Nonstop flight route between Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany and Kangnung (Gangneung), South Korea:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Augsburg Airport (AGB), Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany and Gangneung Airbase (KAG), Kangnung (Gangneung), South Korea would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,374 miles (or 8,649 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 Augsburg Airport and Gangneung Airbase, 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 Augsburg Airport and Gangneung Airbase. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Augsburg Airport (AGB):

• The furthest airport from Augsburg Airport (AGB) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,961 miles (19,249 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Augsburg Airport", another name for AGB is "Flughafen Augsburg".
• Augsburg Airport is a regional airport in Affing, 7 km northeast of the city of Augsburg, the third largest city in the German state of Bavaria.
• Following Interot Airways having become a member of Team Lufthansa in 1996, the airline scaled down its presence at Augsburg Airport in favor of Munich Airport.
• The closest airport to Augsburg Airport (AGB) is Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) SE of AGB.

Facts about Gangneung Airbase (KAG):

• The furthest airport from Gangneung Airbase (KAG) is Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP), which is nearly antipodal to Gangneung Airbase (meaning Gangneung Airbase is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport), and is located 12,136 miles (19,531 kilometers) away in Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay.
• The closest airport to Gangneung Airbase (KAG) is Sokcho Airport (SHO), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) NW of KAG.
• During the Korean War, the USAF designated the base as K-18.
• In addition to being known as "Gangneung Airbase", another name for KAG is "강릉공항".
• Gangneung Airbase (KAG) currently has only 1 runway.
• In 1969, Korean Air Lines YS-11 flying from Gangneung Airbase to Gimpo International Airport in Seoul was hijacked by a North Korean agent and forced to land in the North.
• Because of Gangneung Airbase's relatively low elevation of 35 feet, planes can take off or land at Gangneung Airbase 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.