Nonstop flight route between Gwangju (Kwangju), South Korea and Granville, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gwangju Airport (KWJ), Gwangju (Kwangju), South Korea and Granville Airport (GFR), Granville, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,864 miles (or 11,047 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 Gwangju Airport and Granville 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 Gwangju Airport and Granville Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KWJ / RKJJ |
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Location: | Gwangju (Kwangju), South Korea |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°7'35"N by 126°48'32"E |
Operator/Owner: | Korea Airports Coorporation, Republic of Korea Airforce |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 39 feet (12 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from KWJ |
More Information: | KWJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GFR / LFRF |
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Location: | Granville, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°25'22"N by 73°16'5"W |
Area Served: | Granville, New York |
Airport Type: | Public use |
Elevation: | 420 feet (128 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GFR |
More Information: | GFR Maps & Info |
Facts about Gwangju Airport (KWJ):
- Because of Gwangju Airport's relatively low elevation of 39 feet, planes can take off or land at Gwangju 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.
- Gwangju Airport handled 1,539,187 passengers last year.
- Gwangju Airport (KWJ) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Gwangju Airport", other names for KWJ include "광주공항 光州空港", "Gwangju Gonghang" and "Kwangju Konghang".
- The airport was established in November 1948.
- The furthest airport from Gwangju Airport (KWJ) is Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP), which is nearly antipodal to Gwangju Airport (meaning Gwangju Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport), and is located 12,327 miles (19,839 kilometers) away in Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay.
- The closest airport to Gwangju Airport (KWJ) is Mokpo Airport (MPK), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) SW of KWJ.
Facts about Granville Airport (GFR):
- The closest airport to Granville Airport (GFR) is Rutland – Southern Vermont Regional Airport (RUT), which is located only 18 miles (28 kilometers) ENE of GFR.
- In addition to being known as "Granville Airport", another name for GFR is "B01".
- The furthest airport from Granville Airport (GFR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,642 miles (18,735 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Granville Airport (GFR) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Granville Airport's relatively low elevation of 420 feet, planes can take off or land at Granville 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.