Nonstop flight route between Yamagata, Honshū, Japan and Denis Island, Seychelles:
Departure Airport:
(38°24'42"N by 140°22'15"E)
Arrival Airport:
(3°48'1"S by 55°39'52"E)
Distance from GAJ to DEI:
6,095.86 miles (9,810.32 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yamagata Airport (GAJ), Yamagata, Honshū, Japan and Denis Island Airport (DEI), Denis Island, Seychelles would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,096 miles (or 9,810 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 Denis Island 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 Denis Island 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 |
| 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DEI / FSSD |
| Airport Name: | Denis Island Airport |
| Location: | Denis Island, Seychelles |
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°48'1"S by 55°39'52"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Denis Island |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DEI |
| More Information: | DEI Maps & Info |
Facts about Yamagata Airport (GAJ):
- 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.
- The closest airport to Yamagata Airport (GAJ) is Sendai Airport (SDJ), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) ESE of GAJ.
- In addition to being known as "Yamagata Airport", another name for GAJ is "山形空港".
- Yamagata Airport (GAJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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 airport has had no scheduled ground transportation services since April 2009 due to depressed passenger numbers.
Facts about Denis Island Airport (DEI):
- The closest airport to Denis Island Airport (DEI) is Bird Island Airport (BDI), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) W of DEI.
- The furthest airport from Denis Island Airport (DEI) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,058 miles (17,797 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- Because of Denis Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Denis Island 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.
- Denis Island Airport (DEI) currently has only 1 runway.
| 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 | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 31.89 miles (51.32 km) W | Bird Island Airport (BDI) | Bird Island, Seychelles | |
| 2 | 35.90 miles (57.78 km) S | Praslin Island Airport (PRI) | Praslin Island, Seychelles | |
| 3 | 57.52 miles (92.56 km) SSE | Frégate Island Airport (FRK) | Frégate Island, Seychelles | |
| 4 | 61.18 miles (98.46 km) S | Seychelles International Airport (SEZ) | Mahé, Seychelles | |
| 5 | 190.69 miles (306.89 km) SW | Desroches Island Airport (DES) | Desroches Island, Seychelles | |
| 6 | 733.87 miles (1,181.05 km) SW | Arrachart Airport (DIE) | Antsiranana, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 792.72 miles (1,275.76 km) SW | Ambilobe Airport (AMB) | Ambilobe, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 801.60 miles (1,290.05 km) NW | Obbia Airport (CMO) | Obbia, Somalia | |
| 9 | 820.46 miles (1,320.40 km) WNW | Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ) | Mogadishu, Somalia | |
| 10 | 838.87 miles (1,350.02 km) SW | Ambanja Airport (IVA) | Ambanja, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 854.98 miles (1,375.95 km) SSW | Antsirabato Airport (ANM) | Antalaha, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 921.55 miles (1,483.09 km) SW | Analalava Airport (HVA) | Analalava, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 924.73 miles (1,488.21 km) NW | Abdullahi Yusuf International Airport (GLK) | Galcaio, Somalia | |
| 14 | 942.40 miles (1,516.64 km) WNW | Kismayo Airport (KMU) | Kisimayu, Somalia | |
| 15 | 943.34 miles (1,518.15 km) SW | Dzaoudzi Pamandzi International Airport (DZA) | Dzaoudzi, Mayotte | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,058.49 miles (17,796.87 km) SE | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 10,781.23 miles (17,350.67 km) NW | Los Cabos International Airport (SJD) | Los Cabos, Mexico | |
| 3 | 10,754.90 miles (17,308.29 km) NNW | Manuel Márquez de León International Airport (LAP) | La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico | |
| 4 | 10,742.47 miles (17,288.28 km) NNW | Ciudad Constitución Airport (CUA) | Ciudad Constitución, Baja California Sur, Mexico | |
| 5 | 10,732.53 miles (17,272.29 km) NW | Playa de Oro International Airport (ZLO) | Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico | |
| 6 | 10,703.08 miles (17,224.90 km) NW | Lic. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR) | Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico | |
| 7 | 10,682.85 miles (17,192.33 km) SSE | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 10,678.75 miles (17,185.74 km) NNW | Loreto International Airport (LTO) | Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico | |
| 9 | 10,675.03 miles (17,179.75 km) NW | Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid Airport (CLQ) | Colima, Colima, Mexico | |
| 10 | 10,671.03 miles (17,173.31 km) SE | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 10,649.92 miles (17,139.34 km) NW | Amado Nervo International Airport (TPQ) | Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico | |
| 12 | 10,647.88 miles (17,136.05 km) NW | Lázaro Cárdenas Airport (LZC) | Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, Mexico | |
| 13 | 10,635.05 miles (17,115.42 km) NW | General Rafael Buelna International Airport (MZT) | Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico | |
| 14 | 10,630.62 miles (17,108.28 km) NNW | Guerrero Negro Airport (GUB) | Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, Mexico | |
| 15 | 10,618.25 miles (17,088.37 km) WNW | Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH) | Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico | |