Nonstop flight route between Yamagata, Honshū, Japan and Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico:
Departure Airport:
(38°24'42"N by 140°22'15"E)
Arrival Airport:
(19°28'30"N by 96°47'50"W)
Distance from GAJ to JAL:
6,988.78 miles (11,247.32 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yamagata Airport (GAJ), Yamagata, Honshū, Japan and El Lencero Airport (JAL), Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,989 miles (or 11,247 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 El Lencero 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 El Lencero 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: | JAL / MMJA |
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| Location: | Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°28'30"N by 96°47'50"W |
| Area Served: | Xalapa |
| Operator/Owner: | State government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3127 feet (953 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from JAL |
| More Information: | JAL Maps & Info |
Facts about Yamagata Airport (GAJ):
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Yamagata Airport", another name for GAJ is "山形空港".
- The closest airport to Yamagata Airport (GAJ) is Sendai Airport (SDJ), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) ESE of GAJ.
- During the aftermath of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, American troops used Yamagata Airport as a base for transporting fuel and materials to the disaster areas.
- 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.
Facts about El Lencero Airport (JAL):
- The closest airport to El Lencero Airport (JAL) is General Heriberto Jara Corona International Airport (VER), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) ESE of JAL.
- The AFIS UNICOM frequency is 123.3 MHz and is open to all operations from dawn to dusk.
- Xalapa National Airport is located six miles east of Xalapa, on the South side of the road Xalapa – Veracruz, and Northwest of one small lagoon.
- El Lencero Airport (JAL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport has the exclusive room Aeromar, the Salón Diamante.
- The furthest airport from El Lencero Airport (JAL) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,401 miles (18,348 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "El Lencero Airport", another name for JAL is "Aeropuerto Nacional El Lencero".
| 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 | 45.83 miles (73.76 km) ESE | General Heriberto Jara Corona International Airport (VER) | Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico | |
| 2 | 78.86 miles (126.92 km) SSW | Tehuacán Airport (TCN) | Tehuacán, Puebla, Mexico | |
| 3 | 89.01 miles (143.25 km) NNW | El Tajín International Airport (PAZ) | Poza Rica, Veracruz, Mexico | |
| 4 | 104.93 miles (168.87 km) WSW | Hermanos Serdán International Airport (PBC) | Puebla, Mexico | |
| 5 | 145.65 miles (234.39 km) W | Santa Lucía Air Force Base (NLU) | Zumpango, State of Mexico, Mexico | |
| 6 | 145.65 miles (234.39 km) W | Cupul National Airport (TZM) | Tizimín, Yucatan, Mexico | |
| 7 | 148.20 miles (238.50 km) W | Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX) | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 8 | 166.81 miles (268.46 km) WSW | General Mariano Matamoros Airport (CVJ) | Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico | |
| 9 | 171.07 miles (275.31 km) S | Xoxocotlán International Airport (OAX) | Oaxaca, Mexico | |
| 10 | 173.21 miles (278.75 km) ESE | Minatitlán/Coatzacoalcos International Airport (MTT) | Minatitlán, Veracruz, Mexico | |
| 11 | 180.66 miles (290.74 km) W | Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC) | Toluca, Estado de México, Mexico | |
| 12 | 206.78 miles (332.77 km) NNW | General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport (TAM) | Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico | |
| 13 | 219.90 miles (353.89 km) NW | Tamuín National Airport (TSL) | Tamuín, San Luis Potosí, Mexico | |
| 14 | 233.92 miles (376.45 km) WNW | Querétaro Intercontinental Airport (QRO) | Querétaro, Mexico | |
| 15 | 248.65 miles (400.17 km) SSE | Salina Cruz Airport (SCX) | Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,401.22 miles (18,348.44 km) WSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,146.03 miles (17,937.75 km) E | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,956.52 miles (17,632.77 km) SSE | Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM) | Fuvahmulah, Maldives | |
| 4 | 10,893.80 miles (17,531.83 km) SSE | Kaadedhdhoo Airport (KDM) | Kaadedhdhoo Island, Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives | |
| 5 | 10,823.03 miles (17,417.93 km) SSE | Kadhdhoo Airport (KDO) | Kadhdhoo Island, Laamu Atoll, Maldives | |
| 6 | 10,813.72 miles (17,402.96 km) WSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,798.32 miles (17,378.17 km) SW | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 10,792.18 miles (17,368.28 km) SSE | Thimarafushi Airport (TMF) | Thimarafushi, Thaa Atoll, Maldives | |
| 9 | 10,779.74 miles (17,348.27 km) E | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 10 | 10,755.24 miles (17,308.84 km) SW | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 10,714.83 miles (17,243.81 km) SW | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 10,704.48 miles (17,227.15 km) SW | Binaka Airport (GNS) | Gunungsitoli, Nias Island, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 10,703.85 miles (17,226.14 km) SW | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 10,702.05 miles (17,223.23 km) SSE | Villa International Airport (VAM) | Maamigili, Maldives | |
| 15 | 10,674.38 miles (17,178.71 km) SSE | Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE) | Hulhulé Island, Maldives | |