Nonstop flight route between Lufkin, Texas, United States and Natori, Japan:
Departure Airport:
(31°14'2"N by 94°45'0"W)
Arrival Airport:
(38°8'22"N by 140°55'0"E)
Distance from LFK to SDJ:
6,452.34 miles (10,384.01 km)
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- LFK Airport Information
- SDJ Airport Information
- Facts about LFK
- Facts about SDJ
- Map of Nearest Airports to LFK
- List of Nearest Airports to LFK
- Map of Furthest Airports from LFK
- List of Furthest Airports from LFK
- Map of Nearest Airports to SDJ
- List of Nearest Airports to SDJ
- Map of Furthest Airports from SDJ
- List of Furthest Airports from SDJ
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Angelina County Airport (LFK), Lufkin, Texas, United States and Sendai Airport (SDJ), Natori, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,452 miles (or 10,384 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 Angelina County Airport and Sendai 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 Angelina County Airport and Sendai Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LFK / KLFK |
| Airport Name: | Angelina County Airport |
| Location: | Lufkin, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°14'2"N by 94°45'0"W |
| Area Served: | Lufkin, Texas |
| Operator/Owner: | Angelina County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 296 feet (90 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LFK |
| More Information: | LFK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SDJ / RJSS |
| Airport Names: |
|
| Location: | Natori, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°8'22"N by 140°55'0"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SDJ |
| More Information: | SDJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Angelina County Airport (LFK):
- Because of Angelina County Airport's relatively low elevation of 296 feet, planes can take off or land at Angelina County 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 Angelina County Airport (LFK) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,928 miles (17,587 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Angelina County Airport (LFK) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Angelina County Airport (LFK) is Cherokee County Airport (JKV), which is located 52 miles (83 kilometers) NNW of LFK.
Facts about Sendai Airport (SDJ):
- Although most international services from Sendai came back online following the 2011 disaster, most services between Sendai and China were suspended or cancelled between 2012 and 2013 due to worsened Sino-Japanese relations.
- The closest airport to Sendai Airport (SDJ) is Yamagata Airport (GAJ), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) WNW of SDJ.
- Sendai Airport (SDJ) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Sendai Airport (SDJ) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 11,588 miles (18,650 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Sendai Airport", other names for SDJ include "仙台空港" and "Sendai Kūkō".
- On 11 March 2011, the airport was first damaged by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and then badly flooded by the subsequent tsunami.
- Because of the damage caused by the earthquake and tsunami, all scheduled service were suspended from 11 March 2011 until 13 April 2011.
- Because of Sendai Airport's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Sendai 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 Sendai Airport Line, which connects the airport to Sendai Station, opened on 18 March 2007.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 51.83 miles (83.41 km) NNW | Cherokee County Airport (JKV) | Jacksonville, Texas, United States |     |
| 2 | 59.93 miles (96.44 km) SW | Bruce Brothers Huntsville Regional Airport (HTV) | Huntsville, Texas, United States | |
| 3 | 72.55 miles (116.76 km) SSW | Lone Star Executive Airport (CXO) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 4 | 79.49 miles (127.93 km) N | East Texas Regional Airport (GGG) | Longview, Texas, United States | |
| 5 | 86.36 miles (138.98 km) NNW | Tyler Pounds Regional Airport (TYR) | Tyler, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 86.46 miles (139.14 km) SSE | Beaumont Municipal Airport (BMT) | Beaumont, Texas, United States | |
| 7 | 87.98 miles (141.59 km) ESE | Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base (DRI) | De Ridder, Louisiana, United States | |
| 8 | 92.61 miles (149.04 km) NNE | Harrison County Airport (ASL) | Marshall, Texas, United States | |
| 9 | 93.22 miles (150.02 km) SSW | George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 93.99 miles (151.26 km) SSW | David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 11 | 98.70 miles (158.84 km) SSE | Jack Brooks Regional Airport (BPT) | Beaumont/Port Arthur, Texas, United States | |
| 12 | 99.83 miles (160.66 km) NNE | Shreveport Regional Airport (SHV) | Shreveport, Louisiana, United States | |
| 13 | 100.29 miles (161.40 km) WSW | Coulter Field (CFD) | Bryan, Texas, United States | |
| 14 | 100.76 miles (162.15 km) S | Baytown Airport (HPY) | Baytown, Texas, United States | |
| 15 | 105.55 miles (169.86 km) WSW | Easterwood Airport (CLL) | College Station, Texas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,928.02 miles (17,586.91 km) SSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,862.78 miles (17,481.91 km) ESE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,695.12 miles (17,212.08 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,683.81 miles (17,193.89 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,679.63 miles (17,187.16 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,677.16 miles (17,183.18 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,671.59 miles (17,174.22 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,671.53 miles (17,174.13 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,660.05 miles (17,155.64 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,659.72 miles (17,155.11 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,654.56 miles (17,146.80 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,640.55 miles (17,124.26 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,636.49 miles (17,117.72 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,634.32 miles (17,114.24 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,618.67 miles (17,089.06 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 35.08 miles (56.45 km) WNW | Yamagata Airport (GAJ) | Yamagata, Honshū, Japan | |
| 2 | 68.46 miles (110.18 km) SSW | Fukushima Airport (FKS) | Sugawa, Fukushima, Japan | |
| 3 | 76.77 miles (123.54 km) NW | Shonai Airport (SYO) | Yamagata, Japan | |
| 4 | 89.83 miles (144.56 km) N | Hanamaki Airport (HNA) | Morioka, Honshū, Japan | |
| 5 | 99.04 miles (159.39 km) W | Niigata Airport (KIJ) | Niigata, Japan | |
| 6 | 108.67 miles (174.88 km) NNW | Akita Airport (AXT) | Akita, Japan | |
| 7 | 126.15 miles (203.01 km) SSW | Utsunomiya Air Field (QUT) | Nikkō / Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan | |
| 8 | 144.77 miles (232.99 km) NNW | Odate-Noshiro Airport (ONJ) | Kitaakita, Akita, Japan | |
| 9 | 166.66 miles (268.21 km) S | Narita International Airport (NRT) | Narita (near Tokyo), Japan | |
| 10 | 169.24 miles (272.37 km) N | JMSDF Hachinohe Air Base (HHE) | Hachinohe, Honshū, Japan | |
| 11 | 178.92 miles (287.94 km) N | Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō (MSJ) | Misawa, Aomori, Japan | |
| 12 | 179.61 miles (289.06 km) N | Aomori Airport (AOJ) | Aomori, Japan | |
| 13 | 189.41 miles (304.83 km) SSW | Tokyo International Airport (HND) | Tokyo, Honshū, Japan | |
| 14 | 213.92 miles (344.27 km) SW | Matsumoto Airport (MMJ) | Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan | |
| 15 | 229.17 miles (368.81 km) WSW | Toyama Airport (TOY) | Toyama, Toyama, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,588.43 miles (18,649.72 km) ESE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,566.22 miles (18,613.98 km) ESE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,555.66 miles (18,596.98 km) SE | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 4 | 11,546.30 miles (18,581.93 km) SE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 5 | 11,529.66 miles (18,555.14 km) SE | Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,520.30 miles (18,540.08 km) E | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 7 | 11,515.81 miles (18,532.86 km) ESE | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 8 | 11,494.85 miles (18,499.13 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 9 | 11,480.90 miles (18,476.67 km) SE | Navegantes Airport (NVT) | Navegantes, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,472.12 miles (18,462.54 km) SE | Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) | Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,469.65 miles (18,458.56 km) E | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 12 | 11,466.50 miles (18,453.50 km) ESE | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,455.35 miles (18,435.55 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 14 | 11,455.10 miles (18,435.14 km) E | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 15 | 11,437.86 miles (18,407.41 km) SE | Joinville-Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport (JOI) | Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |