Nonstop flight route between Yamagata, Japan and Cody, Wyoming, United States:
Departure Airport:
(38°48'43"N by 139°47'13"E)
Arrival Airport:
(44°31'13"N by 109°1'26"W)
Distance from SYO to COD:
5,264.40 miles (8,472.21 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shonai Airport (SYO), Yamagata, Japan and Yellowstone Regional Airport (COD), Cody, Wyoming, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,264 miles (or 8,472 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 Yellowstone 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 Shonai Airport and Yellowstone 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: | SYO / RJSY |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Yamagata, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°48'43"N by 139°47'13"E |
| Area Served: | Sakata, Yamagata |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 72 feet (22 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SYO |
| More Information: | SYO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | COD / KCOD |
| Airport Name: | Yellowstone Regional Airport |
| Location: | Cody, Wyoming, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°31'13"N by 109°1'26"W |
| Area Served: | Cody, Wyoming |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Cody |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5102 feet (1,555 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from COD |
| More Information: | COD Maps & Info |
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.
- The airport opened in 1991 after lobbying efforts by local chambers of commerce, as the area was highly isolated from the major cities of Tokyo and Osaka, requiring half a day of travel to reach either.
- In addition to being known as "Shonai Airport", other names for SYO include "庄内空港" and "Shonai Kūkō".
- In December 2012, an ANA flight landing from Tokyo overran the runway at Shonai.
- Shonai Airport (SYO) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- Seiko Epson has also used the airport for weekly employee charter flights to and from Matsumoto since 1997.
Facts about Yellowstone Regional Airport (COD):
- A new $12.5 million airport terminal recently opened in December 2010.
- Because of Yellowstone Regional Airport's high elevation of 5,102 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at COD. Combined with a high temperature, this could make COD a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Yellowstone Regional Airport (COD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Yellowstone Regional Airport (COD) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,671 miles (17,173 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Yellowstone Regional Airport (COD) is Worland Municipal Airport (WRL), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) SE of COD.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 41.94 miles (67.49 km) SE | Yamagata Airport (GAJ) | Yamagata, Honshū, Japan |     |
| 2 | 60.12 miles (96.75 km) NNE | Akita Airport (AXT) | Akita, Japan | |
| 3 | 69.57 miles (111.96 km) SSW | Niigata Airport (KIJ) | Niigata, Japan | |
| 4 | 76.77 miles (123.54 km) SE | Sendai Airport (SDJ) | Natori, Japan | |
| 5 | 83.88 miles (134.99 km) ENE | Hanamaki Airport (HNA) | Morioka, Honshū, Japan | |
| 6 | 100.29 miles (161.40 km) NNE | Odate-Noshiro Airport (ONJ) | Kitaakita, Akita, Japan | |
| 7 | 114.91 miles (184.94 km) SSE | Fukushima Airport (FKS) | Sugawa, Fukushima, Japan | |
| 8 | 141.10 miles (227.08 km) NNE | Aomori Airport (AOJ) | Aomori, Japan | |
| 9 | 149.76 miles (241.01 km) NE | JMSDF Hachinohe Air Base (HHE) | Hachinohe, Honshū, Japan | |
| 10 | 155.53 miles (250.31 km) NNE | Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō (MSJ) | Misawa, Aomori, Japan | |
| 11 | 158.83 miles (255.61 km) S | Utsunomiya Air Field (QUT) | Nikkō / Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan | |
| 12 | 206.22 miles (331.88 km) SW | Toyama Airport (TOY) | Toyama, Toyama, Japan | |
| 13 | 209.41 miles (337.02 km) SSW | Matsumoto Airport (MMJ) | Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan | |
| 14 | 211.51 miles (340.39 km) NNE | Hakodate Airport (HKD) | Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan | |
| 15 | 213.08 miles (342.91 km) S | Narita International Airport (NRT) | Narita (near Tokyo), Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,620.18 miles (18,700.82 km) ESE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,596.75 miles (18,663.11 km) ESE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,570.82 miles (18,621.39 km) ESE | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 4 | 11,565.45 miles (18,612.73 km) SE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 5 | 11,562.91 miles (18,608.66 km) SE | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,557.93 miles (18,600.64 km) ESE | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 7 | 11,533.00 miles (18,560.52 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 8 | 11,529.55 miles (18,554.97 km) SE | Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,521.28 miles (18,541.66 km) ESE | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 10 | 11,516.37 miles (18,533.75 km) E | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 11 | 11,500.37 miles (18,508.01 km) ESE | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,495.87 miles (18,500.77 km) E | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 13 | 11,491.78 miles (18,494.19 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 14 | 11,482.84 miles (18,479.80 km) E | Miramar Airport (MJR) | Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 15 | 11,479.59 miles (18,474.56 km) SE | Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) | Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 65.62 miles (105.61 km) SE | Worland Municipal Airport (WRL) | Worland, Wyoming, United States | |
| 2 | 91.99 miles (148.05 km) NNE | Billings Logan International Airport (BIL) | Billings, Montana, United States | |
| 3 | 101.92 miles (164.02 km) E | Sheridan County Airport (SHR) | Sheridan, Wyoming, United States | |
| 4 | 103.65 miles (166.81 km) W | Yellowstone Airport (WYS) | West Yellowstone, Montana, United States | |
| 5 | 104.47 miles (168.12 km) SSE | Riverton Regional Airport (RIW) | Riverton, Wyoming, United States | |
| 6 | 105.92 miles (170.47 km) SW | Jackson Hole Airport (JAC) | Jackson, Wyoming, United States | |
| 7 | 107.05 miles (172.28 km) NW | Mission Field (LVM) | Livingston, Montana, United States | |
| 8 | 118.71 miles (191.04 km) S | Hunt Field (LND) | Lander, Wyoming, United States | |
| 9 | 125.43 miles (201.86 km) SSW | Ralph Wenz Field (PWY) | Pinedale, Wyoming, United States | |
| 10 | 135.26 miles (217.69 km) NW | Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (BZN) | Bozeman, Montana, United States | |
| 11 | 137.05 miles (220.56 km) N | Roundup Airport (RPX) | Roundup, Montana, United States | |
| 12 | 144.37 miles (232.34 km) SSW | Miley Memorial Field (BPI) | Big Piney, Wyoming, United States | |
| 13 | 157.70 miles (253.79 km) SW | Afton Municipal Airport (AFO) | Afton, Wyoming, United States | |
| 14 | 159.88 miles (257.30 km) W | Dubois Municipal Airport (DBS) | Dubois, Idaho, United States | |
| 15 | 166.59 miles (268.10 km) WSW | Idaho Falls Regional Airport (IDA) | Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,670.75 miles (17,172.86 km) SSE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,606.42 miles (17,069.34 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,604.91 miles (17,066.91 km) SE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,580.39 miles (17,027.44 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,534.95 miles (16,954.31 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,427.96 miles (16,782.14 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,373.27 miles (16,694.12 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,341.96 miles (16,643.73 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,234.66 miles (16,471.05 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,231.06 miles (16,465.26 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,226.28 miles (16,457.56 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,215.97 miles (16,440.97 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,202.63 miles (16,419.51 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,178.48 miles (16,380.64 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,174.04 miles (16,373.49 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |