Nonstop flight route between Buffalo, New York, United States and Chongjin, North Korea, China:
Departure Airport:
(42°56'26"N by 78°43'55"W)
Arrival Airport:
(41°25'46"N by 129°38'55"E)
Distance from BUF to RGO:
6,345.61 miles (10,212.24 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF), Buffalo, New York, United States and Chongjin Airport (RGO), Chongjin, North Korea, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,346 miles (or 10,212 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 Buffalo Niagara International Airport and Chongjin 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 Buffalo Niagara International Airport and Chongjin Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BUF / KBUF |
| Airport Name: | Buffalo Niagara International Airport |
| Location: | Buffalo, New York, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°56'26"N by 78°43'55"W |
| Area Served: | Erie County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 728 feet (222 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BUF |
| More Information: | BUF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RGO / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Chongjin, North Korea, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°25'46"N by 129°38'55"E |
| Area Served: | Chongjin |
| Airport Type: | Commercial and military |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RGO |
| More Information: | RGO Maps & Info |
Facts about Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF):
- Buffalo Niagara International Airport handled 5,118,000 passengers last year.
- Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) has 2 runways.
- Because of Buffalo Niagara International Airport's relatively low elevation of 728 feet, planes can take off or land at Buffalo Niagara 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.
- The closest airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) is Niagara Falls International Airport (IAG), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) NW of BUF.
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- Buffalo Niagara International Airport has grown significantly in recent years after the addition of several low cost carriers.
- In 2008 some local residents made a short-lived attempt to rename the airport to "Buffalo Tim Russert International Airport" after a popular news commentator and a Buffalo native Tim Russert who had died that year.
- This is all part of the recent $45 million construction project which includes the addition of more baggage conveyors and three new security gates.
- The furthest airport from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,465 miles (18,452 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Chongjin Airport (RGO):
- In addition to being known as "Chongjin Airport", other names for RGO include "어랑공항" and "Eorang Gonghang".
- The closest airport to Chongjin Airport (RGO) is Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport (YNJ), which is located 101 miles (162 kilometers) N of RGO.
- Chongjin Airport (RGO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Chongjin Airport (RGO) is Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ), which is located 11,983 miles (19,285 kilometers) away in Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 15.79 miles (25.41 km) NW | Niagara Falls International Airport (IAG) | Niagara Falls, New York, United States |     |
| 2 | 28.14 miles (45.29 km) NW | St. Catharines/Niagara District Airport (YCM) | St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada | |
| 3 | 41.30 miles (66.46 km) SW | Chautauqua County/Dunkirk Airport (DKK) | Dunkirk, New York, United States | |
| 4 | 51.70 miles (83.20 km) SSE | Cattaraugus County-Olean Airport (OLE) | Olean, New York, United States | |
| 5 | 54.92 miles (88.39 km) ENE | Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC) | Rochester, New York, United States | |
| 6 | 57.67 miles (92.81 km) ESE | Dansville Municipal Airport (DSV) | Dansville, New York, United States | |
| 7 | 58.03 miles (93.39 km) NW | Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ) | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |
| 8 | 60.62 miles (97.56 km) SSW | Chautauqua County/Jamestown Airport (JHW) | Jamestown, New York, United States | |
| 9 | 62.82 miles (101.10 km) WNW | John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport (YHM) | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | |
| 10 | 68.02 miles (109.47 km) NW | Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada | |
| 11 | 68.36 miles (110.02 km) N | Oshawa Municipal Airport (YOO) | Oshawa, Ontario, Canada | |
| 12 | 68.75 miles (110.63 km) SSE | Wellsville Municipal Airport (ELZ) | Wellsville, New York, United States | |
| 13 | 71.16 miles (114.52 km) NNW | Buttonville Airport (YKZ) | Buttonville, Ontario, Canada | |
| 14 | 78.73 miles (126.71 km) S | Bradford Regional Airport (BFD) | Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 15 | 90.38 miles (145.45 km) WNW | Region of Waterloo International Airport (YKF) | Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,465.39 miles (18,451.72 km) SW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,441.34 miles (18,413.01 km) SW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,437.22 miles (18,406.37 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,415.02 miles (18,370.65 km) SW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,393.00 miles (18,335.22 km) WSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,351.97 miles (18,269.18 km) SW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,346.03 miles (18,259.61 km) WSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,343.18 miles (18,255.03 km) SW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,331.78 miles (18,236.68 km) SW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,279.39 miles (18,152.37 km) SW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,206.74 miles (18,035.46 km) SW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,183.68 miles (17,998.34 km) SW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,160.69 miles (17,961.34 km) SW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,157.01 miles (17,955.43 km) SW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,157.00 miles (17,955.41 km) WSW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 100.91 miles (162.39 km) N | Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport (YNJ) | Yanji, Jilin, China | |
| 2 | 117.40 miles (188.93 km) WNW | Changbaishan Airport (NBS) | Baishan, Jilin, China | |
| 3 | 186.57 miles (300.25 km) NE | Vladivostok International Airport (VVO) | Vladivostok, Russia | |
| 4 | 210.87 miles (339.36 km) WNW | Tonghua Sanyuanpu Airport (TNH) | Tonghua, Jilin, China | |
| 5 | 213.85 miles (344.15 km) N | Mudanjiang Hailang Airport (MDG) | Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 6 | 233.87 miles (376.37 km) SSW | Sokcho Airport (SHO) | Sokcho, South Korea | |
| 7 | 242.59 miles (390.40 km) NW | Jilin Ertaizi Airport (JIL) | Jilin City, Jilin, China | |
| 8 | 256.77 miles (413.23 km) S | Gangneung Airbase (KAG) | Kangnung (Gangneung), South Korea | |
| 9 | 259.09 miles (416.96 km) SW | Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (FNJ) | Pyongyang, North Korea | |
| 10 | 268.14 miles (431.53 km) NW | Changchun Longjia International Airport (CGQ) | Changchun, Jilin, China | |
| 11 | 276.25 miles (444.57 km) NNE | Jixi Xingkaihu Airport (JXA) | Jixi, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 12 | 290.12 miles (466.91 km) SSW | Wonju Airport (WJU) | Wonju, South Korea | |
| 13 | 306.66 miles (493.52 km) SSW | Seoul Air Base (SSN) | Seongnam, South Korea | |
| 14 | 307.82 miles (495.39 km) SSW | Gimpo International Airport (GMP) | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 15 | 307.82 miles (495.39 km) SSW | Gimpo International Airport (SEL) | Seoul, South Korea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,983.38 miles (19,285.33 km) ESE | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 2 | 11,980.74 miles (19,281.08 km) ESE | Miramar Airport (MJR) | Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 3 | 11,977.31 miles (19,275.57 km) SE | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 4 | 11,944.65 miles (19,223.01 km) ESE | Necochea Airport (NEC) | Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 5 | 11,914.72 miles (19,174.84 km) SSE | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 6 | 11,886.93 miles (19,130.11 km) SE | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 7 | 11,880.95 miles (19,120.48 km) ESE | Tandil Airport (TDL) | Tandil, Argentina | |
| 8 | 11,868.12 miles (19,099.84 km) ESE | Tres Arroyos Airport (OYO) | Tres Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 9 | 11,837.54 miles (19,050.62 km) SE | Las Flores Airport (ELB) | El Banco, Colombia | |
| 10 | 11,831.63 miles (19,041.12 km) SE | La Plata Airport (LPG) | La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 11 | 11,827.12 miles (19,033.86 km) SSE | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 12 | 11,822.78 miles (19,026.87 km) ESE | Olavarría Airport (OVR) | Olavarría, Argentina | |
| 13 | 11,808.37 miles (19,003.69 km) SE | Laguna de los Patos International Airport (CYR) | Colonia del Sacramento, Colonia, Uruguay | |
| 14 | 11,799.96 miles (18,990.14 km) SE | Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE) | Ezeiza (near Buenos Aires), Argentina | |
| 15 | 11,790.70 miles (18,975.24 km) SE | Jorge Newbery Airfield (AEP) | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |