Nonstop flight route between Seoul, South Korea and Piarco (near Port of Spain), Trinidad and Tobago:
Departure Airport:
(37°33'29"N by 126°47'26"E)
Arrival Airport:
(10°35'43"N by 61°20'13"W)
Distance from SEL to POS:
9,068.32 miles (14,594.01 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gimpo International Airport (SEL), Seoul, South Korea and Piarco International Airport (POS), Piarco (near Port of Spain), Trinidad and Tobago would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,068 miles (or 14,594 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 Gimpo International Airport and Piarco International 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 Gimpo International Airport and Piarco International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SEL / |
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| Location: | Seoul, South Korea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°33'29"N by 126°47'26"E |
| Area Served: | Seoul |
| Operator/Owner: | Korea Airports Corporation |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 58 feet (18 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SEL |
| More Information: | SEL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | POS / TTPP |
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| Location: | Piarco (near Port of Spain), Trinidad and Tobago |
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°35'43"N by 61°20'13"W |
| Area Served: | Port of Spain |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Port of Spain |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 58 feet (18 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from POS |
| More Information: | POS Maps & Info |
Facts about Gimpo International Airport (SEL):
- In addition to being known as "Gimpo International Airport", other names for SEL include "김포국제공항 金浦國際空港", "Gimpo Gukje Gonghang Kimp'o Kukche Konghang", "GMP" and "RKSS".
- The closest airport to Gimpo International Airport (SEL) is Gimpo International Airport (GMP), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of SEL.
- The furthest airport from Gimpo International Airport (SEL) is Villa Gesell Airport (VLG), which is nearly antipodal to Gimpo International Airport (meaning Gimpo International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Villa Gesell Airport), and is located 12,226 miles (19,676 kilometers) away in Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Because of Gimpo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 58 feet, planes can take off or land at Gimpo International 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.
- Following the Chinese Third Phase Campaign and the defeat of UN Forces at the 38th parallel, on 5 January 1951 General Ridgway ordered the evacuation of Seoul and the withdrawal of UN forces to a new defensive line along the 37th parallel.
- Gimpo Airport primarily serves domestic and limited international flights to Japan, Taiwan, and China.
- Gimpo International Airport (SEL) has 2 runways.
- Gimpo International Airport handled 19,424,032 passengers last year.
- Captured KPAF Ilyushin Il-10, 21 September 1950
Facts about Piarco International Airport (POS):
- A major expansion of the airport, which included the construction of a new terminal building, and high-speed taxiways, was completed in 2001.
- In addition to being known as "Piarco International Airport", another name for POS is "78970[1][2]".
- In 2006 the Airports Authority of Trinidad And Tobago commissioned a study for land use planning and urban development planning.
- The closest airport to Piarco International Airport (POS) is A.N.R. Robinson International Airport (TAB), which is located 51 miles (83 kilometers) NE of POS.
- The furthest airport from Piarco International Airport (POS) is Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP), which is nearly antipodal to Piarco International Airport (meaning Piarco International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport), and is located 12,308 miles (19,808 kilometers) away in Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
- Piarco International Airport (POS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Piarco International Airport's relatively low elevation of 58 feet, planes can take off or land at Piarco International 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 Air Guard of Trinidad and Tobago is based at Piarco International Airport.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 0.00 miles (0.00 km) N | Gimpo International Airport (GMP) | Seoul, South Korea |     |
| 2 | 19.35 miles (31.13 km) ESE | Seoul Air Base (SSN) | Seongnam, South Korea | |
| 3 | 20.30 miles (32.67 km) WSW | Incheon International Airport (ICN) | Incheon (near Seoul), South Korea | |
| 4 | 64.65 miles (104.05 km) E | Wonju Airport (WJU) | Wonju, South Korea | |
| 5 | 70.04 miles (112.71 km) SE | Cheongju International Airport (CJJ) | Cheong ju, South Korea | |
| 6 | 106.57 miles (171.51 km) ENE | Sokcho Airport (SHO) | Sokcho, South Korea | |
| 7 | 107.37 miles (172.79 km) SE | Yecheon Air Base (YEC) | Yecheon, South Korea | |
| 8 | 114.70 miles (184.59 km) S | Gunsan Airport (KUV) | Gunsan, South Korea | |
| 9 | 118.54 miles (190.77 km) E | Gangneung Airbase (KAG) | Kangnung (Gangneung), South Korea | |
| 10 | 130.11 miles (209.39 km) NNW | Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (FNJ) | Pyongyang, North Korea | |
| 11 | 154.66 miles (248.90 km) SE | Daegu International Airport (TAE) | Daegu, South Korea | |
| 12 | 168.02 miles (270.39 km) S | Gwangju Airport (KWJ) | Gwangju (Kwangju), South Korea | |
| 13 | 181.52 miles (292.12 km) SE | Pohang Airport (KPO) | Pohang, South Korea | |
