Nonstop flight route between Pohang, South Korea and Kiev, Ukraine:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Pohang Airport (KPO), Pohang, South Korea and Boryspil International Airport (KBP), Kiev, Ukraine would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,693 miles (or 7,553 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 Boryspil 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 Pohang Airport and Boryspil International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Pohang Airport (KPO):

• 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".
• The 802nd Battalion returned to Pohang on 27 September finding the airfield relatively undamaged.
• Pohang Airport handled 255,227 passengers last year.
• Troops of the Korean People's Army 12th Division infiltrated the Pohang area in early August and made guerilla attacks against the airfield.
• 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.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Pohang Airport (KPO) is Daegu International Airport (TAE), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) W of KPO.
• Pohang Airport (KPO) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Boryspil International Airport (KBP):

• Boryspil International Airport (KBP) has 2 runways.
• Terminal D is main international departures and arrivals facility.
• In 1963, the Ukrainian Territorial Administration of Civil Aviation formed its Boryspil subdivision consisting of the airport and its air group.
• In addition to being known as "Boryspil International Airport", another name for KBP is "Міжнародний аеропорт "Бориспіль"".
• The closest airport to Boryspil International Airport (KBP) is Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany) (IEV), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) WNW of KBP.
• According to the media and industry experts, in 2013 once underdog in-city Zhuliany Airport has rapidly grown into a major, and more efficient, competitor to the still-leading Boryspil Airport.
• Early in the 2000s, Boryspil became a hub airport serving destined and transit flights of foreign airlines.
• The furthest airport from Boryspil International Airport (KBP) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,082 miles (17,835 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of Boryspil International Airport's relatively low elevation of 427 feet, planes can take off or land at Boryspil 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 the long term there are plans to build a third crosswind runway.