Nonstop flight route between Mexico City, Mexico and Pohang, South Korea:
Departure Airport:
(19°26'9"N by 99°4'18"W)
Arrival Airport:
(35°59'16"N by 129°25'13"E)
Distance from MEX to KPO:
7,466.78 miles (12,016.59 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX), Mexico City, Mexico and Pohang Airport (KPO), Pohang, South Korea would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,467 miles (or 12,017 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 Benito Juarez International Airport and Pohang 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 Benito Juarez International Airport and Pohang Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MEX / MMMX |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Mexico City, Mexico |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°26'9"N by 99°4'18"W |
| Area Served: | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Operator/Owner: | Grupo Aeroportuario de la Ciudad de México |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 7316 feet (2,230 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MEX |
| More Information: | MEX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KPO / RKTH |
| Airport Names: |
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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 |
Facts about Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX):
- Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX) has 2 runways.
- A new drainage system was built with the road, which prevents flooding during rainy seasons.
- Benito Juárez International Airport, is a commercial airport that serves Mexico City, the capital and biggest city in Mexico.
- Mexico City International Airport has two passenger terminals.
- Benito Juarez International Airport handled 3,277,957 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Benito Juarez International Airport", another name for MEX is "Aeropuerto Internacional Benito Juárez".
- On December 2, 1963, Walter C.
- The furthest airport from Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,294 miles (18,175 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX) is Santa Lucía Air Force Base (NLU), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) N of MEX.
- The Customs area grew from 3,350 to 6,200m² and the number of inspection modules grew from 10 to 18.
- With the demolition of the Tower Building, Terminal 1's road was also expanded and improved.
- Because of Benito Juarez International Airport's high elevation of 7,316 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MEX. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MEX a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
Facts about Pohang Airport (KPO):
- The 802nd Battalion returned to Pohang on 27 September finding the airfield relatively undamaged.
- Pohang Airport is an airport in Pohang, South Korea.
- Pohang Airport (KPO) currently has only 1 runway.
- Pohang Airport handled 255,227 passengers last year.
- 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.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Pohang Airport (KPO) is Daegu International Airport (TAE), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) W of KPO.
- In addition to being known as "Pohang Airport", other names for KPO include "포항공항 浦項空港", "Pohang Gonghang" and "P'ohang Konghang".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 22.45 miles (36.14 km) N | Santa Lucía Air Force Base (NLU) | Zumpango, State of Mexico, Mexico |     |
| 2 | 22.45 miles (36.14 km) N | Cupul National Airport (TZM) | Tizimín, Yucatan, Mexico | |
| 3 | 32.91 miles (52.96 km) WSW | Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC) | Toluca, Estado de México, Mexico | |
| 4 | 43.34 miles (69.76 km) SSW | General Mariano Matamoros Airport (CVJ) | Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico | |
| 5 | 49.56 miles (79.76 km) ESE | Hermanos Serdán International Airport (PBC) | Puebla, Mexico | |
| 6 | 109.40 miles (176.06 km) NW | Querétaro Intercontinental Airport (QRO) | Querétaro, Mexico | |
| 7 | 125.96 miles (202.71 km) ESE | Tehuacán Airport (TCN) | Tehuacán, Puebla, Mexico | |
| 8 | 130.30 miles (209.70 km) WNW | General Francisco Mujica International Airport (MLM) | Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico | |
| 9 | 132.04 miles (212.49 km) NE | El Tajín International Airport (PAZ) | Poza Rica, Veracruz, Mexico | |
| 10 | 140.56 miles (226.21 km) WNW | Captain Rogelio Castillo National Airport (CYW) | Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico | |
| 11 | 148.20 miles (238.50 km) E | El Lencero Airport (JAL) | Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico | |
| 12 | 181.06 miles (291.38 km) N | Tamuín National Airport (TSL) | Tamuín, San Luis Potosí, Mexico | |
