Nonstop flight route between Iringa, Tanzania and Yecheon, South Korea:
Departure Airport:
(7°40'9"S by 35°45'6"E)
Arrival Airport:
(36°37'54"N by 128°21'17"E)
Distance from IRI to YEC:
6,677.66 miles (10,746.62 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Iringa / Nduli Airport (IRI), Iringa, Tanzania and Yecheon Air Base (YEC), Yecheon, South Korea would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,678 miles (or 10,747 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 Iringa / Nduli Airport and Yecheon Air Base, 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 Iringa / Nduli Airport and Yecheon Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IRI / HTIR |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Iringa, Tanzania |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°40'9"S by 35°45'6"E |
| Area Served: | Iringa |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Tanzania |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4678 feet (1,426 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IRI |
| More Information: | IRI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YEC / RKTY |
| Airport Name: | Yecheon Air Base |
| Location: | Yecheon, South Korea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°37'54"N by 128°21'17"E |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 354 feet (108 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YEC |
| More Information: | YEC Maps & Info |
Facts about Iringa / Nduli Airport (IRI):
- Because of Iringa / Nduli Airport's high elevation of 4,678 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at IRI. Combined with a high temperature, this could make IRI a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Iringa / Nduli Airport (IRI) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Iringa / Nduli Airport", another name for IRI is "Uwanja wa Ndege wa Iringa / Nduli (Swahili)".
- The closest airport to Iringa / Nduli Airport (IRI) is Msalato International Airport– Proposed airport – (DOD), which is located 109 miles (175 kilometers) N of IRI.
- The furthest airport from Iringa / Nduli Airport (IRI) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,453 miles (18,432 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
Facts about Yecheon Air Base (YEC):
- Because of Yecheon Air Base's relatively low elevation of 354 feet, planes can take off or land at Yecheon Air Base 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.
- Yecheon Air Base (YEC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Yecheon Air Base (YEC) is Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP), which is nearly antipodal to Yecheon Air Base (meaning Yecheon Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport), and is located 12,208 miles (19,646 kilometers) away in Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay.
- The closest airport to Yecheon Air Base (YEC) is Cheongju International Airport (CJJ), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) W of YEC.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 108.96 miles (175.35 km) N | Msalato International Airport– Proposed airport – (DOD) | Dodoma, Tanzania |     |
| 2 | 178.76 miles (287.69 km) WSW | Mbeya Airport (MBI) | Mbeya, Tanzania | |
| 3 | 202.52 miles (325.92 km) SW | Karonga Airport (KGJ) | Karonga, Malawi | |
| 4 | 239.94 miles (386.14 km) SSW | Chelinda Airport (CEH) | Chelinda, Malawi | |
| 5 | 242.75 miles (390.66 km) ENE | Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | |
| 6 | 258.33 miles (415.74 km) ENE | Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) | Zanzibar, Tanzania | |
| 7 | 270.79 miles (435.80 km) ESE | Kilwa Masoko Airport (KIY) | Kilwa Masoko, Tanzania | |
| 8 | 284.16 miles (457.31 km) W | Sumbawanga Airport (SUT) | Sumbawanga, Tanzania | |
| 9 | 286.52 miles (461.11 km) SSW | Mzuzu Airport (ZZU) | Mzuzu, Malawi | |
| 10 | 295.57 miles (475.67 km) SE | Masasi Airport (XMI) | Masasi, Tanzania | |
| 11 | 296.69 miles (477.48 km) N | Lake Manyara Airport (LKY) | Lake Manyara, Tanzania | |
| 12 | 303.25 miles (488.03 km) NNE | Arusha Airport (ARK) | Arusha, Tanzania | |
| 13 | 306.74 miles (493.65 km) NNE | Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) | Kilimanjaro, Tanzania | |
| 14 | 312.33 miles (502.64 km) ESE | Lindi / Kikwetu Airport (LDI) | Lindi, Tanzania | |
