Nonstop flight route between Umeå, Sweden and Yamagata, Japan:
Departure Airport:
(63°47'30"N by 20°16'58"E)
Arrival Airport:
(38°48'43"N by 139°47'13"E)
Distance from UME to SYO:
4,620.10 miles (7,435.31 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Umeå Airport (UME), Umeå, Sweden and Shonai Airport (SYO), Yamagata, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,620 miles (or 7,435 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 Umeå Airport and Shonai 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 Umeå Airport and Shonai Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | UME / ESNU |
| Airport Name: | Umeå Airport |
| Location: | Umeå, Sweden |
| GPS Coordinates: | 63°47'30"N by 20°16'58"E |
| Area Served: | Umeå, Sweden |
| Operator/Owner: | Swedavia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 24 feet (7 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from UME |
| More Information: | UME Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Umeå Airport (UME):
- Because of Umeå Airport's relatively low elevation of 24 feet, planes can take off or land at Umeå 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 Umeå Airport (UME) is Örnsköldsvik Airport (OER), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) WSW of UME.
- Umeå Airport (UME) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Umeå Airport (UME) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,907 miles (17,554 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Umeå Airport is an airport located on the southern outskirts of the city of Umeå, Sweden.
Facts about Shonai Airport (SYO):
- Seiko Epson has also used the airport for weekly employee charter flights to and from Matsumoto since 1997.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Shonai Airport", other names for SYO include "庄内空港" and "Shonai Kūkō".
- In December 2012, an ANA flight landing from Tokyo overran the runway at Shonai.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 47.75 miles (76.84 km) WSW | Örnsköldsvik Airport (OER) | Örnsköldsvik, Sweden |     |
| 2 | 62.29 miles (100.25 km) NNE | Skellefteå Airport (SFT) | Skellefteå, Skellefteå, Sweden | |
| 3 | 68.98 miles (111.02 km) SE | Vaasa Airport (VAA) | Vaasa, Finland | |
| 4 | 70.38 miles (113.26 km) NW | Lycksele Airport (LYC) | Lycksele, Sweden | |
| 5 | 87.40 miles (140.66 km) E | Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport (KOK) | Kokkola / Jakobstad, Finland | |
| 6 | 97.12 miles (156.30 km) ESE | Kauhava Airport (KAU) | Kauhava, Finland | |
| 7 | 109.74 miles (176.61 km) SE | Seinäjoki Airport (SJY) | Seinäjoki, Finland | |
| 8 | 113.04 miles (181.92 km) SE | Kauhajoki Airfield (KHJ) | Kauhajoki, Finland | |
| 9 | 117.14 miles (188.52 km) WNW | Vilhelmina Airport (VHM) | Vilhelmina, Sweden | |
| 10 | 124.35 miles (200.13 km) SW | Sundsvall–Timrå Airport (SDL) | Sundsvall, Sweden | |
| 11 | 127.72 miles (205.54 km) NNW | Arvidsjaur Airport (AJR) | Arvidsjaur, Sweden | |
| 12 | 132.67 miles (213.51 km) NNE | Luleå Airport (LLA) | Luleå, Sweden | |
| 13 | 136.11 miles (219.05 km) E | Ylivieska Airfield (YLI) | Ylivieska, Finland | |
| 14 | 168.05 miles (270.45 km) SSE | Pori Airport (POR) | Pori, Finland | |
| 15 | 170.74 miles (274.78 km) ENE | Oulu Airport (OUL) | Oulu, Finland | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,907.37 miles (17,553.67 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,749.10 miles (17,298.96 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,748.27 miles (17,297.62 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,726.92 miles (17,263.27 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,714.25 miles (17,242.87 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,685.13 miles (17,196.00 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,678.03 miles (17,184.58 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,668.01 miles (17,168.45 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,660.60 miles (17,156.52 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,657.55 miles (17,151.63 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,653.11 miles (17,144.47 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,627.08 miles (17,102.59 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,620.26 miles (17,091.61 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,618.91 miles (17,089.44 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,615.94 miles (17,084.66 km) ESE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 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 | |