Nonstop flight route between Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts, United States and Gunsan, South Korea:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Marthas Vineyard Airport (MVY), Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts, United States and Gunsan Airport (KUV), Gunsan, South Korea would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,986 miles (or 11,242 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 Marthas Vineyard Airport and Gunsan 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 Marthas Vineyard Airport and Gunsan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MVY / KMVY |
Airport Name: | Marthas Vineyard Airport |
Location: | Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°23'35"N by 70°36'51"W |
Area Served: | Dukes County, Massachusetts |
Operator/Owner: | Dukes County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 67 feet (20 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MVY |
More Information: | MVY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KUV / RKJK |
Airport Names: |
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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 |
Facts about Marthas Vineyard Airport (MVY):
- The airfield was built in 1942 as Naval Auxiliary Air Facility Martha's Vineyard to support training of naval aviators prior to their deployment to aircraft carriers in the Pacific Theater.
- The call sign has entered into general use as an abbreviation for the island of Martha's Vineyard as well, much like ACK for Nantucket.
- Because of Marthas Vineyard Airport's relatively low elevation of 67 feet, planes can take off or land at Marthas Vineyard 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.
- Marthas Vineyard Airport (MVY) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Marthas Vineyard Airport (MVY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,834 miles (19,045 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Marthas Vineyard Airport (MVY) is Otis Air National Guard Base Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod (FMH), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) NNE of MVY.
Facts about Gunsan Airport (KUV):
- 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".
- The closest airport to Gunsan Airport (KUV) is Gwangju Airport (KWJ), which is located 55 miles (88 kilometers) SSE of KUV.
- 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.
- 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.