Nonstop flight route between Yamagata, Honshū, Japan and Nizhny Novgorod, Russia:
Departure Airport:
(38°24'42"N by 140°22'15"E)
Arrival Airport:
(56°13'47"N by 43°47'12"E)
Distance from GAJ to GOJ:
4,296.93 miles (6,915.22 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yamagata Airport (GAJ), Yamagata, Honshū, Japan and Nizhny Novgorod International Airport (GOJ), Nizhny Novgorod, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,297 miles (or 6,915 kilometers).
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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: | GOJ / UWGG |
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| Location: | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 56°13'47"N by 43°47'12"E |
| Area Served: | Nizhny Novgorod |
| Operator/Owner: | JSC "Nizhny Novgorod International Airport" |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 256 feet (78 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GOJ |
| More Information: | GOJ Maps & Info |
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".
- 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.
- Yamagata Airport is a 2nd-class airport in Higashine, Yamagata, Japan.
- 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.
Facts about Nizhny Novgorod International Airport (GOJ):
- Nizhny Novgorod International Airport handled 747,165 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Nizhny Novgorod International Airport (GOJ) is Yuzhny Airport (IWA), which is located 119 miles (192 kilometers) WNW of GOJ.
- The Nizhny Novgorod - Arzamas railway line runs close to the airport.
- Nizhny Novgorod International Airport (GOJ) has 4 runways.
- Because of Nizhny Novgorod International Airport's relatively low elevation of 256 feet, planes can take off or land at Nizhny Novgorod International 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.
- In addition to being known as "Nizhny Novgorod International Airport", another name for GOJ is "Международный аэропорт Нижний Новгород".
- The furthest airport from Nizhny Novgorod International Airport (GOJ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,491 miles (16,884 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
| 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 | 119.17 miles (191.79 km) WNW | Yuzhny Airport (IWA) | Ivanovo, Russia | |
| 2 | 137.32 miles (221.00 km) E | Cheboksary Airport (CSY) | Cheboksary, Chuvashia, Russia | |
| 3 | 150.14 miles (241.63 km) NW | Kostroma Airport Аэропорт Кострома (KMW) | Kostroma, Russia | |
| 4 | 155.97 miles (251.01 km) SSE | Saransk Airport (SKX) | Saransk, Russia | |
| 5 | 160.18 miles (257.78 km) ENE | Yoshkar-Ola Airport (JOK) | Yoshkar-Ola, Russia | |
| 6 | 164.92 miles (265.42 km) NW | Tunoshna (IAR) | Yaroslavl, Russia | |
| 7 | 192.82 miles (310.31 km) SW | Turlatovo Airport (RZN) | Ryazan, Russia | |
| 8 | 217.01 miles (349.24 km) E | Kazan International Airport (KZN) | Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia | |
| 9 | 220.62 miles (355.06 km) SSE | Penza Airport (PEZ) | Penza, Russia | |
| 10 | 221.36 miles (356.25 km) SE | Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport (ULV) | Ulyanovsk, Russia | |
| 11 | 222.15 miles (357.52 km) W | Chkalovsky Airport (CKL) | Shchyolkovo (Moscow Oblast), Russia | |
| 12 | 223.29 miles (359.35 km) NW | Staroselye Airport (RYB) | Rybinsk, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia | |
| 13 | 225.41 miles (362.75 km) W | Bykovo Airport (BKA) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 14 | 234.15 miles (376.82 km) ESE | Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport (ULY) | Ulyanovsk, Russia | |
| 15 | 235.13 miles (378.41 km) WSW | Moscow Domodedovo Airport (DME) | Moscow, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,491.27 miles (16,884.03 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,145.67 miles (16,327.83 km) S | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,071.44 miles (16,208.37 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,064.63 miles (16,197.41 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,059.70 miles (16,189.47 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,055.68 miles (16,183.00 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,048.92 miles (16,172.13 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,045.72 miles (16,166.99 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,044.50 miles (16,165.02 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,041.29 miles (16,159.84 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,037.43 miles (16,153.64 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,034.92 miles (16,149.60 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,031.85 miles (16,144.65 km) E | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,031.76 miles (16,144.51 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,031.16 miles (16,143.55 km) SW | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |