Nonstop flight route between Phoenix, Arizona, United States and Seoul, South Korea:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX), Phoenix, Arizona, United States and Gimpo International Airport (GMP), Seoul, South Korea would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,245 miles (or 10,051 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 Phoenix Sky Harbor International 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 Phoenix Sky Harbor International 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: | PHX / KPHX |
| Airport Name: | Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport |
| Location: | Phoenix, Arizona, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°26'3"N by 112°0'42"W |
| Area Served: | Phoenix metropolitan area |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Phoenix |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1135 feet (346 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PHX |
| More Information: | PHX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GMP / RKSS |
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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 GMP |
| More Information: | GMP Maps & Info |
Facts about Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX):
- America West filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 1991 and sold its larger aircraft and Japanese route authority, but continued growing its domestic operations from Terminal 4 in cooperation with Continental Airlines.
- In 2012, the airport served 40,448,932 passengers, making it one of the top 10 busiest in the United States by passenger count.
- The furthest airport from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,450 miles (18,427 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) has 3 runways.
- In October 1989 ground was broken for Terminal 4, the largest terminal.
- After the war the airport began work on a new passenger terminal, as well as a new parallel runway and a diagonal runway.
- Sky Harbor has an average of 1,232 aircraft operations per day.
- The closest airport to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) is Scottsdale Airport (SCF), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) NNE of PHX.
- The airport has over 120 aircraft gates in three Terminals.
Facts about Gimpo International Airport (GMP):
- In addition to being known as "Gimpo International Airport", other names for GMP include "김포국제공항 金浦國際空港" and "Gimpo Gukje Gonghang Kimp'o Kukche Konghang".
- Gimpo International Airport (GMP) has 2 runways.
- Gimpo International Airport handled 19,424,032 passengers last year.
- 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.
- The furthest airport from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) 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.
- The closest airport to Gimpo International Airport (GMP) is Gimpo International Airport (SEL), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of GMP.
- The Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board has its FDR/CVR Analysis and Wreckage Laboratory on the property of Gimpo International Airport.
- On 21 September 1953 North Korean pilot No Kum-Sok defected in his MiG-15 landing at Kimpo.
- On 29 November 2003, scheduled services between Gimpo and Tokyo International Airport in Tokyo, Japan began.
- Kimpo was captured by the KPA shortly after the capture of Seoul on 28 June 1950.
- MiG-15, September 1953
- Captured KPAF Ilyushin Il-10, 21 September 1950
