Nonstop flight route between Natori, Japan and Fullerton, California, United States:
Departure Airport:
(38°8'22"N by 140°55'0"E)
Arrival Airport:
(33°52'19"N by 117°58'47"W)
Distance from SDJ to FUL:
5,346.60 miles (8,604.50 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sendai Airport (SDJ), Natori, Japan and Fullerton Municipal Airport (FUL), Fullerton, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,347 miles (or 8,605 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 Sendai Airport and Fullerton Municipal 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 Sendai Airport and Fullerton Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SDJ / RJSS |
| Airport Names: |
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| 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FUL / KFUL |
| Airport Name: | Fullerton Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Fullerton, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°52'19"N by 117°58'47"W |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Fullerton |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 96 feet (29 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FUL |
| More Information: | FUL Maps & Info |
Facts about Sendai Airport (SDJ):
- The west end of the terminal services domestic routes and the east side international routes.
- Because of the damage caused by the earthquake and tsunami, all scheduled service were suspended from 11 March 2011 until 13 April 2011.
- 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.
- On 11 March 2011, the airport was first damaged by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and then badly flooded by the subsequent tsunami.
- In addition to being known as "Sendai Airport", other names for SDJ include "仙台空港" and "Sendai Kūkō".
- The closest airport to Sendai Airport (SDJ) is Yamagata Airport (GAJ), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) WNW of SDJ.
- Sendai Airport is an airport located in Natori, Miyagi, 13.6 km south southeast of Sendai Station,Sendai, Japan.
- 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.
Facts about Fullerton Municipal Airport (FUL):
- A portion of the Howard Hughes feature Hell's Angels was filmed at Fullerton in 1929.
- The furthest airport from Fullerton Municipal Airport (FUL) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,481 miles (18,477 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- The airport's "official" birthday is 1927.
- The closest airport to Fullerton Municipal Airport (FUL) is Long Beach Airport (JLB), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) WSW of FUL.
- Fullerton Municipal Airport (FUL) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Fullerton Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 96 feet, planes can take off or land at Fullerton Municipal 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.
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| 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 | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10.55 miles (16.98 km) WSW | Long Beach Airport (JLB) | Long Beach, California, United States | |
| 2 | 10.55 miles (16.98 km) WSW | Long Beach Airport (LGB) | Long Beach, California, United States | |
| 3 | 15.01 miles (24.15 km) SSE | John Wayne Airport (SNA) | Santa Ana, California, United States | |
| 4 | 15.12 miles (24.34 km) NNW | San Gabriel Valley (El Monte) Airport (EMT) | El Monte, California, United States | |
| 5 | 15.18 miles (24.44 km) W | Compton/Woodley Airport (CPM) | Compton, California, United States | |
| 6 | 18.95 miles (30.49 km) NE | Brackett Field (POC) | La Verne, California, United States | |
| 7 | 19.68 miles (31.67 km) SE | MCAS El Toro (NZJ) | Santa Ana, California, United States | |
| 8 | 20.69 miles (33.29 km) W | Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR) | Hawthorne, California, United States | |
| 9 | 20.91 miles (33.66 km) ENE | Chino Airport (CNO) | Chino, California, United States | |
| 10 | 21.19 miles (34.11 km) WSW | Zamperini FieldLomita Landing Strip (TOA) | Torrance, California, United States | |
| 11 | 23.55 miles (37.90 km) NE | Cable Airport (CCB) | Upland, California, United States | |
| 12 | 25.04 miles (40.29 km) WNW | Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) | Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| 13 | 25.15 miles (40.48 km) ENE | LA/Ontario International Airport (ONT) | Ontario (near Los Angeles), California, United States | |
| 14 | 28.80 miles (46.35 km) WNW | Santa Monica Airport (SMO) | Santa Monica, California, United States | |
| 15 | 31.16 miles (50.14 km) E | Riverside Municipal Airport (RAL) | Riverside, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,480.88 miles (18,476.65 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 2 | 11,470.83 miles (18,460.47 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,458.11 miles (18,440.00 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 11,455.72 miles (18,436.15 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 11,346.11 miles (18,259.75 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,228.06 miles (18,069.77 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,220.08 miles (18,056.92 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,186.56 miles (18,002.98 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 11,097.40 miles (17,859.49 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 11,063.23 miles (17,804.50 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 11,056.86 miles (17,794.25 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 11,052.64 miles (17,787.45 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 11,037.59 miles (17,763.24 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 11,026.89 miles (17,746.01 km) ESE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 11,018.31 miles (17,732.21 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |