Nonstop flight route between Maota, Samoa and Kangnung (Gangneung), South Korea:
Departure Airport:
(13°44'31"S by 172°15'29"W)
Arrival Airport:
(37°45'11"N by 128°56'36"E)
Distance from MXS to KAG:
5,208.15 miles (8,381.69 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS), Maota, Samoa and Gangneung Airbase (KAG), Kangnung (Gangneung), South Korea would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,208 miles (or 8,382 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 Maota (Salelologa) Airport and Gangneung Airbase, 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 Maota (Salelologa) Airport and Gangneung Airbase. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MXS / NSMA |
| Airport Name: | Maota (Salelologa) Airport |
| Location: | Maota, Samoa |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°44'31"S by 172°15'29"W |
| Area Served: | Salelologa, Savai'i, Samoa |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from MXS |
| More Information: | MXS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KAG / RKNN |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Kangnung (Gangneung), South Korea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°45'11"N by 128°56'36"E |
| Operator/Owner: | ROKAF |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 35 feet (11 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KAG |
| More Information: | KAG Maps & Info |
Facts about Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS):
- The closest airport to Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) is Faleolo International Airport (APW), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) ESE of MXS.
- The furthest airport from Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) is Maradi Airport (MFQ), which is nearly antipodal to Maota (Salelologa) Airport (meaning Maota (Salelologa) Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maradi Airport), and is located 12,391 miles (19,942 kilometers) away in Maradi, Niger.
Facts about Gangneung Airbase (KAG):
- The closest airport to Gangneung Airbase (KAG) is Sokcho Airport (SHO), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) NW of KAG.
- In addition to being known as "Gangneung Airbase", another name for KAG is "강릉공항".
- Gangneung Airbase (KAG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Gangneung Airbase (KAG) is Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP), which is nearly antipodal to Gangneung Airbase (meaning Gangneung Airbase is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport), and is located 12,136 miles (19,531 kilometers) away in Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay.
- Because of Gangneung Airbase's relatively low elevation of 35 feet, planes can take off or land at Gangneung Airbase 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 17.83 miles (28.70 km) ESE | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa |     |
| 2 | 29.73 miles (47.85 km) WNW | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 3 | 35.43 miles (57.03 km) ESE | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 4 | 110.83 miles (178.36 km) ESE | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 5 | 176.22 miles (283.60 km) E | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 6 | 187.23 miles (301.32 km) E | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 7 | 192.86 miles (310.37 km) E | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 8 | 258.42 miles (415.89 km) WSW | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 9 | 266.84 miles (429.43 km) W | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 10 | 391.28 miles (629.71 km) W | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 11 | 399.87 miles (643.53 km) SSE | Niue International Airport (IUE) | Alofi, Niue | |
| 12 | 439.09 miles (706.65 km) SSW | Lifuka Island Airport (HPA) | Lifuka, Ha'apai, Tonga | |
| 13 | 546.07 miles (878.81 km) WSW | Cicia Airport (ICI) | Cicia, Fiji | |
| 14 | 551.98 miles (888.32 km) SSW | Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU) | Nukuʻalofa, Tongatapu, Tonga | |
| 15 | 591.14 miles (951.34 km) WSW | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,391.27 miles (19,941.76 km) ENE | Maradi Airport (MFQ) | Maradi, Niger | |
