AirportsYamagata Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Higashine, in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is GAJ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- GAJ
- ICAO code
- RJSC
- City
- Higashine
- State or region
- Yamagata Prefecture
- Country
- Japan
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 38.4119° N, 140.3710° E
- Elevation
- 108 m (353 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,999 m (6,560 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, GAJ means Yamagata Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: RJSC. ICAO codes that begin with R belong to East Asia, including Japan, Korea and the Philippines. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 38.4119° N, 140.3710° E. It stands 108 metres (353 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Sendai, about 46 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Tokyo, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Yamagata Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,999 metres (6,560 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 83 airports of Japan on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 55.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 1,999 m 6,560 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sendai AirportNatori | SDJ | 56 km |
| Shonai AirportShonai | SYO | 67 km |
| Niigata AirportNiigata | KIJ | 121 km |
| Iwate Hanamaki AirportHanamaki | HNA | 131 km |
| Fukushima AirportSukagawa | FKS | 132 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,856 km | 7 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,770 km | 8 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 7,887 km | 10 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,320 km | 11 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,565 km | 13 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,592 km | 10 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 5,539 km | 7 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 322 km | 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 8,123 km | 10 h 15 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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