Nonstop flight route between Mokpo, South Korea and Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mokpo Airport (MPK), Mokpo, South Korea and Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH), Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,221 miles (or 19,667 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 Cerro Largo 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 Cerro Largo International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
The distance between MPK and VCH makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Mokpo Airport and Cerro Largo International Airport would be very impractical for the airlines, because only a lightly loaded Boeing 777-200LR would be able to make the trip. Since airlines need to be able to take as many people and cargo as possible in order to make a profit, the odds of ever seeing a nonstop flight between MPK and VCH are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Mokpo, South Korea and Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay by taking some connecting flights!
Did you know that one full circling of the Earth (measuring from the equator) is about 24,901.5 miles (or 40,075 kilometers), which means if you were 12,450 miles from any given point on the planet, the distance back to your starting point would be about the same -- in any direction! The same can be said for a nonstop flight between MPK and VCH!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MPK / RKJM |
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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: | VCH / SUVO |
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Location: | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°44'21"S by 54°35'16"W |
Area Served: | Vichadero |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 488 feet (149 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from VCH |
More Information: | VCH Maps & Info |
Facts about Mokpo Airport (MPK):
- In addition to being known as "Mokpo Airport", another name for MPK is "목포공항".
- Mokpo Airport (MPK) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 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 closest airport to Mokpo Airport (MPK) is Gwangju Airport (KWJ), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) NE of MPK.
Facts about Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH):
- In addition to being known as "Cerro Largo International Airport", another name for VCH is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Cerro Largo".
- The furthest airport from Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) is Jeongseok / Jungseok Airport (JDG), which is nearly antipodal to Cerro Largo International Airport (meaning Cerro Largo International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Jeongseok / Jungseok Airport), and is located 12,299 miles (19,794 kilometers) away in Jeju province, South Korea.
- The closest airport to Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) is Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) NE of VCH.
- Because of Cerro Largo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 488 feet, planes can take off or land at Cerro Largo 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.