Nonstop flight route between Yamagata, Honshū, Japan and Austin, Nevada, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yamagata Airport (GAJ), Yamagata, Honshū, Japan and Austin Airport (ASQ), Austin, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,158 miles (or 8,301 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 Yamagata Airport and Austin 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 Yamagata Airport and Austin Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GAJ / RJSC |
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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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ASQ / |
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Location: | Austin, Nevada, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°28'5"N by 117°11'51"W |
Area Served: | Austin, Nevada |
Operator/Owner: | U.S. Bureau of Land Management |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5735 feet (1,748 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ASQ |
More Information: | ASQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Yamagata Airport (GAJ):
- 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.
- Kamiyama Training Airfield was opened by the Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II.
- Yamagata Airport (GAJ) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Austin Airport (ASQ):
- The furthest airport from Austin Airport (ASQ) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,109 miles (17,879 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- The closest airport to Austin Airport (ASQ) is Gabbs Airport (GAB), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) SW of ASQ.
- Because of Austin Airport's high elevation of 5,735 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ASQ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ASQ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Austin Airport (ASQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Austin Airport is a public use airport owned by the U.S.
- In addition to being known as "Austin Airport", other names for ASQ include "KTMT" and "TMT".