Nonstop flight route between Mokpo, South Korea and St. Louis, Missouri, United States:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from MPK to STL:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- MPK Airport Information
- STL Airport Information
- Facts about MPK
- Facts about STL
- Map of Nearest Airports to MPK
- List of Nearest Airports to MPK
- Map of Furthest Airports from MPK
- List of Furthest Airports from MPK
- Map of Nearest Airports to STL
- List of Nearest Airports to STL
- Map of Furthest Airports from STL
- List of Furthest Airports from STL
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mokpo Airport (MPK), Mokpo, South Korea and Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL), St. Louis, Missouri, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,841 miles (or 11,010 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 Mokpo Airport and Lambert–St. Louis 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 Mokpo Airport and Lambert–St. Louis 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: | MPK / RKJM |
| Airport Names: |
|
| Location: | Mokpo, South Korea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°45'32"N by 126°22'47"E |
| Area Served: | Mokpo |
| Airport Type: | Closed |
| Elevation: | 23 feet (7 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MPK |
| More Information: | MPK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | STL / KSTL |
| Airport Name: | Lambert–St. Louis International Airport |
| Location: | St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°44'49"N by 90°21'41"W |
| Area Served: | Greater St. Louis, Missouri |
| Operator/Owner: | City of St. Louis |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 605 feet (184 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from STL |
| More Information: | STL Maps & Info |
Facts about Mokpo Airport (MPK):
- Mokpo Airport (MPK) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Mokpo Airport", another name for MPK is "목포공항".
- Because of Mokpo Airport's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Mokpo 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 Mokpo Airport (MPK) is Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP), which is nearly antipodal to Mokpo Airport (meaning Mokpo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport), and is located 12,353 miles (19,880 kilometers) away in Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay.
- Problems associated with this airport include a narrow runway as well as frequent misty weather.
- The closest airport to Mokpo Airport (MPK) is Gwangju Airport (KWJ), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) NE of MPK.
Facts about Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL):
- The furthest airport from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,986 miles (17,681 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Lambert–St. Louis International Airport's relatively low elevation of 605 feet, planes can take off or land at Lambert–St. Louis 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.
- TWA's hub grew again in 1986 when the airline bought Ozark Airlines, which had its hub at Lambert's Concourse D.
- The April 1957 Official Airline Guide shows TWA with 44 weekday departures.
- The airport grew from a balloon launching base, Kinloch Field, part of the 1890s Kinloch Park suburban development.
- In September 2009, American Airlines announced that, as a part of the airline's restructuring, it would eliminate its St.
- After the war, NAS St.
- Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) has 4 runways.
- In 1985, Southwest Airlines began service, an event that would lead to major changes at the airport in the coming years.
- The closest airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) is St. Louis Downtown Airport (CPS), which is located only 16 miles (27 kilometers) SE of STL.
- Lambert again grew in importance for TWA after the airline declared bankruptcy in 1993 and moved its headquarters to St.
