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NPE to GAJ: distance & flight time
NAPIER (Hawke's Bay Airport) → Yamagata (Yamagata Airport)
5,856 mi
9,425 km · 5,089 nm
11h 57m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,856 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 57m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- NPE — Hawke's Bay Airport · NAPIER, New Zealand
- GAJ — Yamagata Airport · Yamagata, Japan
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near NPE
- WIR · Wairoa Airport43 mi away
- TUO · Taupo Airport66 mi away
- GIS · Gisborne Airport81 mi away
- PMR · Palmerston North Airport89 mi away
Near GAJ
- SDJ · Sendai Airport35 mi away
- SYO · Shonai Airport42 mi away
- KIJ · Niigata Airport75 mi away
- HNA · Hanamaki Airport81 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is NPE from GAJ?
The flight distance from NAPIER (NPE) to Yamagata (GAJ) is 5,856 miles (9,425 km, 5,089 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NPE to GAJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 57m 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 NPE to GAJ?
Nonstop service on NPE–GAJ 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 11h 57m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between NAPIER and Yamagata?
Yamagata is 3 hours behind NAPIER.
What is the cheapest way to fly from NPE to GAJ?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on NPE–GAJ that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some NPE to GAJ fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain NPE–GAJ 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.