Nonstop flight route between Natori, Japan and Pensacola, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sendai Airport (SDJ), Natori, Japan and NOLF Saufley Field (NUN), Pensacola, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,767 miles (or 10,891 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 NOLF Saufley Field, 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 NOLF Saufley Field. 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: | NUN / KNUN | 
| Airport Name: | NOLF Saufley Field | 
| Location: | Pensacola, Florida, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°28'10"N by 87°20'17"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | U.S. Navy | 
| Airport Type: | Military | 
| Elevation: | 85 feet (26 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from NUN | 
| More Information: | NUN 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".
- Sendai Airport (SDJ) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- The main passenger terminal building was designed by Japanese American architect Gyo Obata, of the St.
- 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.
- In 1957, the runway was extended to 1,200 metres and Nippon Helicopter Transport established a route from Tokyo's to Sendai.
- The closest airport to Sendai Airport (SDJ) is Yamagata Airport (GAJ), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) WNW of SDJ.
- The Sendai Airport Line rail link was completed on 18 March 2007 and began service between Sendai Station and Sendai Airport Station.
Facts about NOLF Saufley Field (NUN):
- The closest airport to NOLF Saufley Field (NUN) is Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field (NPA), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) SSE of NUN.
- The furthest airport from NOLF Saufley Field (NUN) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,146 miles (17,937 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The installation was originally commissioned in 1943 as Naval Auxiliary Air Station Saufley Field and was redesignated Naval Air Station Saufley Field in 1968.
- In its concurrent role as NOLF Saufley Field, the installation currently operates two active uncontrolled 4000 foot runways in support of Naval Aviator and Naval Flight Officer training by Training Air Wings FIVE and SIX using T-6A Texan II, T-34C Turbomentor and TH-57B/C Sea Ranger aircraft.
- NOLF Saufley Field (NUN) has 2 runways.
- Because of NOLF Saufley Field's relatively low elevation of 85 feet, planes can take off or land at NOLF Saufley Field 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.
- In September 2004, the Department of Defense and the Federal Emergency Management Agency designated Saufley Field as a temporary Logistical Staging Area for Federal, State and non-governmental agencies in response to Hurricane Ivan, considered one of the worst storms ever to hit the United States until that point.




