Nonstop flight route between Yamagata, Japan and Amman, Jordan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Shonai Airport (SYO), Yamagata, Japan and Queen Alia International Airport (AMM), Amman, Jordan would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,536 miles (or 8,909 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 Shonai Airport and Queen Alia 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 Shonai Airport and Queen Alia International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Shonai Airport (SYO):

• The closest airport to Shonai Airport (SYO) is Yamagata Airport (GAJ), which is located 42 miles (67 kilometers) SE of SYO.
• The furthest airport from Shonai Airport (SYO) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 11,620 miles (18,701 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
• Shonai Airport is a regional airport in Sakata, Yamagata, Japan.
• Shonai Airport (SYO) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Shonai Airport", other names for SYO include "庄内空港" and "Shonai Kūkō".
• Seiko Epson has also used the airport for weekly employee charter flights to and from Matsumoto since 1997.
• Because of Shonai Airport's relatively low elevation of 72 feet, planes can take off or land at Shonai 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.

Facts about Queen Alia International Airport (AMM):

• The furthest airport from Queen Alia International Airport (AMM) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,652 miles (18,752 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• Accordingly, AIG invested an estimated USD 750 million in the construction of the new terminal.
• In 2007 the Government of Jordan selected Airport International Group through an open tender to operate, rehabilitate and manage QAIA under a 25-year concession agreement.
• In June 2013, QAIA became the second airport in the Middle East to achieve the "Mapping" level of the Airport Carbon Accreditation program run by Airports Council International Europe.
• Queen Alia International Airport was built in 1983 in response to the growing airport traffic needs that Amman Civil Airport could not accommodate.
• In addition to being known as "Queen Alia International Airport", other names for AMM include "مطار الملكة علياء الدولي" and "Matar al-Malikah 'Alya' ad-Dowaly".
• On 20 January, 2014, AIG launched the second phase of QAIA's expansion, valued at a total cost of over USD 100 million.
• The closest airport to Queen Alia International Airport (AMM) is Amman Civil Airport (ADJ), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) N of AMM.
• Queen Alia International Airport handled 650,200 passengers last year.
• Airport International Group is a Jordanian company that gathers regional investors and international experts in construction and airport operations to rehabilitate, expand and operate Queen Alia International Airport under a 25-year Build-Operate-Transfer concession agreement.
• Queen Alia International Airport (AMM) has 2 runways.