Nonstop flight route between Yamagata, Honshū, Japan and Salzburg, Austria:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yamagata Airport (GAJ), Yamagata, Honshū, Japan and Salzburg Airport (SZG), Salzburg, Austria would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,659 miles (or 9,108 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 Salzburg 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 Salzburg 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: | SZG / LOWS | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Salzburg, Austria | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°47'39"N by 13°0'11"E | 
| Area Served: | Salzburg, Austria | 
| Operator/Owner: | Salzburger Flughafen GmbH | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1411 feet (430 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from SZG | 
| More Information: | SZG Maps & Info | 
Facts about Yamagata Airport (GAJ):
- Yamagata Airport (GAJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- Yamagata Airport is a 2nd-class airport in Higashine, Yamagata, Japan.
Facts about Salzburg Airport (SZG):
- Salzburg Airport (SZG) currently has only 1 runway.
- It is located 1.7 NM west-southwest from the centre of Salzburg and 2 km from the Austrian-German border and is jointly owned by the City of Salzburg and The State of Salzburg.
- The main building features 26 check-in desks, several service counters, some shops and restaurants and a visitors terrace.
- In addition to being known as "Salzburg Airport", another name for SZG is "Salzburg Airport W. A. Mozart".
- The furthest airport from Salzburg Airport (SZG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,905 miles (19,159 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- At the start of World War II, on 1 September 1939, Salzburg Airport was seized and in 1943 the "Luftgaukommando VII" in Munich was put in charge of it.
- The closest airport to Salzburg Airport (SZG) is Linz Airport (LNZ), which is located 63 miles (101 kilometers) ENE of SZG.




