Nonstop flight route between Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia and Daegu, South Korea:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU), Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia and Daegu International Airport (TAE), Daegu, South Korea would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,007 miles (or 4,839 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 Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport and Daegu 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 Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport and Daegu International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU):

• Because of Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport's relatively low elevation of 104 feet, planes can take off or land at Sultan Syarif Kasim II 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 closest airport to Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU) is Pinang Kampai Airport (DUM), which is located 79 miles (128 kilometers) N of PKU.
• In 2012, the airport's VIP room was awarded as the best VIP Room by PT Angkasa Pura II.
• Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport handled 392,399 passengers last year.
• By end of June 2011, a new terminal spanning 17,000 square meters and a more spacious aircraft apron which can accommodate 10 wide-body aircraft, twice the capacity of the old apron will be operated.
• Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU) is Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO), which is nearly antipodal to Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (meaning Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mariscal Sucre International Airport), and is located 12,409 miles (19,971 kilometers) away in Quito, Ecuador.
• In addition to being known as "Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport", other names for PKU include "Bandar Udara Internasional Sultan Syarif Kasim II" and "بندر اودارا اينترنسيونل سلطان شريف قاسم ٢".

Facts about Daegu International Airport (TAE):

• The airfield was used as part of the Bout One project – an emergency program to train Republic of Korea Air Force pilots to fly the F-51 Mustang fighter.
• Daegu International Airport is primarily a domestic airport in the city of Daegu, South Korea.
• Taegu Airfield was abandoned in the face of Korean People's Army assault on Taegu in mid-August 1950, but USAF units began reoccuppying the base on 23 September 1950.
• Daegu International Airport handled 1,084,585 passengers last year.
• Because of Daegu International Airport's relatively low elevation of 116 feet, planes can take off or land at Daegu 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.
• In addition to being known as "Daegu International Airport", other names for TAE include "대구국제공항 大邱國際空港", "Daegu Gukje Gonghang" and "Taegu Kukche Konghang".
• Daegu International Airport (TAE) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Daegu International Airport (TAE) is Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP), which is nearly antipodal to Daegu International Airport (meaning Daegu International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport), and is located 12,214 miles (19,656 kilometers) away in Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay.
• F-84 engine maintenance in 1954
• The closest airport to Daegu International Airport (TAE) is Pohang Airport (KPO), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) E of TAE.