Nonstop flight route between Bondoukou, Côte d'Ivoire and Seoul, South Korea:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Soko Airport (BDK), Bondoukou, Côte d'Ivoire and Gimpo International Airport (SEL), Seoul, South Korea would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,912 miles (or 12,733 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 Soko Airport and Gimpo International 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 Soko Airport and Gimpo International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BDK / DIBU |
Airport Name: | Soko Airport |
Location: | Bondoukou, Côte d'Ivoire |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°1'1"N by 2°45'42"W |
Area Served: | Bondoukou |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1247 feet (380 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BDK |
More Information: | BDK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SEL / |
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Location: | Seoul, South Korea |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°33'29"N by 126°47'26"E |
Area Served: | Seoul |
Operator/Owner: | Korea Airports Corporation |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 58 feet (18 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SEL |
More Information: | SEL Maps & Info |
Facts about Soko Airport (BDK):
- The closest airport to Soko Airport (BDK) is Sunyani Airport (NYI), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) SSE of BDK.
- Soko Airport (BDK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Soko Airport (BDK) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Soko Airport (meaning Soko Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,298 miles (19,792 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
Facts about Gimpo International Airport (SEL):
- North Korean forces attacked South Korea on 25 June 1950 starting the Korean War.
- The furthest airport from Gimpo International Airport (SEL) is Villa Gesell Airport (VLG), which is nearly antipodal to Gimpo International Airport (meaning Gimpo International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Villa Gesell Airport), and is located 12,226 miles (19,676 kilometers) away in Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Kimpo was captured by the KPA shortly after the capture of Seoul on 28 June 1950.
- Gimpo International Airport handled 19,424,032 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Gimpo International Airport (SEL) is Gimpo International Airport (GMP), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of SEL.
- In addition to being known as "Gimpo International Airport", other names for SEL include "김포국제공항 金浦國際空港", "Gimpo Gukje Gonghang Kimp'o Kukche Konghang", "GMP" and "RKSS".
- Following the Inchon landings on 15 September 1950, the 2nd Battalion 5th Marines was ordered to seize Kimpo on 17 September.
- Gimpo International Airport (SEL) has 2 runways.
- Kimpo played a major role during the Korean War, the USAF designated the airfield as Kimpo Air Base or K-14.
- Because of Gimpo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 58 feet, planes can take off or land at Gimpo International 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.