Nonstop flight route between Kangnung (Gangneung), South Korea and Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Gangneung Airbase (KAG), Kangnung (Gangneung), South Korea and Kosrae International Airport (KSA), Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,095 miles (or 4,981 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 Gangneung Airbase and Kosrae 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 Gangneung Airbase and Kosrae International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Gangneung Airbase (KAG):

• Because of Gangneung Airbase's relatively low elevation of 35 feet, planes can take off or land at Gangneung Airbase 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.
• During the Korean War, the USAF designated the base as K-18.
• The closest airport to Gangneung Airbase (KAG) is Sokcho Airport (SHO), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) NW of KAG.
• Gangneung Airbase (KAG) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Gangneung Airbase", another name for KAG is "강릉공항".
• The furthest airport from Gangneung Airbase (KAG) is Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP), which is nearly antipodal to Gangneung Airbase (meaning Gangneung Airbase is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport), and is located 12,136 miles (19,531 kilometers) away in Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay.

Facts about Kosrae International Airport (KSA):

• The closest airport to Kosrae International Airport (KSA) is Ujae Airport (UJE), which is located 313 miles (503 kilometers) NE of KSA.
• Because of Kosrae International Airport's relatively low elevation of 11 feet, planes can take off or land at Kosrae 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.
• Kosrae International Airport (KSA) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Kosrae International Airport (KSA) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Kosrae International Airport (meaning Kosrae International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,181 miles (19,603 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
• In addition to being known as "Kosrae International Airport", another name for KSA is "TTK".