Nonstop flight route between Imperatriz, Maranhão, Brazil and Yamagata, Japan:
Departure Airport:
(5°31'50"S by 47°27'29"W)
Arrival Airport:
(38°48'43"N by 139°47'13"E)
Distance from IMP to SYO:
10,092.96 miles (16,243.00 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Imperatriz-Prefeito Renato Moreira Airport (IMP), Imperatriz, Maranhão, Brazil and Shonai Airport (SYO), Yamagata, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,093 miles (or 16,243 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IMP / SBIZ |
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| Location: | Imperatriz, Maranhão, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°31'50"S by 47°27'29"W |
| Area Served: | Imperatriz |
| Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 431 feet (131 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IMP |
| More Information: | IMP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SYO / RJSY |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Yamagata, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°48'43"N by 139°47'13"E |
| Area Served: | Sakata, Yamagata |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 72 feet (22 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SYO |
| More Information: | SYO Maps & Info |
Facts about Imperatriz-Prefeito Renato Moreira Airport (IMP):
- Imperatriz-Prefeito Renato Moreira Airport handled 323,940 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Imperatriz-Prefeito Renato Moreira Airport (IMP) is Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (ROR), which is nearly antipodal to Imperatriz-Prefeito Renato Moreira Airport (meaning Imperatriz-Prefeito Renato Moreira Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Roman Tmetuchl International Airport), and is located 12,250 miles (19,714 kilometers) away in Koror, Palau.
- The closest airport to Imperatriz-Prefeito Renato Moreira Airport (IMP) is João Correa da Rocha Airport (MAB), which is located 116 miles (187 kilometers) W of IMP.
- At the end of World War II, the first airport with a 1,200m x 30m earth runway was operational but it was subject to flooding during the rainy season.
- Imperatriz-Prefeito Renato Moreira Airport (IMP) currently has only 1 runway.
- Around the end of the 1960s studies were made for a completely new facility and the site of the present airport was chosen.
- It is operated by Infraero.
- In addition to being known as "Imperatriz-Prefeito Renato Moreira Airport", another name for IMP is "Aeroporto de Imperatriz-Prefeito Renato Moreira".
- Because of Imperatriz-Prefeito Renato Moreira Airport's relatively low elevation of 431 feet, planes can take off or land at Imperatriz-Prefeito Renato Moreira 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.
Facts about Shonai Airport (SYO):
- The closest airport to Shonai Airport (SYO) is Yamagata Airport (GAJ), which is located 42 miles (67 kilometers) SE of SYO.
- In addition to being known as "Shonai Airport", other names for SYO include "庄内空港" and "Shonai Kūkō".
- Shonai Airport (SYO) currently has only 1 runway.
- In December 2012, an ANA flight landing from Tokyo overran the runway at Shonai.
- The airport opened in 1991 after lobbying efforts by local chambers of commerce, as the area was highly isolated from the major cities of Tokyo and Osaka, requiring half a day of travel to reach either.
- Because of Shonai Airport's relatively low elevation of 72 feet, planes can take off or land at Shonai 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.
- Shonai Airport is a regional airport in Sakata, Yamagata, Japan.
- The furthest airport from Shonai Airport (SYO) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 11,620 miles (18,701 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- Seiko Epson has also used the airport for weekly employee charter flights to and from Matsumoto since 1997.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 116.10 miles (186.84 km) W | João Correa da Rocha Airport (MAB) | Marabá, Pará, Brazil |     |
| 2 | 129.02 miles (207.64 km) SSW | Araguaína Airport (AUX) | Araguaína, Tocantins, Brazil | |
| 3 | 179.41 miles (288.73 km) WSW | Carajás Airport (CKS) | Carajás, Pará, Brazil | |
| 4 | 203.72 miles (327.86 km) WSW | Xinguara Airport (XIG) | Xinguara, Pará, Brazil | |
| 5 | 232.20 miles (373.69 km) SSW | Conceição do Araguaia Airport (CDJ) | Conceição do Araguaia, Pará, Brazil | |
| 6 | 294.97 miles (474.70 km) NNW | Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport (BEL) | Belém, Pará, Brazil | |
| 7 | 301.12 miles (484.60 km) NE | Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (SLZ) | São Luís, Brazil | |
| 8 | 320.45 miles (515.72 km) E | Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport (THE) | Teresina, Piauí, Brazil | |
| 9 | 334.55 miles (538.41 km) S | Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport (PMW) | Palmas, Tocantins, Brazil | |
| 10 | 365.87 miles (588.81 km) WNW | Altamira Airport (ATM) | Altamira, Pará, Brazil | |
| 11 | 373.52 miles (601.11 km) ENE | Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) | Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 12 | 434.74 miles (699.65 km) ENE | Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) | Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil | |
