Nonstop flight route between Yamagata, Japan and Sioux City, Iowa, United States:
Departure Airport:
(38°48'43"N by 139°47'13"E)
Arrival Airport:
(42°24'9"N by 96°23'3"W)
Distance from SYO to SUX:
5,812.58 miles (9,354.42 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shonai Airport (SYO), Yamagata, Japan and Sioux Gateway Airport (SUX), Sioux City, Iowa, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,813 miles (or 9,354 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 Sioux Gateway 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 Sioux Gateway 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: | SUX / KSUX |
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| Location: | Sioux City, Iowa, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°24'9"N by 96°23'3"W |
| Area Served: | Sioux City, Iowa |
| Operator/Owner: | Sioux Gateway Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1098 feet (335 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SUX |
| More Information: | SUX 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 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 is a regional airport in Sakata, Yamagata, Japan.
- The closest airport to Shonai Airport (SYO) is Yamagata Airport (GAJ), which is located 42 miles (67 kilometers) SE of SYO.
- Shonai Airport (SYO) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Sioux Gateway Airport (SUX):
- Sioux City Army Air Base closed in December 1945, but in September 1946 the airfield was opened by the Air Force Reserve.
- For several years the only airline service was from Northwest Airlines, commuter service on Northwest Airlink to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport.
- The furthest airport from Sioux Gateway Airport (SUX) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,641 miles (17,125 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Sioux Gateway Airport (SUX) is Le Mars Municipal Airport (LRJ), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) NNE of SUX.
- Sioux Gateway Airport covers 2,460 acres at an elevation of 1,098 feet above mean sea level.
- The airport designator "SUX" has been contentious.
- In the year ending November 30, 2012 the airport had 18,258 aircraft operations, an average of 50 per day.
- Sioux Gateway Airport (SUX) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Sioux Gateway Airport", another name for SUX is "Colonel Bud Day Field".
| 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 | 27.70 miles (44.59 km) NNE | Le Mars Municipal Airport (LRJ) | Le Mars, Iowa, United States | |
| 2 | 43.77 miles (70.45 km) NNE | Orange City Municipal Airport (ORC) | Orange City, Iowa, United States | |
| 3 | 56.17 miles (90.40 km) SSW | Scribner State AirportScribner Army Airfield (SCB) | Scribner, Nebraska, United States | |
| 4 | 58.87 miles (94.75 km) ESE | Denison Municipal Airport (DNS) | Denison, Iowa, United States | |
| 5 | 59.80 miles (96.23 km) ENE | Storm Lake Municipal Airport (SLB) | Storm Lake, Iowa, United States | |
| 6 | 61.01 miles (98.18 km) WSW | Norfolk Regional Airport (OFK) | Norfolk, Nebraska, United States | |
| 7 | 62.06 miles (99.87 km) NW | Chan Gurney Municipal Airport (YKN) | Yankton, South Dakota, United States | |
| 8 | 66.24 miles (106.60 km) S | Fremont Municipal Airport (FET) | Fremont, Nebraska, United States | |
| 9 | 79.81 miles (128.44 km) NE | Spencer Municipal Airport (SPW) | Spencer, Iowa, United States | |
| 10 | 80.15 miles (128.98 km) SSE | Eppley Airfield (OMA) | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | |
| 11 | 82.31 miles (132.47 km) SW | Columbus Municipal Airport (OLU) | Columbus, Nebraska, United States | |
| 12 | 83.47 miles (134.33 km) NNW | Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD) | Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States | |
| 13 | 84.52 miles (136.03 km) S | Millard Airport (MIQ) | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | |
| 14 | 85.26 miles (137.21 km) SSE | Council Bluffs Municipal Airport (CBF) | Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States | |
| 15 | 85.27 miles (137.22 km) ESE | Arthur N. Neu Airport (CIN) | Carroll, Iowa, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,641.22 miles (17,125.34 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,618.07 miles (17,088.08 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,599.48 miles (17,058.16 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,593.79 miles (17,049.00 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,552.78 miles (16,983.00 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,538.98 miles (16,960.81 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,535.86 miles (16,955.78 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,529.03 miles (16,944.79 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,512.70 miles (16,918.51 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,504.48 miles (16,905.29 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,476.92 miles (16,860.93 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 12 | 10,468.91 miles (16,848.04 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,443.64 miles (16,807.36 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,421.47 miles (16,771.69 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,416.26 miles (16,763.30 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |