Nonstop flight route between Pohang, South Korea and Hutchinson, Kansas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pohang Airport (KPO), Pohang, South Korea and Hutchinson Municipal Airport (HUT), Hutchinson, Kansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,495 miles (or 10,453 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 Pohang Airport and Hutchinson Municipal 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 Pohang Airport and Hutchinson Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KPO / RKTH |
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Location: | Pohang, South Korea |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°59'16"N by 129°25'13"E |
Area Served: | Pohang |
Operator/Owner: | Korean Airports Corporation, Republic of Korea Navy |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 70 feet (21 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KPO |
More Information: | KPO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HUT / KHUT |
Airport Name: | Hutchinson Municipal Airport |
Location: | Hutchinson, Kansas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°3'56"N by 97°51'38"W |
Area Served: | Hutchinson, Kansas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Hutchinson |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1543 feet (470 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from HUT |
More Information: | HUT Maps & Info |
Facts about Pohang Airport (KPO):
- The furthest airport from Pohang Airport (KPO) is Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP), which is nearly antipodal to Pohang Airport (meaning Pohang Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport), and is located 12,171 miles (19,587 kilometers) away in Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay.
- Pohang Airport (KPO) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Pohang Airport's relatively low elevation of 70 feet, planes can take off or land at Pohang 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, 1953 the United States Navy deployed two AJ Savage aircraft to K-3 as a nuclear deterrent in the final days of the Korean War.
- In addition to being known as "Pohang Airport", other names for KPO include "포항공항 浦項空港", "Pohang Gonghang" and "P'ohang Konghang".
- Pohang Airport handled 255,227 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Pohang Airport (KPO) is Daegu International Airport (TAE), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) W of KPO.
- Troops of the Korean People's Army 12th Division infiltrated the Pohang area in early August and made guerilla attacks against the airfield.
Facts about Hutchinson Municipal Airport (HUT):
- Hutchinson Municipal Airport (HUT) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Hutchinson Municipal Airport (HUT) is Newton City-County Airport (EWK), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) E of HUT.
- The furthest airport from Hutchinson Municipal Airport (HUT) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,744 miles (17,290 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- There are no airline flights.