Nonstop flight route between Gwangju (Kwangju), South Korea and Kassala, Sudan:
Departure Airport:
(35°7'35"N by 126°48'32"E)
Arrival Airport:
(15°23'13"N by 36°19'42"E)
Distance from KWJ to KSL:
5,638.10 miles (9,073.62 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gwangju Airport (KWJ), Gwangju (Kwangju), South Korea and Kassala Airport (KSL), Kassala, Sudan would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,638 miles (or 9,074 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 Gwangju Airport and Kassala 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 Gwangju Airport and Kassala Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KWJ / RKJJ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Gwangju (Kwangju), South Korea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°7'35"N by 126°48'32"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Korea Airports Coorporation, Republic of Korea Airforce |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 39 feet (12 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KWJ |
| More Information: | KWJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KSL / HSKA |
| Airport Name: | Kassala Airport |
| Location: | Kassala, Sudan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 15°23'13"N by 36°19'42"E |
| Area Served: | Kassala, Sudan |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1671 feet (509 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KSL |
| More Information: | KSL Maps & Info |
Facts about Gwangju Airport (KWJ):
- In addition to being known as "Gwangju Airport", other names for KWJ include "광주공항 光州空港", "Gwangju Gonghang" and "Kwangju Konghang".
- The closest airport to Gwangju Airport (KWJ) is Mokpo Airport (MPK), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) SW of KWJ.
- Because of Gwangju Airport's relatively low elevation of 39 feet, planes can take off or land at Gwangju 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 furthest airport from Gwangju Airport (KWJ) is Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP), which is nearly antipodal to Gwangju Airport (meaning Gwangju Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport), and is located 12,327 miles (19,839 kilometers) away in Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay.
- Gwangju Airport handled 1,539,187 passengers last year.
- Gwangju Airport (KWJ) has 2 runways.
Facts about Kassala Airport (KSL):
- The furthest airport from Kassala Airport (KSL) is Makemo Airport (MKP), which is nearly antipodal to Kassala Airport (meaning Kassala Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Makemo Airport), and is located 12,354 miles (19,882 kilometers) away in Makemo, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Kassala Airport (KSL) is Khashm El Girba Airport (GBU), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) SW of KSL.
- Kassala Airport (KSL) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 35.14 miles (56.56 km) SW | Mokpo Airport (MPK) | Mokpo, South Korea |     |
| 2 | 54.81 miles (88.20 km) NNW | Gunsan Airport (KUV) | Gunsan, South Korea | |
| 3 | 71.35 miles (114.83 km) E | Sacheon Airport (HIN) | Sacheon, South Korea | |
| 4 | 113.03 miles (181.91 km) S | Jeju International Airport (CJU) | Jeju, South Korea | |
| 5 | 116.45 miles (187.41 km) NNE | Cheongju International Airport (CJJ) | Cheong ju, South Korea | |
| 6 | 116.79 miles (187.95 km) ENE | Daegu International Airport (TAE) | Daegu, South Korea | |
| 7 | 119.62 miles (192.51 km) S | Jeongseok / Jungseok Airport (JDG) | Jeju province, South Korea | |
| 8 | 120.35 miles (193.68 km) E | Gimhae International Airport (PUS) | Busan, South Korea | |
| 9 | 135.32 miles (217.78 km) NE | Yecheon Air Base (YEC) | Yecheon, South Korea | |
| 10 | 158.39 miles (254.90 km) ENE | Pohang Airport (KPO) | Pohang, South Korea | |
| 11 | 161.16 miles (259.35 km) N | Seoul Air Base (SSN) | Seongnam, South Korea | |
| 12 | 162.77 miles (261.95 km) N | Incheon International Airport (ICN) | Incheon (near Seoul), South Korea | |
