekatharra Airport (MKR) | Meekatharra, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 331.69 miles (533.80 km) SSE | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 335.66 miles (540.20 km) NE | Coolawanyah Station Airport (COY) | Coolawanyah Station, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 341.19 miles (549.09 km) SE | Mount Magnet Airport (MMG) | Mount Magnet, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 349.19 miles (561.97 km) NE | Karratha Airport (KTA) | Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,049.70 miles (19,392.06 km) NE | JAGS McCartney International Airport (GDT) | Grand Turk Island, Turks and Caicos Islands | |
| 2 | 12,032.97 miles (19,365.14 km) NE | South Caicos Airport (XSC) | South Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands | |
| 3 | 12,030.49 miles (19,361.14 km) ENE | Middle Caicos Airport (MDS) | Middle Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands | |
| 4 | 12,026.34 miles (19,354.47 km) ENE | North Caicos Airport (NCA) | North Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands | |
| 5 | 12,003.27 miles (19,317.35 km) ENE | Providenciales International Airport (PLS) | Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands | |
| 6 | 11,996.87 miles (19,307.04 km) NNE | Arroyo Barril Airport (EPS) | Samaná, Dominican Republic | |
| 7 | 11,993.48 miles (19,301.59 km) N | Dorado Airport (DDP) | Dorado, Puerto Rico | |
| 8 | 11,992.71 miles (19,300.34 km) N | Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (SIG) | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 9 | 11,992.61 miles (19,300.19 km) N | Rafael Hernández Airport (BQN) | Aguadilla, Puerto Rico | |
| 10 | 11,992.01 miles (19,299.22 km) N | Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport (ARE) | Arecibo, Puerto Rico | |
| 11 | 11,991.96 miles (19,299.15 km) NNE | El Catey International Airport (AZS) | El Catey, Samaná, Dominican Republic | |
| 12 | 11,991.25 miles (19,298.00 km) N | Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU) | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 13 | 11,991.01 miles (19,297.62 km) NE | Gregorio Luperón International Airport (POP) | San Felipe de Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic | |
| 14 | 11,981.64 miles (19,282.54 km) NNE | Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ) | Punta Cana, Dominican Republic | |
| 15 | 11,980.68 miles (19,280.98 km) N | Diego Jiménez Torres Airport (FAJ) | Fajardo, Puerto Rico, United States | |
| 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 | |