Nonstop flight route between Akureyri, Iceland and Incheon (near Seoul), South Korea:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Akureyri Airport (AEY), Akureyri, Iceland and Incheon International Airport (ICN), Incheon (near Seoul), South Korea would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,063 miles (or 8,148 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 Akureyri Airport and Incheon 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 Akureyri Airport and Incheon International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Akureyri Airport (AEY):

• Because of Akureyri Airport's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Akureyri 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.
• In 1973, Loftleiðir and Flugfélag Íslands merged into Icelandair.
• In 1952, Loftleiðir decided to cease domestic flights and to concentrate on international flights to Europe and North America.
• In the future, Isavia plans to expand the passenger terminal and ramp area.
• Akureyri Airport (AEY) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Akureyri Airport", another name for AEY is "Akureyrarflugvöllur".
• The closest airport to Akureyri Airport (AEY) is Húsavík Airport (HZK), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NE of AEY.
• The furthest airport from Akureyri Airport (AEY) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,121 miles (17,897 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.

Facts about Incheon International Airport (ICN):

• Incheon International Airport (ICN) has 3 runways.
• The furthest airport from Incheon International Airport (ICN) is Villa Gesell Airport (VLG), which is nearly antipodal to Incheon International Airport (meaning Incheon International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Villa Gesell Airport), and is located 12,246 miles (19,707 kilometers) away in Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
• Incheon International Airport handled 41,482,828 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Incheon International Airport", other names for ICN include "인천국제공항 仁川國際空港" and "Incheon Gukje Gonghang Inch'ŏn Kukche Konghang".
• On 15 November 2006, the Airbus A380 landed at the airport as part of the first leg of its certification trip.
• After the Seoul Olympics of 1988, international air traffic to Korea increased.
• Phase 2 construction began in 2002, and was originally expected to be completed in December 2008.
• The closest airport to Incheon International Airport (ICN) is Gimpo International Airport (GMP), which is located 20 miles (33 kilometers) ENE of ICN.
• Because of Incheon International Airport's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Incheon 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.
• With the completion, the airport has an annual capacity of 410,000 flights, 44,000,000 passengers, and nearly 4,500,000 metric tonnes of cargo.