Nonstop flight route between Gwangju (Kwangju), South Korea and Quibdó, Colombia:
Departure Airport:
(35°7'35"N by 126°48'32"E)
Arrival Airport:
(5°41'26"N by 76°38'27"W)
Distance from KWJ to UIB:
9,230.66 miles (14,855.26 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gwangju Airport (KWJ), Gwangju (Kwangju), South Korea and El Caraño Airport (UIB), Quibdó, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,231 miles (or 14,855 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 El Caraño 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 El Caraño 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: | UIB / SKUI |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Quibdó, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°41'26"N by 76°38'27"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 204 feet (62 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from UIB |
| More Information: | UIB Maps & Info |
Facts about Gwangju Airport (KWJ):
- 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.
- Gwangju Airport (KWJ) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Gwangju Airport (KWJ) is Mokpo Airport (MPK), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) SW of KWJ.
- Gwangju Airport handled 1,539,187 passengers last year.
- 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 El Caraño Airport (UIB):
- El Caraño Airport (UIB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to El Caraño Airport (UIB) is Reyes Murillo Airport (NQU), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) W of UIB.
- The furthest airport from El Caraño Airport (UIB) is Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG), which is nearly antipodal to El Caraño Airport (meaning El Caraño Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II)), and is located 12,308 miles (19,808 kilometers) away in Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia.
- Because of El Caraño Airport's relatively low elevation of 204 feet, planes can take off or land at El Caraño 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.
- In addition to being known as "El Caraño Airport", another name for UIB is "Aeropuerto El Caraño".
| 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 | 44.16 miles (71.07 km) W | Reyes Murillo Airport (NQU) | Nuquí, Colombia | |
| 2 | 62.70 miles (100.91 km) NW | José Celestino Mutis Airport (BSC) | Bahía Solano, Colombia | |
| 3 | 79.84 miles (128.49 km) SE | Santa Ana Airport (CRC) | Cartago, Colombia | |
| 4 | 80.93 miles (130.25 km) ENE | Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH) | Medellín, Colombia | |
| 5 | 86.78 miles (139.67 km) SE | Matecaña International Airport (PEI) | Pereira, Colombia | |
| 6 | 89.72 miles (144.38 km) ENE | José María Córdova International Airport (MDE) | Medellín, Colombia | |
| 7 | 93.06 miles (149.77 km) ESE | La Nubia Airport (MZL) | Manizales, Colombia | |
| 8 | 104.62 miles (168.36 km) SE | El Edén Airport International (AXM) | Armenia, Colombia | |
| 9 | 125.32 miles (201.68 km) ESE | Mariquita Airport (MQU) | Mariquita, Tolima Department, Colombia | |
| 10 | 131.49 miles (211.61 km) S | Gerardo Tobar López Airport (BUN) | Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Colombia | |
| 11 | 135.92 miles (218.73 km) SE | Perales Airport (IBE) | Ibagué, Colombia | |
| 12 | 146.65 miles (236.00 km) N | Antonio Roldán Betancourt Airport (APO) | Apartadó, Colombia | |
| 13 | 149.47 miles (240.55 km) S | Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport (CLO) | Cali, Colombia | |
| 14 | 160.22 miles (257.86 km) SE | Santiago Vila Airport (GIR) | Girardot, Colombia | |
| 15 | 182.06 miles (292.99 km) NE | El Bagre Airport El Tomin Airport (EBG) | El Bagre, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,307.84 miles (19,807.51 km) WSW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,292.16 miles (19,782.26 km) SSE | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,287.98 miles (19,775.55 km) WSW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,223.00 miles (19,670.96 km) SSW | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,208.23 miles (19,647.19 km) W | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,190.84 miles (19,619.20 km) W | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,156.09 miles (19,563.28 km) S | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,155.84 miles (19,562.88 km) SSE | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,135.34 miles (19,529.89 km) WSW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,083.26 miles (19,446.07 km) SE | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,082.35 miles (19,444.61 km) WSW | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,073.42 miles (19,430.24 km) WSW | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,071.92 miles (19,427.82 km) WSW | Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport (TJQ) | Tanjung Pandan, Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,071.32 miles (19,426.86 km) SSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 15 | 12,036.95 miles (19,371.54 km) SSE | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |