Nonstop flight route between Yamagata, Honshū, Japan and Haycock, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yamagata Airport (GAJ), Yamagata, Honshū, Japan and Haycock Airport (HAY), Haycock, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,945 miles (or 4,739 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 Haycock 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 Haycock 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: | HAY / | 
| Airport Name: | Haycock Airport | 
| Location: | Haycock, Alaska, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 65°12'3"N by 161°9'24"W | 
| Area Served: | Haycock, Alaska | 
| Operator/Owner: | Alaska Department of Natural Resources | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 175 feet (53 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from HAY | 
| More Information: | HAY Maps & Info | 
Facts about Yamagata Airport (GAJ):
- The closest airport to Yamagata Airport (GAJ) is Sendai Airport (SDJ), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) ESE of GAJ.
 - 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.
 - 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.
 - The airport has had no scheduled ground transportation services since April 2009 due to depressed passenger numbers.
 - Yamagata Airport (GAJ) currently has only 1 runway.
 
Facts about Haycock Airport (HAY):
- Haycock Airport (HAY) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The closest airport to Haycock Airport (HAY) is Granite Mountain Air Station (GMT), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) NNW of HAY.
 - Because of Haycock Airport's relatively low elevation of 175 feet, planes can take off or land at Haycock 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 furthest airport from Haycock Airport (HAY) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,279 miles (16,542 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
 
