Nonstop flight route between Incheon (near Seoul), South Korea and Knoxville, Tennessee, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Incheon International Airport (ICN), Incheon (near Seoul), South Korea and McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS), Knoxville, Tennessee, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,012 miles (or 11,284 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 Incheon International Airport and McGhee Tyson 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 Incheon International Airport and McGhee Tyson Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ICN / RKSI |
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Location: | Incheon (near Seoul), South Korea |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°27'47"N by 126°26'23"E |
Area Served: | Seoul Metro Area |
Operator/Owner: | Government of the Republic of Korea |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 23 feet (7 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from ICN |
More Information: | ICN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TYS / KTYS |
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Location: | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°48'39"N by 83°59'38"W |
Area Served: | Knoxville, Tennessee |
Operator/Owner: | Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 981 feet (299 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from TYS |
More Information: | TYS Maps & Info |
Facts about Incheon International Airport (ICN):
- The airport opened for business in early 2001 to replace the older Gimpo International Airport, which now serves mostly domestic destinations plus shuttle flights to alternate airports in China, Japan, and Taiwan.
- There are three parallel paved asphalt runways in operation, 15R/33L, 15L/33R and 16/34.
- In addition to being known as "Incheon International Airport", other names for ICN include "인천국제공항 仁川國際空港" and "Incheon Gukje Gonghang Inch'ŏn Kukche Konghang".
- The furthest airport from Incheon International Airport (ICN) is Villa Gesell Airport (VLG), which is nearly antipodal to Incheon International Airport (meaning Incheon International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Villa Gesell Airport), and is located 12,246 miles (19,707 kilometers) away in Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Estimated to be completed in 2020, this is the final and the ultimate construction stage.
- In Phase 1, the airport had a capacity of 30 million passengers per year, and a cargo capacity of 1.7 million metric tonnes yearly.
- Incheon International Airport handled 41,482,828 passengers last year.
- Because of Incheon International Airport's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Incheon 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.
- To further upgrade service, Incheon and major Korean logistics firm Hanjin Corporation agreed on 10 January 2008 to build a nine-story hospital near the airport.
- The passenger concourse was completed at the end of May 2008, and all foreign airlines use this terminal as of 10 June 2008.
- The closest airport to Incheon International Airport (ICN) is Gimpo International Airport (GMP), which is located 20 miles (33 kilometers) ENE of ICN.
- Incheon International Airport (ICN) has 3 runways.
Facts about McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS):
- The furthest airport from McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,348 miles (18,263 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The 134 ARW, which is operationally gained by the Air Mobility Command, operates KC-135R Stratotankers for both air mobility and aerial refueling of military aircraft.
- McGhee Tyson Airport handled 1,688,882 passengers last year.
- In 1927 McGhee Tyson airport opened in honor of Charles McGhee Tyson.
- The MKAA, which has been in place since 1978, is a component unit of the City of Knoxville and is governed by a nine-member board of commissioners.
- McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS) has 2 runways.
- Because of McGhee Tyson Airport's relatively low elevation of 981 feet, planes can take off or land at McGhee Tyson 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 McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS) is Gatlinburg–Pigeon Forge Airport (GKT), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) E of TYS.
- In 1951 the United States Air Force built several facilities on the field and a 7,500-foot runway.
- In addition to being known as "McGhee Tyson Airport", another name for TYS is "McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base".