| 13 | 189.19 miles (304.47 km) E | General Heriberto Jara Corona International Airport (VER) | Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico | |
| 14 | 189.65 miles (305.22 km) NW | Guanajuato International Airport (BJX) | León, Guanajuato, Mexico | |
| 15 | 190.48 miles (306.54 km) SSW | General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport (ACA) | Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,293.62 miles (18,175.28 km) E | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,268.04 miles (18,134.11 km) WSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,021.14 miles (17,736.75 km) SSE | Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM) | Fuvahmulah, Maldives | |
| 4 | 10,958.95 miles (17,636.67 km) SSE | Kaadedhdhoo Airport (KDM) | Kaadedhdhoo Island, Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives | |
| 5 | 10,926.62 miles (17,584.65 km) E | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 6 | 10,881.98 miles (17,512.80 km) SSE | Kadhdhoo Airport (KDO) | Kadhdhoo Island, Laamu Atoll, Maldives | |
| 7 | 10,852.11 miles (17,464.74 km) SSE | Thimarafushi Airport (TMF) | Thimarafushi, Thaa Atoll, Maldives | |
| 8 | 10,787.26 miles (17,360.36 km) E | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 9 | 10,781.68 miles (17,351.40 km) E | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 10 | 10,761.34 miles (17,318.65 km) SSE | Villa International Airport (VAM) | Maamigili, Maldives | |
| 11 | 10,728.57 miles (17,265.92 km) SSE | Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE) | Hulhulé Island, Maldives | |
| 12 | 10,691.89 miles (17,206.88 km) SW | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 10,679.27 miles (17,186.58 km) S | Koggala Airport (KCT) | Galle, Sri Lanka | |
| 14 | 10,673.76 miles (17,177.71 km) WSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,661.65 miles (17,158.22 km) S | Weerawila Airport (WRZ) | Weerawila, Sri Lanka | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 43.08 miles (69.33 km) W | Daegu International Airport (TAE) | Daegu, South Korea | |
| 2 | 62.07 miles (99.89 km) SSW | Gimhae International Airport (PUS) | Busan, South Korea | |
| 3 | 74.15 miles (119.34 km) NW | Yecheon Air Base (YEC) | Yecheon, South Korea | |
| 4 | 98.08 miles (157.85 km) SW | Sacheon Airport (HIN) | Sacheon, South Korea | |
| 5 | 118.16 miles (190.16 km) WNW | Cheongju International Airport (CJJ) | Cheong ju, South Korea | |
| 6 | 124.80 miles (200.85 km) NNW | Gangneung Airbase (KAG) | Kangnung (Gangneung), South Korea | |
| 7 | 128.76 miles (207.22 km) NW | Wonju Airport (WJU) | Wonju, South Korea | |
| 8 | 155.62 miles (250.44 km) NNW | Sokcho Airport (SHO) | Sokcho, South Korea | |
| 9 | 156.05 miles (251.14 km) S | Iki Airport (IKI) | Iki, Iki Island, Japan | |
| 10 | 156.97 miles (252.62 km) W | Gunsan Airport (KUV) | Gunsan, South Korea | |
| 11 | 158.39 miles (254.90 km) WSW | Gwangju Airport (KWJ) | Gwangju (Kwangju), South Korea | |
| 12 | 161.41 miles (259.77 km) ESE | Iwami Airport (IWJ) | Masuda, Shimane, Japan, Japan | |
| 13 | 162.68 miles (261.80 km) NW | Seoul Air Base (SSN) | Seongnam, South Korea | |
| 14 | 171.98 miles (276.77 km) SSE | Kokura Airport (KKJ) | Kita Kyūshū, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| 15 | 176.06 miles (283.35 km) SSE | Fukuoka Airport (FUK) | Fukuoka, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,170.87 miles (19,587.06 km) ESE | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 2 | 12,152.10 miles (19,556.86 km) SSE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,148.48 miles (19,551.03 km) SE | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 4 | 12,125.03 miles (19,513.30 km) SSE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,119.78 miles (19,504.85 km) ESE | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 6 | 12,110.08 miles (19,489.23 km) SE | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 7 | 12,068.95 miles (19,423.04 km) ESE | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,063.99 miles (19,415.06 km) SE | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 9 | 12,059.96 miles (19,408.57 km) SSE | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,054.62 miles (19,399.99 km) ESE | Santa Bernardina International Airport (DZO) | Durazno, Durazno, Uruguay | |
| 11 | 12,028.07 miles (19,357.25 km) ESE | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,021.25 miles (19,346.27 km) S | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 13 | 12,019.40 miles (19,343.29 km) E | La Plata Airport (LPG) | La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,017.47 miles (19,340.19 km) ESE | Laguna de los Patos International Airport (CYR) | Colonia del Sacramento, Colonia, Uruguay | |
| 15 | 12,012.87 miles (19,332.80 km) SE | Tacuarembó Airport (TAW) | Tacuarembó, Tacuarembó, Uruguay | |