Nonstop flight route between Kimberley, South Africa and Pyongyang, North Korea:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kimberley Airport (KIM), Kimberley, South Africa and Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (FNJ), Pyongyang, North Korea would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,992 miles (or 12,861 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 Kimberley Airport and Pyongyang Sunan International 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 Kimberley Airport and Pyongyang Sunan International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KIM / FAKM |
Airport Name: | Kimberley Airport |
Location: | Kimberley, South Africa |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°48'6"S by 24°45'48"E |
Operator/Owner: | Airports Company South Africa |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3950 feet (1,204 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from KIM |
More Information: | KIM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FNJ / ZKPY |
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Location: | Pyongyang, North Korea |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°13'26"N by 125°40'12"E |
Area Served: | Pyongyang |
Operator/Owner: | North Korean government (100%) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 117 feet (36 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from FNJ |
More Information: | FNJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Kimberley Airport (KIM):
- The furthest airport from Kimberley Airport (KIM) is Princeville Airport (HPV), which is located 11,911 miles (19,169 kilometers) away in Hanalei, Hawaii, United States.
- The closest airport to Kimberley Airport (KIM) is Bloemfontein International Airport (BFN), which is located 95 miles (153 kilometers) ESE of KIM.
- Kimberley Airport (KIM) has 2 runways.
Facts about Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (FNJ):
- The airport can cater to four aircraft simultaneously.
- In addition to being known as "Pyongyang Sunan International Airport", other names for FNJ include "평양순안국제공항" and "P'yŏngyang Sunan Kukche Konghang".
- Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (FNJ) has 2 runways.
- Because of Pyongyang Sunan International Airport's relatively low elevation of 117 feet, planes can take off or land at Pyongyang Sunan 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.
- In July 2011, the new international terminal at Sunan Airport was completed.
- The closest airport to Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (FNJ) is Incheon International Airport (ICN), which is located 129 miles (207 kilometers) SSE of FNJ.
- The furthest airport from Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (FNJ) is Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ), which is nearly antipodal to Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (meaning Pyongyang Sunan International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Astor Piazzolla International Airport), and is located 12,240 miles (19,699 kilometers) away in Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.