Nonstop flight route between Ilo, Moquegua Region, Peru and Gwangju (Kwangju), South Korea:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ilo Airport (ILQ), Ilo, Moquegua Region, Peru and Gwangju Airport (KWJ), Gwangju (Kwangju), South Korea would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,796 miles (or 17,374 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 Ilo Airport and Gwangju 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 Ilo Airport and Gwangju Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ILQ / SPLO |
Airport Name: | Ilo Airport |
Location: | Ilo, Moquegua Region, Peru |
GPS Coordinates: | 17°41'42"S by 71°20'38"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 72 feet (22 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ILQ |
More Information: | ILQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KWJ / RKJJ |
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Location: | Gwangju (Kwangju), South Korea |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°7'35"N by 126°48'32"E |
Operator/Owner: | Korea Airports Coorporation, Republic of Korea Airforce |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 39 feet (12 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from KWJ |
More Information: | KWJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Ilo Airport (ILQ):
- Ilo Airport (ILQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Ilo Airport's relatively low elevation of 72 feet, planes can take off or land at Ilo 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 Ilo Airport (ILQ) is Chacalluta International Airport (ACM), which is located 80 miles (129 kilometers) SE of ILQ.
- The furthest airport from Ilo Airport (ILQ) is Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX), which is nearly antipodal to Ilo Airport (meaning Ilo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sanya Phoenix International Airport), and is located 12,372 miles (19,910 kilometers) away in Sanya, Hainan, China.
Facts about Gwangju Airport (KWJ):
- Gwangju Airport (KWJ) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Gwangju Airport", other names for KWJ include "광주공항 光州空港", "Gwangju Gonghang" and "Kwangju Konghang".
- The furthest airport from Gwangju Airport (KWJ) is Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP), which is nearly antipodal to Gwangju Airport (meaning Gwangju Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport), and is located 12,327 miles (19,839 kilometers) away in Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay.
- Because of Gwangju Airport's relatively low elevation of 39 feet, planes can take off or land at Gwangju 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 Gwangju Airport (KWJ) is Mokpo Airport (MPK), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) SW of KWJ.
- Gwangju Airport handled 1,539,187 passengers last year.