| 15 | 313.09 miles (503.86 km) WSW | Mbala Airport (MMQ) | Mbala, Northern Province, Zambia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,453.37 miles (18,432.36 km) ENE | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,333.83 miles (18,239.98 km) NE | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,298.02 miles (18,182.36 km) NE | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,292.16 miles (18,172.93 km) NE | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,288.02 miles (18,166.26 km) NE | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,270.36 miles (18,137.84 km) NE | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,236.75 miles (18,083.75 km) NE | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,213.21 miles (18,045.87 km) NE | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,199.18 miles (18,023.29 km) NE | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,195.37 miles (18,017.15 km) NE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,179.24 miles (17,991.20 km) SSW | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,173.40 miles (17,981.79 km) NE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,170.76 miles (17,977.55 km) NE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,124.89 miles (17,903.72 km) NE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,124.89 miles (17,903.72 km) NE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 47.78 miles (76.90 km) W | Cheongju International Airport (CJJ) | Cheong ju, South Korea | |
| 2 | 53.71 miles (86.44 km) SSE | Daegu International Airport (TAE) | Daegu, South Korea | |
| 3 | 59.80 miles (96.24 km) NNW | Wonju Airport (WJU) | Wonju, South Korea | |
| 4 | 74.15 miles (119.34 km) SE | Pohang Airport (KPO) | Pohang, South Korea | |
| 5 | 83.98 miles (135.15 km) NNE | Gangneung Airbase (KAG) | Kangnung (Gangneung), South Korea | |
| 6 | 88.59 miles (142.56 km) NW | Seoul Air Base (SSN) | Seongnam, South Korea | |
| 7 | 105.22 miles (169.34 km) N | Sokcho Airport (SHO) | Sokcho, South Korea | |
| 8 | 105.53 miles (169.84 km) SSE | Gimhae International Airport (PUS) | Busan, South Korea | |
| 9 | 107.37 miles (172.79 km) NW | Gimpo International Airport (GMP) | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 10 | 107.37 miles (172.79 km) NW | Gimpo International Airport (SEL) | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 11 | 107.82 miles (173.52 km) S | Sacheon Airport (HIN) | Sacheon, South Korea | |
| 12 | 109.16 miles (175.68 km) WSW | Gunsan Airport (KUV) | Gunsan, South Korea | |
| 13 | 120.21 miles (193.46 km) WNW | Incheon International Airport (ICN) | Incheon (near Seoul), South Korea | |
| 14 | 135.32 miles (217.78 km) SW | Gwangju Airport (KWJ) | Gwangju (Kwangju), South Korea | |
| 15 | 170.38 miles (274.19 km) SW | Mokpo Airport (MPK) | Mokpo, South Korea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,207.72 miles (19,646.38 km) ESE | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 2 | 12,161.41 miles (19,571.84 km) ESE | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 3 | 12,154.29 miles (19,560.38 km) SSE | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 4 | 12,136.57 miles (19,531.87 km) E | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,121.02 miles (19,506.84 km) S | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,106.13 miles (19,482.87 km) SSE | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 7 | 12,098.77 miles (19,471.04 km) ESE | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,094.89 miles (19,464.80 km) S | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,081.03 miles (19,442.48 km) SE | Santa Bernardina International Airport (DZO) | Durazno, Durazno, Uruguay | |
| 10 | 12,077.97 miles (19,437.56 km) ESE | Miramar Airport (MJR) | Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,068.37 miles (19,422.11 km) ESE | La Plata Airport (LPG) | La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,061.15 miles (19,410.49 km) ESE | Laguna de los Patos International Airport (CYR) | Colonia del Sacramento, Colonia, Uruguay | |
| 13 | 12,059.27 miles (19,407.46 km) SSE | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 14 | 12,048.18 miles (19,389.61 km) SSE | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 15 | 12,030.68 miles (19,361.46 km) ESE | Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE) | Ezeiza (near Buenos Aires), Argentina | |