Nonstop flight route between Gwangju (Kwangju), South Korea and St. George, Alaska, United States:
Departure Airport:
(35°7'35"N by 126°48'32"E)
Arrival Airport:
(56°34'37"N by 169°39'48"W)
Distance from KWJ to STG:
3,252.52 miles (5,234.41 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gwangju Airport (KWJ), Gwangju (Kwangju), South Korea and St. George Airport (STG), St. George, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,253 miles (or 5,234 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 St. George 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 St. George 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: | STG / PAPB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | St. George, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 56°34'37"N by 169°39'48"W |
| Area Served: | St. George, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 125 feet (38 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from STG |
| More Information: | STG Maps & Info |
Facts about Gwangju Airport (KWJ):
- Gwangju Airport is an airport in the city of Gwangju, South Korea and is managed by the Korea Airports Corporation.
- Gwangju Airport handled 1,539,187 passengers last year.
- Situated 11 km west of downtown Gwangju, Gwangju International Airport has two terminals for passenger and cargo, a runway, taxi stops, and parking lot accommodating about 820 vehicles.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about St. George Airport (STG):
- The furthest airport from St. George Airport (STG) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,827 miles (17,424 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- Because of St. George Airport's relatively low elevation of 125 feet, planes can take off or land at St. George 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 St. George Airport (STG) is St. Paul Island Airport (SNP), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) NNW of STG.
- In addition to being known as "St. George Airport", another name for STG is "PBV".
- St. George Airport (STG) 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 | 45.87 miles (73.82 km) NNW | St. Paul Island Airport (SNP) | St. Paul Island, Alaska, United States | |
| 2 | 222.07 miles (357.39 km) SE | Unalaska Airport (DUT) | Unalaska, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 227.50 miles (366.13 km) SE | Akutan Seaplane Base (KQA) | Akutan, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 253.28 miles (407.61 km) S | Nikolski Air Station (IKO) | Nikolski, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 271.02 miles (436.17 km) ESE | False Pass Airport (KFP) | False Pass, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 284.93 miles (458.55 km) ESE | Cold Bay Airport (CDB) | Cold Bay, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 289.31 miles (465.59 km) NNE | Mekoryuk Airport (MYU) | Mekoryuk, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 304.00 miles (489.23 km) ESE | King Cove Airport (KVC) | King Cove, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 309.14 miles (497.50 km) NE | Kipnuk Airport (KPN) | Kipnuk, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 309.24 miles (497.66 km) ESE | Pauloff Harbor Seaplane Base (KPH) | Sanak Island, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 314.28 miles (505.78 km) NE | Chefornak Airport (CYF) | Chefornak, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 315.31 miles (507.43 km) ENE | Cape Newenham LRRS Airport (EHM) | Cape Newenham, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 318.20 miles (512.08 km) NNE | Tununak Airport (TNK) | Tununak, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 319.55 miles (514.27 km) NNE | Toksook Bay Airport (OOK) | Toksook Bay, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 322.97 miles (519.78 km) NNE | Nightmute Airport (NME) | Nightmute, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,826.64 miles (17,423.75 km) SSW | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 2 | 10,776.71 miles (17,343.40 km) SSW | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,717.16 miles (17,247.56 km) SSW | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,663.56 miles (17,161.29 km) SSW | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,610.23 miles (17,075.47 km) SW | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,549.73 miles (16,978.10 km) SSW | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,506.04 miles (16,907.78 km) SSW | Aggeneys Airport (AGZ) | Aggeneys, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,506.03 miles (16,907.78 km) SSW | Wild Coast Sun Airport (MZF) | Mzamba, South Africa | |
| 9 | 10,496.23 miles (16,892.00 km) SW | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 10 | 10,478.21 miles (16,863.00 km) SSW | Alexander Bay Airport (ALJ) | Alexander Bay, South Africa | |
| 11 | 10,421.85 miles (16,772.30 km) SSW | Karasburg Airport (KAS) | Karasburg, Namibia | |
| 12 | 10,417.65 miles (16,765.54 km) SSW | Upington Airport (UTN) | Upington, South Africa | |
| 13 | 10,415.11 miles (16,761.45 km) SW | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 14 | 10,412.72 miles (16,757.60 km) SSW | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 10,398.81 miles (16,735.22 km) SSW | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |