Nonstop flight route between Sacheon, South Korea and Chico, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sacheon Airport (HIN), Sacheon, South Korea and Chico Municipal Airport (CIC), Chico, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,614 miles (or 9,034 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 Sacheon Airport and Chico Municipal 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 Sacheon Airport and Chico Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HIN / RKPS |
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Location: | Sacheon, South Korea |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°5'18"N by 128°4'13"E |
Area Served: | Sacheon, Jinju |
Operator/Owner: | Korean Airports Corporation, Republic of Korea Airforce |
Airport Type: | Public domestic / Military airfield |
Elevation: | 25 feet (8 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from HIN |
More Information: | HIN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CIC / KCIC |
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Location: | Chico, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°47'43"N by 121°51'29"W |
Area Served: | Chico, California |
Operator/Owner: | City of Chico |
Airport Type: | City of Chico |
Elevation: | 73 feet (22 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CIC |
More Information: | CIC Maps & Info |
Facts about Sacheon Airport (HIN):
- Because of Sacheon Airport's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at Sacheon 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.
- Besides private cars and taxi, the airport is connected by buses to Jinju and Sacheon.
- Sacheon Airport handled 169,120 passengers last year.
- The ROKAF 10th Fighter Wing was formed at the base in 1951.
- The Republic of Korea Air Force operates from Sacheon using trainers and test aircraft at Jinju, which is home to the Republic of Korea Air Force Education and Training Command since 1998.
- In addition to being known as "Sacheon Airport", other names for HIN include "사천공항 泗川空港", "Sacheon Gonghang" and "Sach'ŏn Konghang".
- The closest airport to Sacheon Airport (HIN) is Gimhae International Airport (PUS), which is located 49 miles (80 kilometers) E of HIN.
- Sacheon Airport (HIN) has 2 runways.
- On 13 November 2003 a KAI KT-1 crashed shortly after takeoff from the base, the instructor ekjected safely while the trainee was killed.
- Korea Express Air began chartered flights from Jeju to Jinju in 2011.
- The furthest airport from Sacheon Airport (HIN) is Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP), which is nearly antipodal to Sacheon Airport (meaning Sacheon Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport), and is located 12,257 miles (19,726 kilometers) away in Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay.
Facts about Chico Municipal Airport (CIC):
- In addition to being known as "Chico Municipal Airport", another name for CIC is "Chico Army Airfield".
- Pacific Express was based in Chico.
- The furthest airport from Chico Municipal Airport (CIC) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,229 miles (18,071 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- On 30 January 1959 the Air Force announced plans to conduct surveys in the vicinity of Beale Air Force Base to determine the feasibility for missile bases.
- The new command brought in pilots who had completed their basic and advanced training and received commissions prior to coming to Chico.
- In April 1944 the mission of the Field was changed from basic flying training of cadets to training of fighter pilots.
- The closest airport to Chico Municipal Airport (CIC) is Oroville Municipal Airport (OVE), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) SSE of CIC.
- Chico Municipal Airport (CIC) has 2 runways.
- Because of Chico Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 73 feet, planes can take off or land at Chico Municipal 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.