Nonstop flight route between Yamagata, Japan and Hana, Hawaii, United States:
Departure Airport:
(38°48'43"N by 139°47'13"E)
Arrival Airport:
(20°47'44"N by 156°0'51"W)
Distance from SYO to HNM:
3,962.13 miles (6,376.42 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shonai Airport (SYO), Yamagata, Japan and Hana Airport (HNM), Hana, Hawaii, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,962 miles (or 6,376 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 Hana 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 Hana 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: | HNM / PHHN |
| Airport Name: | Hana Airport |
| Location: | Hana, Hawaii, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°47'44"N by 156°0'51"W |
| Area Served: | Hana, Hawaii |
| Operator/Owner: | Hawaii Department of Transportation |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 78 feet (24 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HNM |
| More Information: | HNM 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".
- 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.
- Shonai Airport (SYO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Shonai Airport (SYO) is Yamagata Airport (GAJ), which is located 42 miles (67 kilometers) SE of SYO.
- Seiko Epson has also used the airport for weekly employee charter flights to and from Matsumoto since 1997.
- In December 2012, an ANA flight landing from Tokyo overran the runway at Shonai.
- 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.
Facts about Hana Airport (HNM):
- Hana Airport covers an area of 119 acres at an elevation of 78 feet above mean sea level.
- Hana Airport is the destination in the "Hawaiian Checkout" mission supplied with Microsoft Flight Simulator X.
- The closest airport to Hana Airport (HNM) is Kahului Airport (OGG), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) WNW of HNM.
- Because of Hana Airport's relatively low elevation of 78 feet, planes can take off or land at Hana 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.
- Hana Airport (HNM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Hana Airport (HNM) is Maun Airport (MUB), which is nearly antipodal to Hana Airport (meaning Hana Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maun Airport), and is located 12,370 miles (19,907 kilometers) away in Maun, Botswana.
| 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 | 27.80 miles (44.73 km) WNW | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 37.98 miles (61.12 km) SSE | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 44.06 miles (70.92 km) WNW | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 59.28 miles (95.40 km) SSE | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 60.53 miles (97.41 km) W | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 68.21 miles (109.77 km) WNW | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 68.78 miles (110.69 km) SSE | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 73.04 miles (117.54 km) S | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 74.04 miles (119.15 km) WNW | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 97.17 miles (156.37 km) SE | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 128.23 miles (206.36 km) WNW | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 128.23 miles (206.36 km) WNW | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 137.20 miles (220.79 km) WNW | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 138.93 miles (223.58 km) WNW | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 150.69 miles (242.51 km) WNW | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,369.54 miles (19,906.80 km) SSE | Maun Airport (MUB) | Maun, Botswana | |
| 2 | 12,274.56 miles (19,753.95 km) ESE | Ghanzi Airport (GNZ) | Ghanzi, Botswana | |
| 3 | 12,218.01 miles (19,662.94 km) S | Katima Mulilo Airport (MPA) | Katima Mulilo, Namibia | |
| 4 | 12,217.97 miles (19,662.87 km) SSW | Kasane Airport (BBK) | Kasane, Botswana | |
| 5 | 12,214.60 miles (19,657.45 km) SSW | Victoria Falls Airport (VFA) | Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe | |
| 6 | 12,210.32 miles (19,650.56 km) W | Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base (FRW) | Francistown, Botswana | |
| 7 | 12,198.96 miles (19,632.27 km) SSW | Livingstone Airport (LVI) | Livingstone, Zambia | |
| 8 | 12,189.08 miles (19,616.37 km) SW | Hwange National Park Airport (HWN) | Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe | |
| 9 | 12,174.22 miles (19,592.46 km) SSE | Hukuntsi Airport (HUK) | Hukuntsi, Botswana | |
| 10 | 12,170.15 miles (19,585.91 km) S | Jwaneng Airport (JWA) | Jwaneng, Botswana | |
| 11 | 12,150.77 miles (19,554.72 km) SE | Dirico Airport (DRC) | Dirico, Angola | |
| 12 | 12,149.30 miles (19,552.35 km) SSW | Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE) | Gaborone, Botswana | |
| 13 | 12,132.06 miles (19,524.60 km) W | Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ) | Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | |
| 14 | 12,113.41 miles (19,494.60 km) SSW | Lobatse Airport (LOQ) | Lobatse, Botswana | |
| 15 | 12,096.54 miles (19,467.44 km) SE | Rundu Airport (NDU) | Rundu, Okavango Region, Namibia | |