Nonstop flight route between Yamagata, Japan and Dunkirk, New York, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shonai Airport (SYO), Yamagata, Japan and Chautauqua County/Dunkirk Airport (DKK), Dunkirk, New York, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,308 miles (or 10,152 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 Chautauqua County/Dunkirk 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 Chautauqua County/Dunkirk 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: | DKK / KDKK | 
| Airport Name: | Chautauqua County/Dunkirk Airport | 
| Location: | Dunkirk, New York, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°29'35"N by 79°16'18"W | 
| Area Served: | Dunkirk, New York | 
| Operator/Owner: | Chautauqua County | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 693 feet (211 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from DKK | 
| More Information: | DKK Maps & Info | 
Facts about Shonai Airport (SYO):
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Shonai Airport", other names for SYO include "庄内空港" and "Shonai Kūkō".
- Shonai Airport (SYO) currently has only 1 runway.
- In December 2012, an ANA flight landing from Tokyo overran the runway at Shonai.
Facts about Chautauqua County/Dunkirk Airport (DKK):
- Because of Chautauqua County/Dunkirk Airport's relatively low elevation of 693 feet, planes can take off or land at Chautauqua County/Dunkirk 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.
- Chautauqua County/Dunkirk Airport (DKK) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Chautauqua County/Dunkirk Airport (DKK) is Chautauqua County/Jamestown Airport (JHW), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) S of DKK.
- The furthest airport from Chautauqua County/Dunkirk Airport (DKK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,460 miles (18,443 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.




