Nonstop flight route between Pyongyang, North Korea and Staunton / Waynesboro / Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (FNJ), Pyongyang, North Korea and Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (SHD), Staunton / Waynesboro / Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,861 miles (or 11,042 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 Pyongyang Sunan International Airport and Shenandoah Valley Regional 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 Pyongyang Sunan International Airport and Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (FNJ):

• In addition to being known as "Pyongyang Sunan International Airport", other names for FNJ include "평양순안국제공항" and "P'yŏngyang Sunan Kukche Konghang".
• Because of Pyongyang Sunan International Airport's relatively low elevation of 117 feet, planes can take off or land at Pyongyang Sunan 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 main runway is equipped with ILS systems for precision approaches from both directions.
• The closest airport to Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (FNJ) is Incheon International Airport (ICN), which is located 129 miles (207 kilometers) SSE of FNJ.
• Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (FNJ) has 2 runways.
• Pyongyang Sunan International Airport is the main airport serving Pyongyang, capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
• The furthest airport from Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (FNJ) is Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ), which is nearly antipodal to Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (meaning Pyongyang Sunan International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Astor Piazzolla International Airport), and is located 12,240 miles (19,699 kilometers) away in Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.

Facts about Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (SHD):

• Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (SHD) currently has only 1 runway.
• In June 2013, Shenandoah Regional Airport received criticism when an inmate of the Virginia Department of Corrections escaped from a work program based there.
• Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport is a public airport located 10 nautical miles northeast of the central business district of Staunton, a city in Augusta County, Virginia, United States.
• Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport covers an area of 433 acres at an elevation of 1,201 feet above mean sea level.
• The closest airport to Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (SHD) is Charlottesville–Albemarle Airport (CHO), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) ESE of SHD.
• The furthest airport from Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (SHD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,601 miles (18,670 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.