| 13 | 443.99 miles (714.53 km) SSW | Gurupi Airport (GRP) | Gurupi, Goiás, Brazil | |
| 14 | 459.13 miles (738.90 km) NNW | Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport (MCP) | Macapá, Amapá, Brazil | |
| 15 | 478.19 miles (769.57 km) NW | Serra do Areão Airport (MEU) | Almeirim, Pará, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,249.70 miles (19,713.94 km) NW | Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (ROR) | Koror, Palau | |
| 2 | 12,019.23 miles (19,343.02 km) ENE | Melangguane Airport (MNA) | Melangguane, North Sulawesi, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 11,995.19 miles (19,304.34 km) ENE | Mati Airport (MXI) | Mati, Davao Oriental, Philippines | |
| 4 | 11,981.04 miles (19,281.56 km) NNW | Rendani Airport (MKW) | Manokwari, Irian Jaya, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 11,972.24 miles (19,267.40 km) ENE | Bislig Airport (BPH) | Bislig City, Surigao del Sur, Philippines | |
| 6 | 11,971.75 miles (19,266.62 km) N | Ayawasi Airport (AYW) | Ayawasi, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 11,968.64 miles (19,261.61 km) NW | Yap International Airport (YAP) | Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 8 | 11,961.93 miles (19,250.80 km) NNW | Kornasoren Airport (FOO) | Noemfoor, Schouten Islands, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 11,950.61 miles (19,232.59 km) ENE | Francisco Bangoy International Airport (DVO) | Davao City, Philippines | |
| 10 | 11,950.44 miles (19,232.32 km) N | Anggi Airport (AGD) | Anggi, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,937.19 miles (19,211.00 km) ENE | Naha Airport (NAH) | Tahuna, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,936.39 miles (19,209.72 km) ENE | Tandag Airport (TDG) | Tandag, Surigao del Sur, Philippines | |
| 13 | 11,923.70 miles (19,189.28 km) E | General Santos International Airport (GES) | General Santos City, Philippines | |
| 14 | 11,911.29 miles (19,169.31 km) NNW | Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK) | Biak, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,899.11 miles (19,149.71 km) NE | Sayak Airport (SOS) | Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte, Philippines | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 41.94 miles (67.49 km) SE | Yamagata Airport (GAJ) | Yamagata, Honshū, Japan | |
| 2 | 60.12 miles (96.75 km) NNE | Akita Airport (AXT) | Akita, Japan | |
| 3 | 69.57 miles (111.96 km) SSW | Niigata Airport (KIJ) | Niigata, Japan | |
| 4 | 76.77 miles (123.54 km) SE | Sendai Airport (SDJ) | Natori, Japan | |
| 5 | 83.88 miles (134.99 km) ENE | Hanamaki Airport (HNA) | Morioka, Honshū, Japan | |
| 6 | 100.29 miles (161.40 km) NNE | Odate-Noshiro Airport (ONJ) | Kitaakita, Akita, Japan | |
| 7 | 114.91 miles (184.94 km) SSE | Fukushima Airport (FKS) | Sugawa, Fukushima, Japan | |
| 8 | 141.10 miles (227.08 km) NNE | Aomori Airport (AOJ) | Aomori, Japan | |
| 9 | 149.76 miles (241.01 km) NE | JMSDF Hachinohe Air Base (HHE) | Hachinohe, Honshū, Japan | |
| 10 | 155.53 miles (250.31 km) NNE | Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō (MSJ) | Misawa, Aomori, Japan | |
| 11 | 158.83 miles (255.61 km) S | Utsunomiya Air Field (QUT) | Nikkō / Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan | |
| 12 | 206.22 miles (331.88 km) SW | Toyama Airport (TOY) | Toyama, Toyama, Japan | |
| 13 | 209.41 miles (337.02 km) SSW | Matsumoto Airport (MMJ) | Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan | |
| 14 | 211.51 miles (340.39 km) NNE | Hakodate Airport (HKD) | Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan | |
| 15 | 213.08 miles (342.91 km) S | Narita International Airport (NRT) | Narita (near Tokyo), Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,620.18 miles (18,700.82 km) ESE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,596.75 miles (18,663.11 km) ESE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,570.82 miles (18,621.39 km) ESE | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 4 | 11,565.45 miles (18,612.73 km) SE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 5 | 11,562.91 miles (18,608.66 km) SE | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,557.93 miles (18,600.64 km) ESE | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 7 | 11,533.00 miles (18,560.52 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 8 | 11,529.55 miles (18,554.97 km) SE | Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,521.28 miles (18,541.66 km) ESE | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 10 | 11,516.37 miles (18,533.75 km) E | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 11 | 11,500.37 miles (18,508.01 km) ESE | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,495.87 miles (18,500.77 km) E | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 13 | 11,491.78 miles (18,494.19 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 14 | 11,482.84 miles (18,479.80 km) E | Miramar Airport (MJR) | Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 15 | 11,479.59 miles (18,474.56 km) SE | Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) | Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |