Nonstop flight route between Georgetown, Guyana and Yamagata, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ogle Airport (OGL), Georgetown, Guyana and Shonai Airport (SYO), Yamagata, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,082 miles (or 14,617 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 Ogle Airport and Shonai 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 Ogle Airport and Shonai Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OGL / SYGO |
Airport Name: | Ogle Airport |
Location: | Georgetown, Guyana |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°48'25"N by 58°6'20"W |
Area Served: | Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from OGL |
More Information: | OGL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SYO / RJSY |
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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 Ogle Airport (OGL):
- The closest airport to Ogle Airport (OGL) is Cheddi Jagan International Airport (GEO), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) SSW of OGL.
- The furthest airport from Ogle Airport (OGL) is Betoambari Airport (BUW), which is nearly antipodal to Ogle Airport (meaning Ogle Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Betoambari Airport), and is located 12,335 miles (19,850 kilometers) away in Bau-Bau, Buton, Indonesia.
- Ogle Airport (OGL) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Ogle Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Ogle 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):
- Shonai Airport (SYO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Shonai Airport (SYO) is Yamagata Airport (GAJ), which is located 42 miles (67 kilometers) SE of SYO.
- 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.
- 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.
- In December 2012, an ANA flight landing from Tokyo overran the runway at Shonai.
- In addition to being known as "Shonai Airport", other names for SYO include "庄内空港" and "Shonai Kūkō".