Nonstop flight route between Wiscasset, Maine, United States and Sacheon, South Korea:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wiscasset Airport (ISS), Wiscasset, Maine, United States and Sacheon Airport (HIN), Sacheon, South Korea would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,862 miles (or 11,043 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 Wiscasset Airport and Sacheon 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 Wiscasset Airport and Sacheon Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ISS / KIWI |
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Location: | Wiscasset, Maine, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°57'41"N by 69°42'45"W |
Operator/Owner: | Town of Wiscasset |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 70 feet (21 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ISS |
More Information: | ISS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HIN / RKPS |
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Location: | Sacheon, South Korea |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°5'18"N by 128°4'13"E |
Area Served: | Sacheon, Jinju |
Operator/Owner: | Korean Airports Corporation, Republic of Korea Airforce |
Airport Type: | Public domestic / Military airfield |
Elevation: | 25 feet (8 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from HIN |
More Information: | HIN Maps & Info |
Facts about Wiscasset Airport (ISS):
- In addition to being known as "Wiscasset Airport", another name for ISS is "IWI".
- Because of Wiscasset Airport's relatively low elevation of 70 feet, planes can take off or land at Wiscasset 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 furthest airport from Wiscasset Airport (ISS) is Manjimup Airport (MJP), which is located 11,698 miles (18,825 kilometers) away in Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Wiscasset Airport (ISS) is Naval Air Station Brunswick (NHZ), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) WSW of ISS.
- Wiscasset Airport (ISS) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Sacheon Airport (HIN):
- Because of Sacheon Airport's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at Sacheon 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.
- Sacheon Airport handled 169,120 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Sacheon Airport (HIN) is Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP), which is nearly antipodal to Sacheon Airport (meaning Sacheon Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport), and is located 12,257 miles (19,726 kilometers) away in Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay.
- Besides private cars and taxi, the airport is connected by buses to Jinju and Sacheon.
- In addition to being known as "Sacheon Airport", other names for HIN include "사천공항 泗川空港", "Sacheon Gonghang" and "Sach'ŏn Konghang".
- Sacheon Airport (HIN) has 2 runways.
- The ROKAF 10th Fighter Wing was formed at the base in 1951.
- The Base was used as part of the USAF's Bout One project to train South Korean pilots to fly the F-51 in 1950.
- The closest airport to Sacheon Airport (HIN) is Gimhae International Airport (PUS), which is located 49 miles (80 kilometers) E of HIN.