Nonstop flight route between Seoul, South Korea and Yekaterinburg, Russia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Gimpo International Airport (GMP), Seoul, South Korea and Koltsovo Airport (SVX), Yekaterinburg, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,222 miles (or 5,186 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 Gimpo International Airport and Koltsovo 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 Gimpo International Airport and Koltsovo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Gimpo International Airport (GMP):

• Following the Inchon landings on 15 September 1950, the 2nd Battalion 5th Marines was ordered to seize Kimpo on 17 September.
• Gimpo International Airport handled 19,424,032 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Gimpo International Airport (GMP) is Gimpo International Airport (SEL), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of GMP.
• In addition to being known as "Gimpo International Airport", other names for GMP include "김포국제공항 金浦國際空港" and "Gimpo Gukje Gonghang Kimp'o Kukche Konghang".
• The furthest airport from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) is Villa Gesell Airport (VLG), which is nearly antipodal to Gimpo International Airport (meaning Gimpo International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Villa Gesell Airport), and is located 12,226 miles (19,676 kilometers) away in Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
• Gimpo International Airport (GMP) has 2 runways.
• Engine change on an F-86E in 1952
• Because of Gimpo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 58 feet, planes can take off or land at Gimpo 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.
• Gimpo Airport primarily serves domestic and limited international flights to Japan, Taiwan, and China.

Facts about Koltsovo Airport (SVX):

• The closest airport to Koltsovo Airport (SVX) is Chelyabinsk Airport (CEK), which is located 103 miles (166 kilometers) SSE of SVX.
• Because of Koltsovo Airport's relatively low elevation of 764 feet, planes can take off or land at Koltsovo 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.
• As of 2005, Koltsovo is the fifth largest airport in Russia and a member of Airports Council International.
• Koltsovo Airport (SVX) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Koltsovo Airport", another name for SVX is "Аэропорт Кольцово".
• The furthest airport from Koltsovo Airport (SVX) is Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT), which is located 10,557 miles (16,990 kilometers) away in Puerto Natales, Chile.
• June 1, 2009 at the airport put into operation a modern runway length of 3025 meters and a new control tower.
• The airport was opened in 1928 as a military airbase and became a civilian airport on July 10, 1943.
• Koltsovo Airport handled 4,293,002 passengers last year.