Nonstop flight route between Yamagata, Japan and Mamfe, Cameroon:
Departure Airport:
(38°48'43"N by 139°47'13"E)
Arrival Airport:
(5°42'16"N by 9°18'20"E)
Distance from SYO to MMF:
8,026.66 miles (12,917.62 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shonai Airport (SYO), Yamagata, Japan and Mamfe Airport (MMF), Mamfe, Cameroon would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,027 miles (or 12,918 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 Mamfe 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 Mamfe 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 |
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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: | MMF / FKKF |
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| Location: | Mamfe, Cameroon |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°42'16"N by 9°18'20"E |
| Area Served: | Mamfe |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 413 feet (126 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from MMF |
| More Information: | MMF 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".
- 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.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Shonai Airport (SYO) is Yamagata Airport (GAJ), which is located 42 miles (67 kilometers) SE of SYO.
- 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.
Facts about Mamfe Airport (MMF):
- The closest airport to Mamfe Airport (MMF) is Bali Airport (BAJ), which is located 52 miles (83 kilometers) ENE of MMF.
- The furthest airport from Mamfe Airport (MMF) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Mamfe Airport (meaning Mamfe Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,222 miles (19,670 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
- Because of Mamfe Airport's relatively low elevation of 413 feet, planes can take off or land at Mamfe 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.
- In addition to being known as "Mamfe Airport", another name for MMF is "Mamfe Airport (Mamfe)".
| 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 | 51.76 miles (83.30 km) ENE | Bali Airport (BAJ) | Bali, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea | |
| 2 | 51.76 miles (83.30 km) ENE | Bali Airport (BLC) | Bali, Cameroon | |
| 3 | 55.34 miles (89.06 km) ESE | Dschang Airport (DSC) | Dschang, Cameroon | |
| 4 | 60.71 miles (97.70 km) ENE | Bamenda Airport (BPC) | Bamenda, Cameroon | |
| 5 | 73.03 miles (117.54 km) E | Bafoussam Airport (BFX) | Bafoussam, Cameroon | |
| 6 | 82.98 miles (133.54 km) SW | Margaret Ekpo International Airport (CBQ) | Calabar, Nigeria | |
| 7 | 99.46 miles (160.07 km) E | Foumban Nkounja Airport (FOM) | Foumban, Cameroon | |
| 8 | 99.46 miles (160.07 km) E | Foumban Nkounja Airport (KOB) | Koutaba, Cameroon | |
| 9 | 100.86 miles (162.32 km) SW | Akwa Ibom International Airport (QUO) | Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria | |
| 10 | 116.86 miles (188.07 km) S | Limbe Airport (VCC) | Limbe, Cameroon | |
| 11 | 120.77 miles (194.36 km) SSE | Douala International Airport (DLA) | Douala, Cameroon | |
| 12 | 131.08 miles (210.95 km) WNW | Akanu Ibiam International Airport ( AIIA ) (ENU) | Enugu, Nigeria | |
| 13 | 140.83 miles (226.65 km) SSW | Malabo International Airport (SSG) | Malabo, Equatorial Guinea | |
| 14 | 145.68 miles (234.44 km) W | Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport (QOW) | Owerri, Nigeria | |
| 15 | 146.06 miles (235.05 km) NNW | Makurdi Airport (MDI) | Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,222.36 miles (19,669.93 km) SSE | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,882.00 miles (19,122.18 km) SSE | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 3 | 11,871.34 miles (19,105.02 km) S | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 4 | 11,869.62 miles (19,102.25 km) S | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 5 | 11,868.33 miles (19,100.17 km) S | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 6 | 11,846.77 miles (19,065.48 km) S | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 7 | 11,844.33 miles (19,061.55 km) S | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 8 | 11,842.39 miles (19,058.44 km) S | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 9 | 11,842.33 miles (19,058.34 km) S | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 10 | 11,793.69 miles (18,980.06 km) SE | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 11 | 11,716.89 miles (18,856.47 km) ESE | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 12 | 11,699.24 miles (18,828.06 km) WSW | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 13 | 11,677.32 miles (18,792.78 km) SSE | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 14 | 11,659.16 miles (18,763.56 km) SE | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 15 | 11,549.24 miles (18,586.65 km) ESE | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |