Nonstop flight route between Jamestown, New York, United States and Kangnung (Gangneung), South Korea:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chautauqua County/Jamestown Airport (JHW), Jamestown, New York, United States and Gangneung Airbase (KAG), Kangnung (Gangneung), South Korea would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,638 miles (or 10,682 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 Chautauqua County/Jamestown Airport and Gangneung Airbase, 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 Chautauqua County/Jamestown Airport and Gangneung Airbase. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JHW / KJHW |
Airport Name: | Chautauqua County/Jamestown Airport |
Location: | Jamestown, New York, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°9'11"N by 79°15'29"W |
Area Served: | Jamestown, New York |
Operator/Owner: | Chautauqua County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1723 feet (525 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from JHW |
More Information: | JHW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KAG / RKNN |
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Location: | Kangnung (Gangneung), South Korea |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°45'11"N by 128°56'36"E |
Operator/Owner: | ROKAF |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 35 feet (11 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KAG |
More Information: | KAG Maps & Info |
Facts about Chautauqua County/Jamestown Airport (JHW):
- Chautauqua County/Jamestown Airport (JHW) has 2 runways.
- Chautauqua County/Jamestown Airport covers an area of 788 acres at an elevation of 1,723 feet above mean sea level.
- The furthest airport from Chautauqua County/Jamestown Airport (JHW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,473 miles (18,464 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Various taxis have access to and from the airport.
- The closest airport to Chautauqua County/Jamestown Airport (JHW) is Chautauqua County/Dunkirk Airport (DKK), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) N of JHW.
Facts about Gangneung Airbase (KAG):
- The closest airport to Gangneung Airbase (KAG) is Sokcho Airport (SHO), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) NW of KAG.
- In addition to being known as "Gangneung Airbase", another name for KAG is "강릉공항".
- Because of Gangneung Airbase's relatively low elevation of 35 feet, planes can take off or land at Gangneung Airbase 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 Gangneung Airbase (KAG) is Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP), which is nearly antipodal to Gangneung Airbase (meaning Gangneung Airbase is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport), and is located 12,136 miles (19,531 kilometers) away in Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay.
- Gangneung Airbase (KAG) currently has only 1 runway.
- During the Korean War, the USAF designated the base as K-18.
- Gangneung Airbase is an airbase holding the 18th fighter wing of the Republic of Korea Air Force.