| 14 | 184.90 miles (297.56 km) SSE | Sacheon Airport (HIN) | Sacheon, South Korea | |
| 15 | 194.75 miles (313.43 km) S | Mokpo Airport (MPK) | Mokpo, South Korea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,225.96 miles (19,675.73 km) E | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,222.52 miles (19,670.19 km) SSE | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 3 | 12,196.99 miles (19,629.11 km) E | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,191.76 miles (19,620.68 km) SE | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 5 | 12,178.50 miles (19,599.34 km) ESE | Miramar Airport (MJR) | Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,128.61 miles (19,519.06 km) SSE | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 7 | 12,125.00 miles (19,513.24 km) ESE | Necochea Airport (NEC) | Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,120.56 miles (19,506.11 km) ESE | La Plata Airport (LPG) | La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,105.68 miles (19,482.16 km) E | Tandil Airport (TDL) | Tandil, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,103.84 miles (19,479.19 km) SE | Laguna de los Patos International Airport (CYR) | Colonia del Sacramento, Colonia, Uruguay | |
| 11 | 12,094.90 miles (19,464.81 km) ESE | Las Flores Airport (ELB) | El Banco, Colombia | |
| 12 | 12,092.67 miles (19,461.22 km) SSE | Santa Bernardina International Airport (DZO) | Durazno, Durazno, Uruguay | |
| 13 | 12,084.83 miles (19,448.60 km) ESE | Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE) | Ezeiza (near Buenos Aires), Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,079.78 miles (19,440.48 km) SE | Jorge Newbery Airfield (AEP) | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,071.91 miles (19,427.82 km) S | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 51.40 miles (82.72 km) NE | A.N.R. Robinson International Airport (TAB) | Scarborough, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 2 | 66.26 miles (106.63 km) W | Güiria Airport (GUI) | Guiria, Venezuela | |
| 3 | 101.99 miles (164.13 km) NNW | Maurice Bishop International Airport (GND) | St. George's, Grenada | |
| 4 | 130.33 miles (209.75 km) N | Lauriston Airport (CRU) | Carriacou Island, Grenada | |
| 5 | 130.76 miles (210.44 km) W | General José Francisco Bermúdez Airport (CUP) | Carúpano, Venezuela | |
| 6 | 136.64 miles (219.91 km) WSW | José Tadeo Monagas International Airport (MUN) | Maturín, Venezuela | |
| 7 | 138.52 miles (222.92 km) N | Union Island Airport (UNI) | Union Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 8 | 145.37 miles (233.94 km) N | Canouan Airport (CIW) | Canouan Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 9 | 158.77 miles (255.52 km) N | Mustique Airport (MQS) | Mustique Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 10 | 165.42 miles (266.22 km) N | J. F. Mitchell Airport (BQU) | Bequia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 11 | 176.34 miles (283.79 km) N | E.T. Joshua Airport (SVD) | Arno Vale (near Kingstown), Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 12 | 179.89 miles (289.50 km) W | Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport (PMV) | Porlamar, Venezuela | |
| 13 | 186.57 miles (300.25 km) SSW | Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana International Airport (CGU) | Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela | |
| 14 | 186.57 miles (300.25 km) SSW | Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana International Airport (PZO) | Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela | |
| 15 | 190.02 miles (305.81 km) W | Antonio José de Sucre Airport (CUM) | Cumaná, Venezuela | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,308.25 miles (19,808.16 km) WSW | Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP) | Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,294.76 miles (19,786.45 km) S | Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (BMU) | Bima, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,268.85 miles (19,744.75 km) SSW | Komodo Airport (LBJ) | Labuan Bajo, Flores Island, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,230.57 miles (19,683.15 km) SE | Lombok International Airport (LOP) | Mataram (near Praya), Lombok, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,227.90 miles (19,678.85 km) SW | Bajawa Soa Airport (BJW) | Bajawa, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,216.73 miles (19,660.87 km) W | Tardamu Airport (SAU) | Savu Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,212.33 miles (19,653.79 km) SE | Selaparang Airport (AMI) | Mataram, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,199.67 miles (19,633.42 km) WSW | H. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport (ENE) | Ende, Flores, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,166.69 miles (19,580.34 km) ESE | Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) (DPS) | Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,158.40 miles (19,567.00 km) WSW | Frans Seda Airport (MOF) | Maumere, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,158.40 miles (19,567.00 km) WSW | Wonopito Airport (LWE) | Lewoleba, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,102.57 miles (19,477.15 km) ESE | Blimbingsari Airport (BWX) | Banyuwangi Regency, East Java, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,095.17 miles (19,465.24 km) W | El Tari Airport (KOE) | Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,049.63 miles (19,391.95 km) S | Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (SHIAM) (UPG) | Makassar, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,003.50 miles (19,317.71 km) W | Haliwen Airport (ABU) | Atambua, Indonesia | |