Nonstop flight route between Gunsan, South Korea and Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gunsan Airport (KUV), Gunsan, South Korea and Necochea Airport (NEC), Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,089 miles (or 19,455 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 Gunsan Airport and Necochea 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 Gunsan Airport and Necochea Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
The distance between KUV and NEC makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Gunsan Airport and Necochea Airport would be very impractical for the airlines, because only a lightly loaded Boeing 777-200LR would be able to make the trip. Since airlines need to be able to take as many people and cargo as possible in order to make a profit, the odds of ever seeing a nonstop flight between KUV and NEC are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Gunsan, South Korea and Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina by taking some connecting flights!
Did you know that one full circling of the Earth (measuring from the equator) is about 24,901.5 miles (or 40,075 kilometers), which means if you were 12,450 miles from any given point on the planet, the distance back to your starting point would be about the same -- in any direction! The same can be said for a nonstop flight between KUV and NEC!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KUV / RKJK |
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Location: | Gunsan, South Korea |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°54'14"N by 126°36'56"E |
Operator/Owner: | Korea Airports Corporation, United States Air Force, Republic of Korea Airforce |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 29 feet (9 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KUV |
More Information: | KUV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NEC / SAZO |
Airport Name: | Necochea Airport |
Location: | Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°28'59"S by 58°49'1"W |
Area Served: | Necochea |
Airport Type: | Civil |
Elevation: | 72 feet (22 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from NEC |
More Information: | NEC Maps & Info |
Facts about Gunsan Airport (KUV):
- The closest airport to Gunsan Airport (KUV) is Gwangju Airport (KWJ), which is located 55 miles (88 kilometers) SSE of KUV.
- The furthest airport from Gunsan Airport (KUV) is Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP), which is nearly antipodal to Gunsan Airport (meaning Gunsan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport), and is located 12,316 miles (19,821 kilometers) away in Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay.
- Gunsan Airport handled 133,242 passengers last year.
- Because of Gunsan Airport's relatively low elevation of 29 feet, planes can take off or land at Gunsan 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.
- Gunsan Airport (KUV) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Gunsan Airport", other names for KUV include "군산공항 群山空港", "Gunsan Gonghang" and "Kunsan Konghang".
Facts about Necochea Airport (NEC):
- The furthest airport from Necochea Airport (NEC) is Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC), which is nearly antipodal to Necochea Airport (meaning Necochea Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport), and is located 12,398 miles (19,953 kilometers) away in Dalian, Liaoning, China.
- Necochea Airport (NEC) has 3 runways.
- Because of Necochea Airport's relatively low elevation of 72 feet, planes can take off or land at Necochea 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 Necochea Airport (NEC) is Miramar Airport (MJR), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) ENE of NEC.