Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
YGK to GAJ: distance & flight time
Kingston (Kingston Norman Rogers Airport) → Yamagata (Yamagata Airport)
6,279 mi
10,105 km · 5,456 nm
12h 47m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading northwest
See live YGK→GAJ fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
6,279 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 47m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 13-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YGK — Kingston Norman Rogers Airport · Kingston, Canada
- GAJ — Yamagata Airport · Yamagata, Japan
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near YGK
- ART · Watertown International Airport33 mi away
- YTR · CFB Trenton47 mi away
- YSH · Smiths Falls-Montague (Russ Beach) Airport59 mi away
- OGS · Ogdensburg International Airport64 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 YGK from GAJ?
The flight distance from Kingston (YGK) to Yamagata (GAJ) is 6,279 miles (10,105 km, 5,456 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YGK to GAJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 47m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Kingston and Yamagata?
Yamagata is 13 hours ahead of Kingston.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YGK to GAJ?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YGK–GAJ that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.