Nonstop flight route between Kodiak, Alaska, United States and Gwangju (Kwangju), South Korea:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kodiak Benny Benson State Airport (ADQ), Kodiak, Alaska, United States and Gwangju Airport (KWJ), Gwangju (Kwangju), South Korea would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,879 miles (or 6,242 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 Kodiak Benny Benson State Airport and Gwangju 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 Kodiak Benny Benson State Airport and Gwangju Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kodiak Benny Benson State Airport (ADQ):

• In 1947, a Coast Guard Air Detachment was commissioned at NAS Kodiak, which was formally named Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak in 1964.
• The closest airport to Kodiak Benny Benson State Airport (ADQ) is Kodiak Municipal Airport (KDK), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) NE of ADQ.
• Because of Kodiak Benny Benson State Airport's relatively low elevation of 78 feet, planes can take off or land at Kodiak Benny Benson State 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 Kodiak Benny Benson State Airport (ADQ) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,792 miles (17,369 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
• Kodiak Benny Benson State Airport (ADQ) has 3 runways.

Facts about Gwangju Airport (KWJ):

• Situated 11 km west of downtown Gwangju, Gwangju International Airport has two terminals for passenger and cargo, a runway, taxi stops, and parking lot accommodating about 820 vehicles.
• The closest airport to Gwangju Airport (KWJ) is Mokpo Airport (MPK), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) SW of 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.
• Gwangju Airport handled 1,539,187 passengers last year.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Gwangju Airport", other names for KWJ include "광주공항 光州空港", "Gwangju Gonghang" and "Kwangju Konghang".