Nonstop flight route between Yamagata, Japan and Haycock, Alaska, United States:
Departure Airport:
(38°48'43"N by 139°47'13"E)
Arrival Airport:
(65°12'3"N by 161°9'24"W)
Distance from SYO to HAY:
2,937.94 miles (4,728.14 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shonai Airport (SYO), Yamagata, Japan and Haycock Airport (HAY), Haycock, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,938 miles (or 4,728 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 Haycock 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 Haycock 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: | HAY / |
| Airport Name: | Haycock Airport |
| Location: | Haycock, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 65°12'3"N by 161°9'24"W |
| Area Served: | Haycock, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | Alaska Department of Natural Resources |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 175 feet (53 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HAY |
| More Information: | HAY Maps & Info |
Facts about Shonai Airport (SYO):
- 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.
- 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 (SYO) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Haycock Airport (HAY):
- The furthest airport from Haycock Airport (HAY) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,279 miles (16,542 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- The closest airport to Haycock Airport (HAY) is Granite Mountain Air Station (GMT), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) NNW of HAY.
- Because of Haycock Airport's relatively low elevation of 175 feet, planes can take off or land at Haycock 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.
- Haycock Airport (HAY) currently has only 1 runway.
| 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 | 14.35 miles (23.10 km) NNW | Granite Mountain Air Station (GMT) | Granite Mountain, Alaska, United States | |
| 2 | 18.08 miles (29.10 km) S | Koyuk Alfred Adams Airport (KKA) | Koyuk, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 52.01 miles (83.70 km) SW | Elim Airport (ELI) | Elim, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 53.93 miles (86.79 km) N | Buckland Airport (BKC) | Buckland, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 57.38 miles (92.35 km) S | Shaktoolik Airport (SKK) | Shaktoolik, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 70.48 miles (113.42 km) SW | Golovin Airport (GLV) | Golovin, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 74.89 miles (120.52 km) WSW | White Mountain Airport (WMO) | White Mountain, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 75.53 miles (121.55 km) NW | Deering Airport (DRG) | Deering, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 77.12 miles (124.11 km) WSW | Council Airport (CIL) | Council, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 91.32 miles (146.97 km) S | Unalakleet Airport (UNK) | Unalakleet, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 93.69 miles (150.77 km) SE | Kaltag Airport (KAL) | Kaltag, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 95.83 miles (154.22 km) ESE | Nulato Airport (NUL) | Nulato, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 102.14 miles (164.38 km) NNE | Selawik Airport (WLK) | Selawik, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 102.38 miles (164.77 km) E | Koyukuk Airport (KYU) | Koyukuk, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 111.75 miles (179.84 km) N | Robert (Bob) Curtis Memorial Airport (ORV) | Noorvik, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,278.87 miles (16,542.20 km) S | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 2 | 10,276.41 miles (16,538.24 km) S | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,261.52 miles (16,514.27 km) S | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,224.44 miles (16,454.60 km) SSW | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,197.20 miles (16,410.77 km) ESE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 6 | 10,182.50 miles (16,387.11 km) SSW | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,074.24 miles (16,212.88 km) SSW | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,013.76 miles (16,115.55 km) SSW | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 9 | 9,981.60 miles (16,063.78 km) S | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 10 | 9,964.32 miles (16,035.97 km) SSW | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 11 | 9,961.52 miles (16,031.47 km) SSW | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 12 | 9,960.89 miles (16,030.46 km) SSW | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 13 | 9,955.00 miles (16,020.99 km) S | Wild Coast Sun Airport (MZF) | Mzamba, South Africa | |
| 14 | 9,955.00 miles (16,020.99 km) S | Aggeneys Airport (AGZ) | Aggeneys, South Africa | |
| 15 | 9,953.76 miles (16,018.99 km) SSW | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |