Nonstop flight route between Frankfort, Kentucky, United States and Pohang, South Korea:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Capital City Airport (FFT), Frankfort, Kentucky, United States and Pohang Airport (KPO), Pohang, South Korea would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,863 miles (or 11,044 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 Capital City Airport and Pohang 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 Capital City Airport and Pohang Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FFT / KFFT |
Airport Name: | Capital City Airport |
Location: | Frankfort, Kentucky, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°10'54"N by 84°54'21"W |
Area Served: | Frankfort, Kentucky |
Operator/Owner: | Commonwealth of Kentucky |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 806 feet (246 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FFT |
More Information: | FFT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KPO / RKTH |
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Location: | Pohang, South Korea |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°59'16"N by 129°25'13"E |
Area Served: | Pohang |
Operator/Owner: | Korean Airports Corporation, Republic of Korea Navy |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 70 feet (21 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KPO |
More Information: | KPO Maps & Info |
Facts about Capital City Airport (FFT):
- The furthest airport from Capital City Airport (FFT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,284 miles (18,160 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Capital City Airport (FFT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Capital City Airport (FFT) is Blue Grass Airport (LEX), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) ESE of FFT.
- Because of Capital City Airport's relatively low elevation of 806 feet, planes can take off or land at Capital City 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.
Facts about Pohang Airport (KPO):
- The 802nd Battalion returned to Pohang on 27 September finding the airfield relatively undamaged.
- The closest airport to Pohang Airport (KPO) is Daegu International Airport (TAE), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) W of KPO.
- Pohang Airport handled 255,227 passengers last year.
- Pohang Airport (KPO) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Pohang Airport", other names for KPO include "포항공항 浦項空港", "Pohang Gonghang" and "P'ohang Konghang".
- In early July 1950 Pohang airfield was identified as a potential base for USAF operations.
- The furthest airport from Pohang Airport (KPO) is Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP), which is nearly antipodal to Pohang Airport (meaning Pohang Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport), and is located 12,171 miles (19,587 kilometers) away in Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay.
- Because of Pohang Airport's relatively low elevation of 70 feet, planes can take off or land at Pohang 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.