| 2 | 12,353.39 miles (19,880.81 km) W | Zinder Airport (ZND) | Zinder, Niger | |
| 3 | 12,308.38 miles (19,808.38 km) NNW | Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN) | Kano, Nigeria | |
| 4 | 12,256.27 miles (19,724.51 km) N | Zaria Airport (ZAR) | Zaria, Nigeria | |
| 5 | 12,253.30 miles (19,719.73 km) ENE | Tahoua Airport (THZ) | Tahoua, Niger | |
| 6 | 12,224.40 miles (19,673.21 km) N | Kaduna Airport (KAD) | Kaduna, Nigeria | |
| 7 | 12,213.39 miles (19,655.50 km) N | Mano Dayak International Airport (AJY) | Agadez, Niger | |
| 8 | 12,143.27 miles (19,542.64 km) NNW | Yakubu Gowon Airport (JOS) | Jos, Nigeria | |
| 9 | 12,141.23 miles (19,539.37 km) NNE | Minna Airport (MXJ) | Minna, Nigeria | |
| 10 | 12,108.01 miles (19,485.91 km) N | Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV) | Abuja, Nigeria | |
| 11 | 12,087.19 miles (19,452.40 km) N | Arlit Airport (RLT) | Arlit, Niger | |
| 12 | 12,066.51 miles (19,419.11 km) ENE | Kandi Airport (KDC) | Kandi, Benin | |
| 13 | 12,062.24 miles (19,412.25 km) E | Diori Hamani International Airport (NIM) | Niamey, Niger | |
| 14 | 12,054.19 miles (19,399.29 km) WNW | Maiduguri International Airport (MIU) | Maiduguri, Nigeria | |
| 15 | 12,019.15 miles (19,342.90 km) ENE | Diapaga Airport (DIP) | Diapaga, Burkina Faso | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 32.82 miles (52.81 km) NW | Sokcho Airport (SHO) | Sokcho, South Korea | |
| 2 | 58.07 miles (93.46 km) WSW | Wonju Airport (WJU) | Wonju, South Korea | |
| 3 | 83.98 miles (135.15 km) SSW | Yecheon Air Base (YEC) | Yecheon, South Korea | |
| 4 | 102.39 miles (164.78 km) WSW | Seoul Air Base (SSN) | Seongnam, South Korea | |
| 5 | 106.99 miles (172.18 km) SW | Cheongju International Airport (CJJ) | Cheong ju, South Korea | |
| 6 | 118.54 miles (190.77 km) W | Gimpo International Airport (GMP) | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 7 | 118.54 miles (190.77 km) W | Gimpo International Airport (SEL) | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 8 | 124.80 miles (200.85 km) SSE | Pohang Airport (KPO) | Pohang, South Korea | |
| 9 | 129.42 miles (208.28 km) S | Daegu International Airport (TAE) | Daegu, South Korea | |
| 10 | 138.49 miles (222.88 km) W | Incheon International Airport (ICN) | Incheon (near Seoul), South Korea | |
| 11 | 177.84 miles (286.20 km) S | Gimhae International Airport (PUS) | Busan, South Korea | |
| 12 | 181.38 miles (291.90 km) SW | Gunsan Airport (KUV) | Gunsan, South Korea | |
| 13 | 190.41 miles (306.43 km) SSW | Sacheon Airport (HIN) | Sacheon, South Korea | |
| 14 | 204.11 miles (328.48 km) WNW | Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (FNJ) | Pyongyang, North Korea | |
| 15 | 216.83 miles (348.96 km) SW | Gwangju Airport (KWJ) | Gwangju (Kwangju), South Korea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,135.78 miles (19,530.59 km) SE | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 2 | 12,107.48 miles (19,485.05 km) E | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,094.39 miles (19,463.99 km) SE | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 4 | 12,081.07 miles (19,442.56 km) E | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,071.51 miles (19,427.17 km) SSE | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 6 | 12,064.37 miles (19,415.67 km) E | Miramar Airport (MJR) | Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,039.95 miles (19,376.37 km) S | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,022.36 miles (19,348.06 km) SSE | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 9 | 12,013.45 miles (19,333.72 km) S | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,012.06 miles (19,331.49 km) E | Necochea Airport (NEC) | Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,010.71 miles (19,329.31 km) ESE | La Plata Airport (LPG) | La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,005.91 miles (19,321.60 km) SE | Santa Bernardina International Airport (DZO) | Durazno, Durazno, Uruguay | |
| 13 | 11,998.38 miles (19,309.47 km) ESE | Laguna de los Patos International Airport (CYR) | Colonia del Sacramento, Colonia, Uruguay | |
| 14 | 11,987.48 miles (19,291.93 km) E | Tandil Airport (TDL) | Tandil, Argentina | |
| 15 | 11,977.34 miles (19,275.62 km) ESE | Las Flores Airport (ELB) | El Banco, Colombia | |