Nonstop flight route between Al-Baha, Saudi Arabia and Seoul, South Korea:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Al-Baha Domestic Airport (ABT), Al-Baha, Saudi Arabia and Gimpo International Airport (GMP), Seoul, South Korea would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,119 miles (or 8,238 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 Al-Baha Domestic Airport and Gimpo 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 Al-Baha Domestic Airport and Gimpo 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: | ABT / OEBA |
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Location: | Al-Baha, Saudi Arabia |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°17'45"N by 41°38'3"E |
Area Served: | Al-Baha (Al Bahah) |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5486 feet (1,672 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ABT |
More Information: | ABT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GMP / RKSS |
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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 GMP |
More Information: | GMP Maps & Info |
Facts about Al-Baha Domestic Airport (ABT):
- In addition to being known as "Al-Baha Domestic Airport", another name for ABT is "مطار الباحة المحلي".
- Because of Al-Baha Domestic Airport's high elevation of 5,486 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ABT. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ABT a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Al-Baha Domestic Airport (ABT) is Bisha Domestic Airport (BHH), which is located 68 miles (109 kilometers) ESE of ABT.
- The furthest airport from Al-Baha Domestic Airport (ABT) is Tureira Airport (ZTA), which is nearly antipodal to Al-Baha Domestic Airport (meaning Al-Baha Domestic Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tureira Airport), and is located 12,402 miles (19,958 kilometers) away in Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia.
- Al-Baha Domestic Airport (ABT) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Gimpo International Airport (GMP):
- The closest airport to Gimpo International Airport (GMP) is Gimpo International Airport (SEL), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of GMP.
- Wreckage of a C-54 destroyed on the ground by KPAF fighters on 25 June 1950
- In addition to being known as "Gimpo International Airport", other names for GMP include "김포국제공항 金浦國際空港" and "Gimpo Gukje Gonghang Kimp'o Kukche Konghang".
- The Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board has its FDR/CVR Analysis and Wreckage Laboratory on the property of Gimpo International Airport.
- The furthest airport from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) 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.
- MiG-15, September 1953
- Gimpo International Airport (GMP) has 2 runways.
- North Korean forces attacked South Korea on 25 June 1950 starting the Korean War.
- Gimpo International Airport handled 19,424,032 passengers last year.