AirportsShonai Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Shonai, in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SYO.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SYO
- ICAO code
- RJSY
- City
- Shonai
- State or region
- Yamagata Prefecture
- Country
- Japan
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 38.8122° N, 139.7870° E
- Elevation
- 26 m (86 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,999 m (6,560 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SYO means Shonai Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: RJSY. 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 38.8122° N, 139.7870° E. It stands 26 metres (86 feet) above sea level.
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
Shonai 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 60.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Yamagata AirportHigashine | GAJ | 67 km |
| Akita AirportAkita | AXT | 97 km |
| Niigata AirportNiigata | KIJ | 112 km |
| Sendai AirportNatori | SDJ | 124 km |
| Iwate Hanamaki AirportHanamaki | HNA | 135 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,799 km | 7 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,718 km | 8 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 7,825 km | 9 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,259 km | 11 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,546 km | 13 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,609 km | 10 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 5,528 km | 7 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 363 km | 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 8,175 km | 10 h 20 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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