Nonstop flight route between Las Vegas, Nevada, United States and Busan, South Korea:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between McCarran International Airport (LAS), Las Vegas, Nevada, United States and Gimhae International Airport (PUS), Busan, South Korea would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,018 miles (or 9,685 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 McCarran International Airport and Gimhae 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 McCarran International Airport and Gimhae 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 McCarran International Airport (LAS):

• McCarran International Airport has two public passenger terminals.
• The furthest airport from McCarran International Airport (LAS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,305 miles (18,194 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Meanwhile, the airport has experienced a tremendous growth in international traffic – the number of foreign travelers through the airport saw a 92.4% increase between 2003 and 2011.
• The closest airport to McCarran International Airport (LAS) is Henderson Executive Airport (HSH), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) S of LAS.
• American aviator George Crockett, a descendant of frontiersman Davy Crockett, established Alamo Airport in 1942 on the site currently occupied by McCarran International.
• In addition to hosting all international carriers, Terminal 3 provides Ticketing, Baggage Claim, and Gates for Domestic Carriers Alaska Airlines, Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Sun Country Airlines, Virgin America, operating out of Concourse E.
• In the 1990s all gates and check in counters were upgraded to use a common set of computer hardware.
• McCarran International Airport (LAS) has 4 runways.
• McCarran International Airport handled 40,933,037 passengers last year.

Facts about Gimhae International Airport (PUS):

• In addition to being known as "Gimhae International Airport", other names for PUS include "김해국제공항 金海國際空港", "Gimhae Gukje Gonghang" and "Kimhae Kukche Konghang".
• The furthest airport from Gimhae International Airport (PUS) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is nearly antipodal to Gimhae International Airport (meaning Gimhae International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rio Grande Regional Airport), and is located 12,214 miles (19,656 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
• Gimhae International Airport handled 9,671,381 passengers last year.
• Because of Gimhae International Airport's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Gimhae 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.
• Gimhae International Airport (PUS) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Gimhae International Airport (PUS) is Sacheon Airport (HIN), which is located 49 miles (80 kilometers) W of PUS.