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GAJ to WAW: distance & flight time
Yamagata (Yamagata Airport) → Warsaw (Warsaw Chopin Airport)
5,199 mi
8,367 km · 4,518 nm
10h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
-8h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,199 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 40m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GAJ — Yamagata Airport · Yamagata, Japan
- WAW — Warsaw Chopin Airport · Warsaw, Poland
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near GAJ
- SDJ · Sendai Airport35 mi away
- SYO · Shonai Airport42 mi away
- KIJ · Niigata Airport75 mi away
- HNA · Hanamaki Airport81 mi away
Near WAW
- WMI · Modlin Airport24 mi away
- RDO · Radom Airport55 mi away
- LCJ · Łódź Władysław Reymont Airport74 mi away
- SZY · Olsztyn-Mazury Airport91 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GAJ from WAW?
The flight distance from Yamagata (GAJ) to Warsaw (WAW) is 5,199 miles (8,367 km, 4,518 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GAJ to WAW?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 40m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from GAJ to WAW?
Nonstop service on GAJ–WAW depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 10h 40m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Yamagata and Warsaw?
Warsaw is 8 hours behind Yamagata.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GAJ to WAW?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GAJ–WAW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some GAJ to WAW fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain GAJ–WAW tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.