Nonstop flight route between Chongjin, North Korea, China and Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chongjin Airport (RGO), Chongjin, North Korea, China and Salgado Filho International Airport (POA), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,645 miles (or 18,741 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 Salgado Filho 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 Chongjin Airport and Salgado Filho 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: | RGO / |
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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: | POA / SBPA |
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Location: | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°59'38"S by 51°10'15"W |
Area Served: | Porto Alegre |
Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 11 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from POA |
More Information: | POA Maps & Info |
Facts about Chongjin Airport (RGO):
- There is one runway in Chongjin Airport, originally 1,200m long, but which was extended to 2,000m.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Chongjin Airport", other names for RGO include "어랑공항" and "Eorang Gonghang".
Facts about Salgado Filho International Airport (POA):
- Salgado Filho was originally called São João Federal Airport, after the neighborhood where it is located.
- Because of Salgado Filho International Airport's relatively low elevation of 11 feet, planes can take off or land at Salgado Filho 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 bus line T5 link Terminal 1 - International Airport to the city of Porto Alegre.
- The furthest airport from Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) is Yakushima Airport (KUM), which is nearly antipodal to Salgado Filho International Airport (meaning Salgado Filho International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yakushima Airport), and is located 12,324 miles (19,834 kilometers) away in Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
- In addition to being known as "Salgado Filho International Airport", another name for POA is "Aeroporto Internacional Salgado Filho".
- Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) is Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM), which is located 137 miles (221 kilometers) NE of POA.
- One of the two TAP Maintenance & Engineering centers in Brazil is located at Salgado Filho International Airport.