Nonstop flight route between Batom, Indonesia and Kangnung (Gangneung), South Korea:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Batom Airport (BXM), Batom, Indonesia and Gangneung Airbase (KAG), Kangnung (Gangneung), South Korea would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,849 miles (or 4,585 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 Batom 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 Batom Airport and Gangneung Airbase. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BXM / |
Airport Name: | Batom Airport |
Location: | Batom, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 2°16'58"S by 139°35'59"E |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BXM |
More Information: | BXM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KAG / RKNN |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Kangnung (Gangneung), South Korea |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°45'11"N by 128°56'36"E |
Operator/Owner: | ROKAF |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 35 feet (11 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KAG |
More Information: | KAG Maps & Info |
Facts about Batom Airport (BXM):
- The furthest airport from Batom Airport (BXM) is Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB), which is nearly antipodal to Batom Airport (meaning Batom Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport), and is located 12,068 miles (19,421 kilometers) away in Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil.
- Batom Airport (BXM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Batom Airport (BXM) is Sentani Airport (SNA) (DJJ), which is located 66 miles (107 kilometers) ESE of BXM.
Facts about Gangneung Airbase (KAG):
- 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.
- The closest airport to Gangneung Airbase (KAG) is Sokcho Airport (SHO), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) NW of KAG.
- Gangneung Airbase (KAG) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- Gangneung Airbase is an airbase holding the 18th fighter wing of the Republic of Korea Air Force.
- In addition to being known as "Gangneung Airbase", another name for KAG is "강릉공항".
- 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.