Nonstop flight route between Yonago, Tottori, Japan and Los Banos, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Miho-Yonago Airport (YGJ), Yonago, Tottori, Japan and Los Banos Municipal Airport (LSN), Los Banos, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,534 miles (or 8,906 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 Miho-Yonago Airport and Los Banos Municipal 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 Miho-Yonago Airport and Los Banos Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Miho-Yonago Airport (YGJ):

• The closest airport to Miho-Yonago Airport (YGJ) is Izumo Airport (IZO), which is located 20 miles (33 kilometers) WSW of YGJ.
• Because of Miho-Yonago Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Miho-Yonago 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.
• Miho Air Base was used primarily as a radar station by the 618th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron beginning in December 1950, operating defensive radar sites as part of the air defense of Japan until May 1957.
• The furthest airport from Miho-Yonago Airport (YGJ) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is nearly antipodal to Miho-Yonago Airport (meaning Miho-Yonago Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rio Grande Regional Airport), and is located 12,047 miles (19,388 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
• In summer 2013, the airport accommodated charter flights from Hong Kong on Hong Kong Airlines, bringing tourists to the surrounding San'in region as well as Osaka and Hiroshima.
• Miho-Yonago Airport (YGJ) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Miho-Yonago Airport", another name for YGJ is "美保飛行場".
• A passenger terminal was built at the airport in 1956 and scheduled service to Osaka International Airport began in 1958, followed by Tokyo Haneda Airport in 1964.

Facts about Los Banos Municipal Airport (LSN):

• The furthest airport from Los Banos Municipal Airport (LSN) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,339 miles (18,248 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Because of Los Banos Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 121 feet, planes can take off or land at Los Banos Municipal 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.
• For the 12-month period ending June 15, 2011, the airport had 16,000 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 44 per day.
• Los Banos Municipal Airport (LSN) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Los Banos Municipal Airport (LSN) is Merced Regional Airport (MCE), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) NE of LSN.