Nonstop flight route between Natori, Japan and Kish Island, Iran:
Departure Airport:
(38°8'22"N by 140°55'0"E)
Arrival Airport:
(26°31'34"N by 53°58'48"E)
Distance from SDJ to KIH:
4,956.37 miles (7,976.49 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sendai Airport (SDJ), Natori, Japan and Kish International Airport (KIH), Kish Island, Iran would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,956 miles (or 7,976 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 Kish International 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 Kish International 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: | KIH / OIBK |
| Airport Name: | Kish International Airport |
| Location: | Kish Island, Iran |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°31'34"N by 53°58'48"E |
| Elevation: | 101 feet (31 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KIH |
| More Information: | KIH Maps & Info |
Facts about Sendai Airport (SDJ):
- In addition to being known as "Sendai Airport", other names for SDJ include "仙台空港" and "Sendai Kūkō".
- 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.
- At the end of World War II, the United States Army took control of the airport and its operations.
- Sendai Airport (SDJ) has 2 runways.
- The west end of the terminal services domestic routes and the east side international routes.
- The closest airport to Sendai Airport (SDJ) is Yamagata Airport (GAJ), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) WNW of 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.
- On 11 March 2011, the airport was first damaged by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and then badly flooded by the subsequent tsunami.
Facts about Kish International Airport (KIH):
- Kish International Airport (KIH) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Kish International Airport (KIH) is Lavan Airport (LVP), which is located 43 miles (70 kilometers) WNW of KIH.
- Air France considered Kish as a destination to be served from Paris by a sub-fleet of longhaul Airbus A319s to serve Iran's oil and gas industry.
- Because of Kish International Airport's relatively low elevation of 101 feet, planes can take off or land at Kish International 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 Kish International Airport (KIH) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,832 miles (19,042 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
| 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 | 43.25 miles (69.60 km) WNW | Lavan Airport (LVP) | Lavan Island, Iran | |
| 2 | 52.22 miles (84.03 km) E | Bandar Lengeh Airport (BDH) | Bandar Lengeh, Iran | |
| 3 | 83.00 miles (133.57 km) NNE | Larestan International Airport (LRR) | Lar, Iran | |
| 4 | 123.06 miles (198.04 km) SE | Dubai International Airport (DXB) | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | |
| 5 | 126.28 miles (203.24 km) SE | Sharjah International Airport (SHJ) | Sharjah, United Arab Emirates | |
| 6 | 133.70 miles (215.17 km) SE | Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC) | Jebel Ali, Dubai, United Arab Emirates | |
| 7 | 136.95 miles (220.39 km) ESE | Ras Al Khaimah International Airport(Ra's al-Khaymah) (RKT) | Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates | |
| 8 | 142.09 miles (228.66 km) E | Khasab Airport (KHS) | Khasab, Oman | |
| 9 | 150.55 miles (242.29 km) SSE | Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
| 10 | 150.65 miles (242.44 km) ESE | Ajman International Airport (QAJ) | Ajman, United Arab Emirates | |
| 11 | 154.05 miles (247.92 km) ESE | Dibba Airport (BYB) | Dibba, Oman | |
| 12 | 155.31 miles (249.94 km) ENE | Bandar Abbas International Airport (BND) | Bandar Abbas, Iran | |
| 13 | 170.97 miles (275.15 km) WSW | Hamad International Airport (DOH) | Doha, Qatar | |
| 14 | 173.35 miles (278.98 km) SW | Dalma Airport (ZDY) | Dalma (island), United Arab Emirates | |
| 15 | 175.48 miles (282.41 km) ESE | Fujairah International Airport (FJR) | Fujairah, United Arab Emirates | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,832.27 miles (19,042.14 km) ESE | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,549.51 miles (18,587.09 km) ESE | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 11,533.85 miles (18,561.88 km) SE | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,484.29 miles (18,482.13 km) ESE | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,413.37 miles (18,367.99 km) W | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 6 | 11,319.59 miles (18,217.06 km) ESE | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,228.41 miles (18,070.34 km) SE | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,155.71 miles (17,953.33 km) ESE | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,114.09 miles (17,886.34 km) ESE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,038.35 miles (17,764.45 km) ESE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,001.13 miles (17,704.55 km) SE | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 10,983.14 miles (17,675.60 km) ESE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 10,922.80 miles (17,578.51 km) ESE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 10,898.89 miles (17,540.03 km) ESE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 10,897.02 miles (17,537.01 km) ESE | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |