Nonstop flight route between Pohang, South Korea and McRae, Georgia, United States:
Departure Airport:
(35°59'16"N by 129°25'13"E)
Arrival Airport:
(32°5'48"N by 82°52'45"W)
Distance from KPO to MQW:
7,289.06 miles (11,730.58 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pohang Airport (KPO), Pohang, South Korea and Telfair-Wheeler Airport (MQW), McRae, Georgia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,289 miles (or 11,731 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KPO / RKTH |
| Airport Names: |
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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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MQW / KMQW |
| Airport Name: | Telfair-Wheeler Airport |
| Location: | McRae, Georgia, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°5'48"N by 82°52'45"W |
| Area Served: | McRae, Georgia |
| Operator/Owner: | McRae-Telfair-Wheeler Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 203 feet (62 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MQW |
| More Information: | MQW Maps & Info |
Facts about Pohang Airport (KPO):
- In addition to being known as "Pohang Airport", other names for KPO include "포항공항 浦項空港", "Pohang Gonghang" and "P'ohang Konghang".
- 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.
- In early July 1950 Pohang airfield was identified as a potential base for USAF operations.
- Pohang Airport handled 255,227 passengers last year.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Pohang Airport (KPO) is Daegu International Airport (TAE), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) W of KPO.
- The 802nd Battalion returned to Pohang on 27 September finding the airfield relatively undamaged.
- Pohang Airport (KPO) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Telfair-Wheeler Airport (MQW):
- Telfair-Wheeler Airport (MQW) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Telfair-Wheeler Airport (MQW) is Vidalia Regional AirportVidalia-Lyons Army Airfield (VDI), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) ENE of MQW.
- The furthest airport from Telfair-Wheeler Airport (MQW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,389 miles (18,328 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Telfair-Wheeler Airport's relatively low elevation of 203 feet, planes can take off or land at Telfair-Wheeler 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 43.08 miles (69.33 km) W | Daegu International Airport (TAE) | Daegu, South Korea |     |
| 2 | 62.07 miles (99.89 km) SSW | Gimhae International Airport (PUS) | Busan, South Korea | |
| 3 | 74.15 miles (119.34 km) NW | Yecheon Air Base (YEC) | Yecheon, South Korea | |
| 4 | 98.08 miles (157.85 km) SW | Sacheon Airport (HIN) | Sacheon, South Korea | |
| 5 | 118.16 miles (190.16 km) WNW | Cheongju International Airport (CJJ) | Cheong ju, South Korea | |
| 6 | 124.80 miles (200.85 km) NNW | Gangneung Airbase (KAG) | Kangnung (Gangneung), South Korea | |
| 7 | 128.76 miles (207.22 km) NW | Wonju Airport (WJU) | Wonju, South Korea | |
| 8 | 155.62 miles (250.44 km) NNW | Sokcho Airport (SHO) | Sokcho, South Korea | |
| 9 | 156.05 miles (251.14 km) S | Iki Airport (IKI) | Iki, Iki Island, Japan | |
| 10 | 156.97 miles (252.62 km) W | Gunsan Airport (KUV) | Gunsan, South Korea | |
| 11 | 158.39 miles (254.90 km) WSW | Gwangju Airport (KWJ) | Gwangju (Kwangju), South Korea | |
| 12 | 161.41 miles (259.77 km) ESE | Iwami Airport (IWJ) | Masuda, Shimane, Japan, Japan | |
| 13 | 162.68 miles (261.80 km) NW | Seoul Air Base (SSN) | Seongnam, South Korea | |
| 14 | 171.98 miles (276.77 km) SSE | Kokura Airport (KKJ) | Kita Kyūshū, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| 15 | 176.06 miles (283.35 km) SSE | Fukuoka Airport (FUK) | Fukuoka, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,170.87 miles (19,587.06 km) ESE | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 2 | 12,152.10 miles (19,556.86 km) SSE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,148.48 miles (19,551.03 km) SE | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 4 | 12,125.03 miles (19,513.30 km) SSE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,119.78 miles (19,504.85 km) ESE | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 6 | 12,110.08 miles (19,489.23 km) SE | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 7 | 12,068.95 miles (19,423.04 km) ESE | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,063.99 miles (19,415.06 km) SE | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 9 | 12,059.96 miles (19,408.57 km) SSE | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,054.62 miles (19,399.99 km) ESE | Santa Bernardina International Airport (DZO) | Durazno, Durazno, Uruguay | |
| 11 | 12,028.07 miles (19,357.25 km) ESE | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,021.25 miles (19,346.27 km) S | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 13 | 12,019.40 miles (19,343.29 km) E | La Plata Airport (LPG) | La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,017.47 miles (19,340.19 km) ESE | Laguna de los Patos International Airport (CYR) | Colonia del Sacramento, Colonia, Uruguay | |
| 15 | 12,012.87 miles (19,332.80 km) SE | Tacuarembó Airport (TAW) | Tacuarembó, Tacuarembó, Uruguay | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 30.47 miles (49.03 km) ENE | Vidalia Regional AirportVidalia-Lyons Army Airfield (VDI) | Vidalia, Georgia, United States | |
| 2 | 32.89 miles (52.93 km) N | W. H. 'Bud' Barron Airport (DBN) | Dublin, Georgia, United States | |
| 3 | 55.99 miles (90.11 km) NW | Robins Air Force Base (WRB) | Warner Robins, Georgia, United States | |
| 4 | 58.40 miles (93.99 km) SW | Henry Tift Myers Airport (TMA) | Tifton, Georgia, United States | |
| 5 | 60.92 miles (98.04 km) NW | Middle Georgia Regional Airport (MCN) | Macon, Georgia, United States | |
| 6 | 63.99 miles (102.98 km) NW | Macon Downtown Airport Herbert Smart Downtown Airport (MAC) | Macon, Georgia, United States | |
| 7 | 65.12 miles (104.80 km) SSE | Waycross-Ware County AirportWaycross Army Airfield (AYS) | Waycross, Georgia, United States | |
| 8 | 71.86 miles (115.65 km) ENE | Statesboro-Bulloch County AirportStatesboro Army Air Field (TBR) | Statesboro, Georgia, United States | |
| 9 | 76.02 miles (122.35 km) NNW | Baldwin County Airport (MLJ) | Milledgeville, Georgia, United States | |
| 10 | 78.51 miles (126.35 km) E | MidCoast Regional Airport at Wright Army Airfield (LIY) | Fort Stewart, Hinesville, Georgia, United States | |
| 11 | 80.17 miles (129.02 km) SSW | Moody Air Force Base (VAD) | Valdosta, Georgia, United States | |
| 12 | 82.14 miles (132.19 km) SW | Spence Airport (MUL) | Moultrie, Georgia, United States | |
| 13 | 86.40 miles (139.05 km) WSW | Southwest Georgia Regional Airport (ABY) | Albany, Georgia, United States | |
| 14 | 88.57 miles (142.54 km) SW | Moultrie Municipal Airport (MGR) | Moultrie, Georgia, United States | |
| 15 | 93.86 miles (151.04 km) SSW | Valdosta Regional AirportValdosta Army Auxiliary Airfield (VLD) | Valdosta, Georgia, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,388.81 miles (18,328.46 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,371.99 miles (18,301.39 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,370.91 miles (18,299.66 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,367.38 miles (18,293.97 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,366.01 miles (18,291.78 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,359.45 miles (18,281.21 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,356.14 miles (18,275.89 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,355.47 miles (18,274.81 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,340.10 miles (18,250.07 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,334.09 miles (18,240.40 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,328.44 miles (18,231.31 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,316.64 miles (18,212.31 km) WSW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,312.51 miles (18,205.67 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,297.16 miles (18,180.97 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,242.37 miles (18,092.79 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |