Nonstop flight route between Hanapepe, Hawaii, United States and Seoul, South Korea:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Port Allen Airport (PAK), Hanapepe, Hawaii, United States and Gimpo International Airport (SEL), Seoul, South Korea would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,437 miles (or 7,141 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 Port Allen Airport and Gimpo 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 Port Allen Airport and Gimpo 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: | PAK / |
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| Location: | Hanapepe, Hawaii, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 21°53'48"N by 159°36'11"W |
| Area Served: | Hanapepe, Hawaii |
| Operator/Owner: | Hawaii Department of Transportation |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 24 feet (7 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PAK |
| More Information: | PAK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SEL / |
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| Location: | Seoul, South Korea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°33'29"N by 126°47'26"E |
| Area Served: | Seoul |
| Operator/Owner: | Korea Airports Corporation |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 58 feet (18 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SEL |
| More Information: | SEL Maps & Info |
Facts about Port Allen Airport (PAK):
- The closest airport to Port Allen Airport (PAK) is PMRF Barking Sands (BKH), which is located only 15 miles (23 kilometers) NW of PAK.
- The furthest airport from Port Allen Airport (PAK) is Ghanzi Airport (GNZ), which is nearly antipodal to Port Allen Airport (meaning Port Allen Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ghanzi Airport), and is located 12,355 miles (19,883 kilometers) away in Ghanzi, Botswana.
- Port Allen Airport (PAK) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Port Allen Airport", another name for PAK is "PHPA".
- Because of Port Allen Airport's relatively low elevation of 24 feet, planes can take off or land at Port Allen 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.
- Port Allen Airport is a regional airport of the State of Hawai'i.
- The airport has separate parking areas for fixed wing aircraft and helicopters and a public parking area.
Facts about Gimpo International Airport (SEL):
- Gimpo International Airport (SEL) has 2 runways.
- North Korean forces attacked South Korea on 25 June 1950 starting the Korean War.
- The closest airport to Gimpo International Airport (SEL) is Gimpo International Airport (GMP), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of SEL.
- In addition to being known as "Gimpo International Airport", other names for SEL include "김포국제공항 金浦國際空港", "Gimpo Gukje Gonghang Kimp'o Kukche Konghang", "GMP" and "RKSS".
- Because of Gimpo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 58 feet, planes can take off or land at Gimpo 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.
- Gimpo International Airport, commonly known as Gimpo Airport, is located in the far western end of Seoul, some 15 km west of the Central District of Seoul.
- On 21 September 1953 North Korean pilot No Kum-Sok defected in his MiG-15 landing at Kimpo.
- In 1958 Kimpo was designated as the international airport of the South Korean capital city and has grown into a much more significant airport that is capable of handling 226,000 flights a year.
- Gimpo International Airport handled 19,424,032 passengers last year.
- Captured KPAF Ilyushin Il-10, 21 September 1950
- The furthest airport from Gimpo International Airport (SEL) is Villa Gesell Airport (VLG), which is nearly antipodal to Gimpo International Airport (meaning Gimpo International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Villa Gesell Airport), and is located 12,226 miles (19,676 kilometers) away in Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Gimpo Airport primarily serves domestic and limited international flights to Japan, Taiwan, and China.
