Nonstop flight route between Busan, South Korea and Santa Ana, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Gimhae International Airport (PUS), Busan, South Korea and John Wayne Airport (SNA), Santa Ana, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,014 miles (or 9,679 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 Gimhae International Airport and John Wayne 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 Gimhae International Airport and John Wayne Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Gimhae International Airport (PUS):

• Gimhae International Airport (PUS) has 2 runways.
• Masan, Changwon, Jinhae, Jangyu, Gimhae, Pohang, Gyeongju, Gumi, Dongdaegu, Ulsan, Eonyang, Yangsan, Gohyeon, Okpo, Jangseungpo
• The curfew prevents aircraft from taking off or landing between the hours of 11 P.M.
• Gimhae International Airport handled 9,671,381 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Gimhae International Airport (PUS) is Sacheon Airport (HIN), which is located 49 miles (80 kilometers) W of PUS.
• Around 2013, Busan had announced that it was proposing to cease Gimhae International Airport's operation on all passenger planes, due to the small size, small maximum amounts of space and sky-routes, and safety.
• The furthest airport from Gimhae International Airport (PUS) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is nearly antipodal to Gimhae International Airport (meaning Gimhae International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rio Grande Regional Airport), and is located 12,214 miles (19,656 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
• In addition to being known as "Gimhae International Airport", other names for PUS include "김해국제공항 金海國際空港", "Gimhae Gukje Gonghang" and "Kimhae Kukche Konghang".
• Because of Gimhae International Airport's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Gimhae 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.

Facts about John Wayne Airport (SNA):

• John Wayne Airport (SNA) has 2 runways.
• In 1926, Eddie Martin was finally able to acquire a hangar for his airport, a portable wooden building which sold for $350.
• During the 1950s, the only airline flights were Bonanza's few flights between Los Angeles and Phoenix, via San Diego.
• The closest airport to John Wayne Airport (SNA) is MCAS El Toro (NZJ), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) E of SNA.
• Terminals A and B were designed by Gensler & Associates, Leason Pomeroy Associates, and Thompson Consultants International.
• John Wayne International Airport is the sole commercial airport in Orange County.
• After serving as a military base during World War II, the Santa Ana Army Airfield was returned by the federal government to the County with the stipulation that it remain open to all kinds of aviation uses.
• Because of John Wayne Airport's relatively low elevation of 56 feet, planes can take off or land at John Wayne 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.
• All three terminals, A, B and C, are within the same Thomas F.
• The furthest airport from John Wayne Airport (SNA) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,490 miles (18,491 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.