Nonstop flight route between Gwangju (Kwangju), South Korea and Pilot Point, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gwangju Airport (KWJ), Gwangju (Kwangju), South Korea and Pilot Point Airport (PIP), Pilot Point, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,698 miles (or 5,951 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 Pilot Point 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 Pilot Point 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 |
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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: | PIP / PAPN |
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Location: | Pilot Point, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 57°34'49"N by 157°34'18"W |
Area Served: | Pilot Point, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 57 feet (17 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PIP |
More Information: | PIP Maps & Info |
Facts about Gwangju Airport (KWJ):
- Gwangju Airport (KWJ) has 2 runways.
- 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 is an airport in the city of Gwangju, South Korea and is managed by the Korea Airports Corporation.
- 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 closest airport to Gwangju Airport (KWJ) is Mokpo Airport (MPK), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) SW of KWJ.
- The airport was established in November 1948.
- Gwangju Airport handled 1,539,187 passengers last year.
- Customers should pick up a parking ticket from a printing machine on the way into the lot.
- In addition to being known as "Gwangju Airport", other names for KWJ include "광주공항 光州空港", "Gwangju Gonghang" and "Kwangju Konghang".
Facts about Pilot Point Airport (PIP):
- In addition to being known as "Pilot Point Airport", other names for PIP include "Pilot Point Airport (new location)" and "PNP".
- Because of Pilot Point Airport's relatively low elevation of 57 feet, planes can take off or land at Pilot Point 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 Pilot Point Airport (PIP) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,808 miles (17,394 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
- Pilot Point Airport (PIP) currently has only 1 runway.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, this airport had 738 commercial passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, an increase of 9% from the 678 enplanements in 2007.
- The closest airport to Pilot Point Airport (PIP) is Ugashik Airport (UGS), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) ESE of PIP.