Nonstop flight route between Natori, Japan and Fort Hood / Killeen, Texas, United States:
Departure Airport:
(38°8'22"N by 140°55'0"E)
Arrival Airport:
(31°8'24"N by 97°42'54"W)
Distance from SDJ to HLR:
6,341.30 miles (10,205.31 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sendai Airport (SDJ), Natori, Japan and Hood Army Airfield (HLR), Fort Hood / Killeen, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,341 miles (or 10,205 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 Hood Army Airfield, 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 Hood Army Airfield. 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: | HLR / KHLR |
| Airport Name: | Hood Army Airfield |
| Location: | Fort Hood / Killeen, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°8'24"N by 97°42'54"W |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 924 feet (282 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from HLR |
| More Information: | HLR Maps & Info |
Facts about Sendai Airport (SDJ):
- 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.
- The closest airport to Sendai Airport (SDJ) is Yamagata Airport (GAJ), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) WNW of SDJ.
- In 1957, the runway was extended to 1,200 metres and Nippon Helicopter Transport established a route from Tokyo's to Sendai.
- 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.
- Sendai Airport (SDJ) has 2 runways.
- 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".
Facts about Hood Army Airfield (HLR):
- The furthest airport from Hood Army Airfield (HLR) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,022 miles (17,738 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Hood Army Airfield (HLR) is Skylark Field (ILE), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) SSE of HLR.
- Because of Hood Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 924 feet, planes can take off or land at Hood Army Airfield 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.
| 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 | 4.11 miles (6.61 km) SSE | Skylark Field (ILE) | Killeen, Texas, United States | |
| 2 | 8.41 miles (13.53 km) SW | Killeen–Fort Hood Regional Airport (GRK) | Fort Hood / Killeen, Texas, United States | |
| 3 | 18.19 miles (29.27 km) E | Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional Airport (TPL) | Temple, Texas, United States | |
| 4 | 43.33 miles (69.73 km) NE | Waco Regional Airport (ACT) | Waco, Texas, United States | |
| 5 | 51.10 miles (82.24 km) NE | TSTC Waco Airport (CNW) | Waco, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 52.04 miles (83.76 km) S | Austin Executive Airport (EDC) | Austin, Texas, United States | |
| 7 | 65.39 miles (105.23 km) S | Austin–Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) | Austin, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 85.97 miles (138.36 km) WNW | Brownwood Regional Airport (BWD) | Brownwood, Texas, United States | |
| 9 | 87.09 miles (140.16 km) ESE | Coulter Field (CFD) | Bryan, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 88.73 miles (142.79 km) ESE | Easterwood Airport (CLL) | College Station, Texas, United States | |
| 11 | 95.16 miles (153.15 km) W | Curtis Field (BBD) | Brady, Texas, United States | |
| 12 | 98.74 miles (158.91 km) NE | C. David Campbell Field (CRS) | Corsicana, Texas, United States | |
| 13 | 110.64 miles (178.06 km) WNW | Coleman Municipal Airport (COM) | Coleman, Texas, United States | |
| 14 | 113.70 miles (182.98 km) N | Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base (FWH) | Fort Worth, Texas, United States | |
| 15 | 114.50 miles (184.26 km) SW | Kerrville Municipal Airport (ERV) | Kerrville, Texas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,021.74 miles (17,737.73 km) ESE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,832.27 miles (17,432.80 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,742.19 miles (17,287.83 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 10,645.27 miles (17,131.87 km) ESE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 5 | 10,636.32 miles (17,117.46 km) ESE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 6 | 10,523.74 miles (16,936.27 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,509.42 miles (16,913.24 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,505.45 miles (16,906.84 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,504.35 miles (16,905.08 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,496.63 miles (16,892.65 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,496.24 miles (16,892.02 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,487.94 miles (16,878.67 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,486.08 miles (16,875.66 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,480.94 miles (16,867.40 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,467.02 miles (16,845.00 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |