Nonstop flight route between Chongjin, North Korea, China and Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia:
Departure Airport:
(41°25'46"N by 129°38'55"E)
Arrival Airport:
(4°34'9"N by 101°5'35"E)
Distance from RGO to IPH:
3,097.57 miles (4,985.05 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chongjin Airport (RGO), Chongjin, North Korea, China and Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (IPH), Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,098 miles (or 4,985 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 Chongjin Airport and Sultan Azlan Shah 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 Chongjin Airport and Sultan Azlan Shah Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RGO / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Chongjin, North Korea, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°25'46"N by 129°38'55"E |
| Area Served: | Chongjin |
| Airport Type: | Commercial and military |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RGO |
| More Information: | RGO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IPH / WMKI |
| Airport Name: | Sultan Azlan Shah Airport |
| Location: | Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 4°34'9"N by 101°5'35"E |
| Area Served: | Perak, Malaysia |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Malaysia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 130 feet (40 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IPH |
| More Information: | IPH Maps & Info |
Facts about Chongjin Airport (RGO):
- In addition to being known as "Chongjin Airport", other names for RGO include "어랑공항" and "Eorang Gonghang".
- Chongjin Airport (RGO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Chongjin Airport (RGO) is Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport (YNJ), which is located 101 miles (162 kilometers) N of RGO.
- The furthest airport from Chongjin Airport (RGO) is Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ), which is located 11,983 miles (19,285 kilometers) away in Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.
- There is one runway in Chongjin Airport, originally 1,200m long, but which was extended to 2,000m.
Facts about Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (IPH):
- Sultan Azlan Shah Airport is an airport that serves Ipoh, a city in the state of Perak in Malaysia.
- The furthest airport from Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (IPH) is Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH), which is nearly antipodal to Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (meaning Sultan Azlan Shah Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport), and is located 12,386 miles (19,933 kilometers) away in Loja, Ecuador.
- Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (IPH) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 2013, Tigerair expressed interest in expanding their routes to Sultan Azlan Shah Airport.
- Sultan Azlan Shah Airport handled 73,354 passengers last year.
- There was an upgrade that was started in April 2011 and was completed in November 2012.
- The closest airport to Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (IPH) is Sitiawan Airport (SWY), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) SW of IPH.
- Because of Sultan Azlan Shah Airport's relatively low elevation of 130 feet, planes can take off or land at Sultan Azlan Shah 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 100.91 miles (162.39 km) N | Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport (YNJ) | Yanji, Jilin, China |     |
| 2 | 117.40 miles (188.93 km) WNW | Changbaishan Airport (NBS) | Baishan, Jilin, China | |
| 3 | 186.57 miles (300.25 km) NE | Vladivostok International Airport (VVO) | Vladivostok, Russia | |
| 4 | 210.87 miles (339.36 km) WNW | Tonghua Sanyuanpu Airport (TNH) | Tonghua, Jilin, China | |
| 5 | 213.85 miles (344.15 km) N | Mudanjiang Hailang Airport (MDG) | Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 6 | 233.87 miles (376.37 km) SSW | Sokcho Airport (SHO) | Sokcho, South Korea | |
| 7 | 242.59 miles (390.40 km) NW | Jilin Ertaizi Airport (JIL) | Jilin City, Jilin, China | |
| 8 | 256.77 miles (413.23 km) S | Gangneung Airbase (KAG) | Kangnung (Gangneung), South Korea | |
| 9 | 259.09 miles (416.96 km) SW | Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (FNJ) | Pyongyang, North Korea | |
| 10 | 268.14 miles (431.53 km) NW | Changchun Longjia International Airport (CGQ) | Changchun, Jilin, China | |
| 11 | 276.25 miles (444.57 km) NNE | Jixi Xingkaihu Airport (JXA) | Jixi, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 12 | 290.12 miles (466.91 km) SSW | Wonju Airport (WJU) | Wonju, South Korea | |
| 13 | 306.66 miles (493.52 km) SSW | Seoul Air Base (SSN) | Seongnam, South Korea | |
| 14 | 307.82 miles (495.39 km) SSW | Gimpo International Airport (GMP) | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 15 | 307.82 miles (495.39 km) SSW | Gimpo International Airport (SEL) | Seoul, South Korea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,983.38 miles (19,285.33 km) ESE | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 2 | 11,980.74 miles (19,281.08 km) ESE | Miramar Airport (MJR) | Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 3 | 11,977.31 miles (19,275.57 km) SE | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 4 | 11,944.65 miles (19,223.01 km) ESE | Necochea Airport (NEC) | Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 5 | 11,914.72 miles (19,174.84 km) SSE | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 6 | 11,886.93 miles (19,130.11 km) SE | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 7 | 11,880.95 miles (19,120.48 km) ESE | Tandil Airport (TDL) | Tandil, Argentina | |
| 8 | 11,868.12 miles (19,099.84 km) ESE | Tres Arroyos Airport (OYO) | Tres Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 9 | 11,837.54 miles (19,050.62 km) SE | Las Flores Airport (ELB) | El Banco, Colombia | |
| 10 | 11,831.63 miles (19,041.12 km) SE | La Plata Airport (LPG) | La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 11 | 11,827.12 miles (19,033.86 km) SSE | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 12 | 11,822.78 miles (19,026.87 km) ESE | Olavarría Airport (OVR) | Olavarría, Argentina | |
| 13 | 11,808.37 miles (19,003.69 km) SE | Laguna de los Patos International Airport (CYR) | Colonia del Sacramento, Colonia, Uruguay | |
| 14 | 11,799.96 miles (18,990.14 km) SE | Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE) | Ezeiza (near Buenos Aires), Argentina | |
| 15 | 11,790.70 miles (18,975.24 km) SE | Jorge Newbery Airfield (AEP) | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 36.50 miles (58.75 km) SW | Sitiawan Airport (SWY) | Perak, Malaysia | |
| 2 | 75.42 miles (121.38 km) NW | Penang International Airport (PEN) | Penang, Malaysia | |
| 3 | 78.58 miles (126.46 km) NW | RMAF Butterworth (BWH) | Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia | |
| 4 | 78.58 miles (126.46 km) NW | RMAF Butterworth (UTE) | Butterworth, South Africa | |
| 5 | 104.19 miles (167.68 km) SSE | Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB) | Subang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia | |
| 6 | 107.25 miles (172.61 km) SSE | KA01 KJ15 MR1 Kuala Lumpur Sentral (KL Sentral) 吉隆坡中环广场 (XKL) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
| 7 | 121.97 miles (196.30 km) NNW | Sultan Abdul Halim Airport (AOR) | Alor Star, Kedah, Malaysia | |
| 8 | 132.87 miles (213.84 km) SSE | Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) | Sepang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia | |
| 9 | 137.77 miles (221.73 km) NE | Sultan Ismail Petra Airport (KBR) | Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia | |
| 10 | 153.19 miles (246.53 km) N | Pattani Airport (PAN) | Pattani, Thailand | |
| 11 | 153.63 miles (247.25 km) NW | Langkawi International Airport (LGK) | Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia | |
| 12 | 155.95 miles (250.98 km) ESE | Sultan Ahmad Shah Airport / RMAF Kuantan (KUA) | Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia | |
| 13 | 166.14 miles (267.37 km) WSW | Kualanamu International Airport (KNO) | Medan, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 170.28 miles (274.03 km) NNW | Hat Yai International Airport (HDY) | Hat Yai, Songkhla Province, Thailand | |
| 15 | 172.22 miles (277.16 km) E | Kerteh Airport (KTE) | Kerteh, Terengganu, Malaysia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,385.85 miles (19,933.04 km) SE | Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH) | Loja, Ecuador | |
| 2 | 12,364.37 miles (19,898.47 km) E | José María Velasco Ibarra Airport (MRR) | Macará, Ecuador | |
| 3 | 12,329.16 miles (19,841.82 km) SE | Santa Rosa International Airport (ETR) | Santa Rosa, El Oro, Ecuador | |
| 4 | 12,320.62 miles (19,828.06 km) S | Mariscal Lamar International Airport (CUE) | Cuenca, Ecuador | |
| 5 | 12,313.28 miles (19,816.26 km) SE | Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP) | Tumbes, Peru | |
| 6 | 12,311.29 miles (19,813.05 km) ESE | Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU) | Piura, Peru | |
| 7 | 12,302.82 miles (19,799.42 km) SSW | Chachapoyas Airport (CHH) | Chachapoyas, Peru | |
| 8 | 12,275.16 miles (19,754.90 km) E | Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL) | Talara, Peru | |
| 9 | 12,270.98 miles (19,748.17 km) SSE | Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) | Chiclayo, Peru | |
| 10 | 12,270.85 miles (19,747.97 km) SSW | Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport (XMS) | Macas, Ecuador | |
| 11 | 12,257.07 miles (19,725.79 km) SSE | José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE) | Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador | |
| 12 | 12,256.92 miles (19,725.56 km) S | Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias (CJA) | Cajamarca, Peru | |
| 13 | 12,224.21 miles (19,672.91 km) WSW | Moisés Benzaquén Rengifo Airport (YMS) | Yurimaguas, Peru | |
| 14 | 12,219.31 miles (19,665.03 km) SE | General Ulpiano Paez Airport (SNC) | Salinas, Ecuador | |
| 15 | 12,217.24 miles (19,661.69 km) SSW | Rio Amazonas Airport (PTZ) | Shell Mera, Ecuador | |