Nonstop flight route between Natori, Japan and Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sendai Airport (SDJ), Natori, Japan and Shawnee Regional Airport (SNL), Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,155 miles (or 9,905 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 Shawnee Regional 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 Shawnee Regional 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: | SNL / KSNL | 
| Airport Name: | Shawnee Regional Airport | 
| Location: | Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°21'25"N by 96°56'34"W | 
| Area Served: | Shawnee, Oklahoma | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of Shawnee | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1073 feet (327 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from SNL | 
| More Information: | SNL Maps & Info | 
Facts about Sendai Airport (SDJ):
- To the south side of the airport are the facilities for small private aircraft, helipads and aircraft hangars.
- 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.
- 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 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.
- Sendai Airport (SDJ) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Sendai Airport", other names for SDJ include "仙台空港" and "Sendai Kūkō".
- At the end of World War II, the United States Army took control of the airport and its operations.
Facts about Shawnee Regional Airport (SNL):
- The closest airport to Shawnee Regional Airport (SNL) is Tinker Air Force Base (TIK), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) W of SNL.
- Shawnee Regional Airport covers 520 acres at an elevation of 1,073 feet.
- The furthest airport from Shawnee Regional Airport (SNL) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,825 miles (17,421 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Shawnee Regional Airport (SNL) currently has only 1 runway.
- Shawnee Regional Airport is a city owned airport two miles northwest of Shawnee, in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma.




