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YQS to GAJ: distance & flight time
St Thomas (St Thomas Municipal Airport) → Yamagata (Yamagata Airport)
6,254 mi
10,065 km · 5,435 nm
12h 44m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,254 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 44m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- YQS — St Thomas Municipal Airport · St Thomas, Canada
- 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 YQS
- YXU · London Airport18 mi away
- YCE · Centralia / James T. Field Memorial Aerodrome41 mi away
- YYZ · Lester B. Pearson International Airport97 mi away
- YKF · Waterloo Airport60 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 YQS from GAJ?
The flight distance from St Thomas (YQS) to Yamagata (GAJ) is 6,254 miles (10,065 km, 5,435 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQS to GAJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 44m 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 cheapest way to fly from YQS to GAJ?
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