Nonstop flight route between Yecheon, South Korea and Durant, Oklahoma, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yecheon Air Base (YEC), Yecheon, South Korea and Eaker Field (DUA), Durant, Oklahoma, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,773 miles (or 10,900 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 Yecheon Air Base and Eaker Field, 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 Yecheon Air Base and Eaker Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YEC / RKTY |
Airport Name: | Yecheon Air Base |
Location: | Yecheon, South Korea |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°37'54"N by 128°21'17"E |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 354 feet (108 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YEC |
More Information: | YEC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DUA / KDUA |
Airport Name: | Eaker Field |
Location: | Durant, Oklahoma, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°56'31"N by 96°23'39"W |
Area Served: | Durant |
Operator/Owner: | City of Durant |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 699 feet (213 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from DUA |
More Information: | DUA Maps & Info |
Facts about Yecheon Air Base (YEC):
- Yecheon Air Base (YEC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Yecheon Air Base (YEC) is Cheongju International Airport (CJJ), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) W of YEC.
- The furthest airport from Yecheon Air Base (YEC) is Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP), which is nearly antipodal to Yecheon Air Base (meaning Yecheon Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport), and is located 12,208 miles (19,646 kilometers) away in Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay.
- Because of Yecheon Air Base's relatively low elevation of 354 feet, planes can take off or land at Yecheon Air Base 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 Eaker Field (DUA):
- The City of Durant named an airfield west of town in honor of then Captain Eaker in the 1930s.
- Durant Regional Airport – Eaker Field is three miles south of Durant, Oklahoma.
- The furthest airport from Eaker Field (DUA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,855 miles (17,470 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Eaker Field (DUA) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Eaker Field (DUA) is North Texas Regional Airport (PNX), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) SW of DUA.
- For a year or two around 1951-52 Durant had scheduled airline flights-- Central DC-3s.
- Because of Eaker Field's relatively low elevation of 699 feet, planes can take off or land at Eaker Field 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 terminal design called for an air traffic control tower, but that was dropped due to the cost.