Nonstop flight route between Natori, Japan and Almeirim, Pará, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sendai Airport (SDJ), Natori, Japan and Serra do Areão Airport (MEU), Almeirim, Pará, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,724 miles (or 15,649 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 Serra do Areão 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 Serra do Areão Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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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.
• Because of the damage caused by the earthquake and tsunami, all scheduled service were suspended from 11 March 2011 until 13 April 2011.
• The closest airport to Sendai Airport (SDJ) is Yamagata Airport (GAJ), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) WNW of SDJ.
• 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.
• To reopen the airport, on 16 March 2011 a team from the United States Air Force's 320th Special Tactics Squadron from Kadena Air Base parachuted into Matsushima, Miyagi, then moved overland to the airport.
• The control tower, Tokyo Regional Civil Aviation Bureau office and Air Cargo Terminal are located on the west side of the main terminal building.
• In 1992, Runway B was extended further to 2,500 metres and 5 years later, in 1997, a new terminal was opened.
• In addition to being known as "Sendai Airport", other names for SDJ include "仙台空港" and "Sendai Kūkō".

Facts about Serra do Areão Airport (MEU):

• In addition to being known as "Serra do Areão Airport", another name for MEU is "Aeroporto da Serra do Areão".
• Serra do Areão Airport (MEU) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Serra do Areão Airport (MEU) is Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport (MCP), which is located 124 miles (200 kilometers) ENE of MEU.
• The furthest airport from Serra do Areão Airport (MEU) is Sam Ratulangi International Airport (SRA) (MDC), which is nearly antipodal to Serra do Areão Airport (meaning Serra do Areão Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sam Ratulangi International Airport (SRA)), and is located 12,260 miles (19,731 kilometers) away in Manado, Indonesia.
• Because of Serra do Areão Airport's relatively low elevation of 677 feet, planes can take off or land at Serra do Areão 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.