| 13 | 168.02 miles (270.39 km) N | Gimpo International Airport (GMP) | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 14 | 168.02 miles (270.39 km) N | Gimpo International Airport (SEL) | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 15 | 172.11 miles (276.98 km) NNE | Wonju Airport (WJU) | Wonju, South Korea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,327.46 miles (19,839.07 km) E | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 2 | 12,287.88 miles (19,775.38 km) SSE | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 3 | 12,274.82 miles (19,754.36 km) E | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 4 | 12,235.55 miles (19,691.15 km) SSE | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 5 | 12,218.28 miles (19,663.36 km) SSW | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,211.83 miles (19,652.99 km) ESE | Santa Bernardina International Airport (DZO) | Durazno, Durazno, Uruguay | |
| 7 | 12,196.01 miles (19,627.53 km) SSW | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,189.30 miles (19,616.74 km) SSE | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 9 | 12,177.90 miles (19,598.38 km) SE | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,173.30 miles (19,590.98 km) SSE | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,172.89 miles (19,590.31 km) E | Laguna de los Patos International Airport (CYR) | Colonia del Sacramento, Colonia, Uruguay | |
| 12 | 12,170.56 miles (19,586.56 km) E | La Plata Airport (LPG) | La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,155.21 miles (19,561.86 km) SE | Tacuarembó Airport (TAW) | Tacuarembó, Tacuarembó, Uruguay | |
| 14 | 12,137.94 miles (19,534.08 km) E | Jorge Newbery Airfield (AEP) | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,133.51 miles (19,526.94 km) E | Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE) | Ezeiza (near Buenos Aires), Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 43.85 miles (70.57 km) SW | Khashm El Girba Airport (GBU) | Khashm El Girba, Sudan | |
| 2 | 113.75 miles (183.06 km) SSE | Humera Airport (HUE) | Humera, Ethiopia | |
| 3 | 172.17 miles (277.08 km) E | Asmara International Airport (ASM) | Asmara, Eritrea | |
| 4 | 184.94 miles (297.62 km) ESE | Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU) | Axum, Ethiopia | |
| 5 | 203.36 miles (327.28 km) E | Massawa International Airport (MSW) | Massawa, Eritrea | |
| 6 | 211.53 miles (340.42 km) SSE | Gondar Atse Tewodros Airport (GDQ) | Gondar, Ethiopia | |
| 7 | 214.58 miles (345.33 km) SSW | Galegu Airport (DNX) | Dinder, Sudan | |
| 8 | 219.96 miles (353.99 km) NW | Atbara Airport (ATB) | Atbara, Sudan | |
| 9 | 251.77 miles (405.18 km) W | Khartoum International Airport (KRT) | Khartoum, Sudan | |
| 10 | 252.15 miles (405.79 km) ESE | Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX) | Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia | |
| 11 | 266.98 miles (429.66 km) SSE | Debre Tabor Airport (DBT) | Debre Tabor, Ethiopia | |
| 12 | 285.88 miles (460.08 km) NNE | Port Sudan New International Airport (PZU) | Port Sudan, Sudan | |
| 13 | 295.90 miles (476.20 km) SE | Lalibela Airport (LLI) | Lalibela, Ethiopia | |
| 14 | 360.76 miles (580.58 km) SSE | Mekane Selam Airport (MKS) | Mekane Selam, Ethiopia | |
| 15 | 364.78 miles (587.05 km) NW | Merowe Airport (MWE) | Merowe, Sudan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,353.82 miles (19,881.50 km) S | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 12,345.21 miles (19,867.64 km) WSW | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 12,296.93 miles (19,789.95 km) ESE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 12,263.68 miles (19,736.43 km) ESE | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 12,254.42 miles (19,721.53 km) SE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 12,253.73 miles (19,720.42 km) E | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 12,251.89 miles (19,717.45 km) ESE | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 12,249.11 miles (19,712.98 km) W | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 12,240.05 miles (19,698.40 km) E | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 12,177.96 miles (19,598.48 km) SW | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 12,098.76 miles (19,471.02 km) E | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 12,016.21 miles (19,338.17 km) SW | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 12,015.69 miles (19,337.33 km) ESE | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 12,007.87 miles (19,324.74 km) ESE | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,953.10 miles (19,236.61 km) WSW | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |