Nonstop flight route between Cape Lisburne, Alaska, United States and Pyongyang, North Korea:
Departure Airport:
(68°52'30"N by 166°6'39"W)
Arrival Airport:
(39°13'26"N by 125°40'12"E)
Distance from LUR to FNJ:
3,184.91 miles (5,125.60 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport (LUR), Cape Lisburne, Alaska, United States and Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (FNJ), Pyongyang, North Korea would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,185 miles (or 5,126 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 Cape Lisburne LRRS 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 Cape Lisburne LRRS 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: | LUR / PALU |
| Airport Name: | Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport |
| Location: | Cape Lisburne, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 68°52'30"N by 166°6'39"W |
| Operator/Owner: | U.S. Air Force |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 16 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LUR |
| More Information: | LUR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FNJ / ZKPY |
| Airport Names: |
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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 Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport (LUR):
- Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport (LUR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport (LUR) is Point Hope Airport (PHO), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) SSW of LUR.
- Because of Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Cape Lisburne LRRS 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 Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport (LUR) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,433 miles (16,790 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- It is not staffed by any support personnel, and is not open to the public.
- Cape Lisburne Airport is a United States Air Force military airstrip.
Facts about Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (FNJ):
- The closest airport to Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (FNJ) is Incheon International Airport (ICN), which is located 129 miles (207 kilometers) SSE of FNJ.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Pyongyang Sunan International Airport", other names for FNJ include "평양순안국제공항" and "P'yŏngyang Sunan Kukche Konghang".
- The airport is the main hub for the national flag carrier, Air Koryo.
- Air Koryo's Tupolev Tu-204 and low floor bus at FNJ
- Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (FNJ) has 2 runways.
- Il-76, Tu-204, Il-62 and Tu-154 of Air Koryo at FNJ
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 40.28 miles (64.82 km) SSW | Point Hope Airport (PHO) | Point Hope, Alaska, United States |     |
| 2 | 88.05 miles (141.71 km) SSE | Kivalina Airport (KVL) | Kivalina, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 96.10 miles (154.65 km) NE | Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ) | Point Lay, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 121.15 miles (194.97 km) SE | Noatak Airport (WTK) | Noatak, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 165.06 miles (265.63 km) SE | Ralph Wien Memorial Airport (OTZ) | Kotzebue, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 181.41 miles (291.95 km) S | Shishmaref Airport (SHH) | Shishmaref, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 190.17 miles (306.05 km) NE | Wainwright Airport (AIN) | Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 194.28 miles (312.66 km) SE | Robert (Bob) Curtis Memorial Airport (ORV) | Noorvik, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 197.17 miles (317.31 km) SE | Bob Baker Memorial Airport (IAN) | Kiana, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 213.04 miles (342.85 km) SSE | Deering Airport (DRG) | Deering, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 224.34 miles (361.05 km) SE | Selawik Airport (WLK) | Selawik, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 228.20 miles (367.25 km) SSW | Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) (DIO) | Diomede, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 230.86 miles (371.54 km) SSW | Wales Airport (WAA) | Wales, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 233.88 miles (376.39 km) SSW | Tin City LRRS Airport (TNC) | Tin City, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 235.23 miles (378.56 km) ENE | Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport (ATK) | Atqasuk, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,432.73 miles (16,789.80 km) ESE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 10,018.09 miles (16,122.51 km) S | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,005.04 miles (16,101.51 km) SSW | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 4 | 9,983.32 miles (16,066.55 km) SSW | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 5 | 9,944.21 miles (16,003.62 km) SSW | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 6 | 9,903.72 miles (15,938.45 km) E | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 9,901.01 miles (15,934.09 km) SSW | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 8 | 9,895.06 miles (15,924.52 km) E | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 9 | 9,829.60 miles (15,819.18 km) ESE | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 10 | 9,791.95 miles (15,758.58 km) SSW | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 11 | 9,782.38 miles (15,743.17 km) ESE | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 12 | 9,729.77 miles (15,658.51 km) SSW | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 13 | 9,725.85 miles (15,652.20 km) S | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 14 | 9,693.96 miles (15,600.88 km) S | Aggeneys Airport (AGZ) | Aggeneys, South Africa | |
| 15 | 9,693.96 miles (15,600.88 km) S | Wild Coast Sun Airport (MZF) | Mzamba, South Africa | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 128.60 miles (206.96 km) SSE | Incheon International Airport (ICN) | Incheon (near Seoul), South Korea | |
| 2 | 130.11 miles (209.39 km) SSE | Gimpo International Airport (GMP) | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 3 | 130.11 miles (209.39 km) SSE | Gimpo International Airport (SEL) | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 4 | 145.65 miles (234.41 km) SSE | Seoul Air Base (SSN) | Seongnam, South Korea | |
| 5 | 160.71 miles (258.64 km) W | Changhai Airport (CNI) | Changhai, China | |
| 6 | 174.71 miles (281.17 km) ESE | Sokcho Airport (SHO) | Sokcho, South Korea | |
| 7 | 175.01 miles (281.65 km) SE | Wonju Airport (WJU) | Wonju, South Korea | |
| 8 | 197.38 miles (317.65 km) NW | Anshan Teng'ao Airport (AOG) | Anshan, Liaoning, China | |
| 9 | 199.84 miles (321.62 km) SSE | Cheongju International Airport (CJJ) | Cheong ju, South Korea | |
| 10 | 202.69 miles (326.20 km) NW | Shenyang Taoxian International Airport (SHE) | Shenyang, China | |
| 11 | 204.11 miles (328.48 km) ESE | Gangneung Airbase (KAG) | Kangnung (Gangneung), South Korea | |
| 12 | 209.36 miles (336.93 km) N | Tonghua Sanyuanpu Airport (TNH) | Tonghua, Jilin, China | |
| 13 | 221.03 miles (355.71 km) NNE | Changbaishan Airport (NBS) | Baishan, Jilin, China | |
| 14 | 222.25 miles (357.68 km) W | Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC) | Dalian, Liaoning, China | |
| 15 | 231.24 miles (372.15 km) SE | Yecheon Air Base (YEC) | Yecheon, South Korea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,240.27 miles (19,698.76 km) ESE | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,235.97 miles (19,691.83 km) SE | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,233.87 miles (19,688.46 km) ESE | Miramar Airport (MJR) | Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,190.02 miles (19,617.88 km) E | Necochea Airport (NEC) | Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,137.29 miles (19,533.03 km) ESE | Tandil Airport (TDL) | Tandil, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,132.01 miles (19,524.53 km) S | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 7 | 12,119.61 miles (19,504.58 km) SSE | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 8 | 12,108.69 miles (19,486.99 km) E | Tres Arroyos Airport (OYO) | Tres Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,096.60 miles (19,467.54 km) SE | Las Flores Airport (ELB) | El Banco, Colombia | |
| 10 | 12,083.48 miles (19,446.42 km) SE | La Plata Airport (LPG) | La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,078.34 miles (19,438.15 km) ESE | Olavarría Airport (OVR) | Olavarría, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,056.48 miles (19,402.98 km) SSE | Laguna de los Patos International Airport (CYR) | Colonia del Sacramento, Colonia, Uruguay | |
| 13 | 12,054.38 miles (19,399.60 km) SE | Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE) | Ezeiza (near Buenos Aires), Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,043.36 miles (19,381.85 km) SE | Jorge Newbery Airfield (AEP) | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,031.78 miles (19,363.23 km) SE | San Fernando Airport (FDO) | San Fernando, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |