Nonstop flight route between San Antonio, Texas, United States and Sacheon, South Korea:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between San Antonio International Airport (SAT), San Antonio, Texas, United States and Sacheon Airport (HIN), Sacheon, South Korea would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,041 miles (or 11,332 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 San Antonio International Airport and Sacheon 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 San Antonio International Airport and Sacheon Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

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Facts about San Antonio International Airport (SAT):

• Because of San Antonio International Airport's relatively low elevation of 809 feet, planes can take off or land at San Antonio 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.
• Airport diagram for March 1962
• San Antonio International Airport handled 8,034,720 passengers last year.
• San Antonio International Airport (SAT) has 3 runways.
• San Antonio International Airport was founded in 1941 when the City of San Antonio purchased 1,200 acres of undeveloped land that, at the time, were north of the city limits for a project to be called "San Antonio Municipal Airport." World War II Wartime needs meant the unfinished airport was pressed into federal government service.
• November 9, 2010 saw the closure of the original Terminal 2, and the opening of the new Terminal B.
• San Antonio International Airport is owned by the City of San Antonio and operated by the San Antonio Aviation Department.
• The closest airport to San Antonio International Airport (SAT) is Randolph Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (RND), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) E of SAT.
• Public transportation to and from the airport is provided by VIA Metropolitan Transit Authority's Route 5 bus.
• The Airport is undergoing a major, multi-million dollar expansion project which will add new terminals and parking facilities.
• The furthest airport from San Antonio International Airport (SAT) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,114 miles (17,886 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• San Antonio closed the end of the 20th century with over 3.5 million passenger boardings in 1999.

Facts about Sacheon Airport (HIN):

• In addition to being known as "Sacheon Airport", other names for HIN include "사천공항 泗川空港", "Sacheon Gonghang" and "Sach'ŏn Konghang".
• Because of Sacheon Airport's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at Sacheon 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 Sacheon Airport (HIN) is Gimhae International Airport (PUS), which is located 49 miles (80 kilometers) E of HIN.
• The furthest airport from Sacheon Airport (HIN) is Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP), which is nearly antipodal to Sacheon Airport (meaning Sacheon Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport), and is located 12,257 miles (19,726 kilometers) away in Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay.
• Sacheon Airport (HIN) has 2 runways.
• The ROKAF 10th Fighter Wing was formed at the base in 1951.
• Sacheon Airport handled 169,120 passengers last year.
• Besides private cars and taxi, the airport is connected by buses to Jinju and Sacheon.
• The Base was used as part of the USAF's Bout One project to train South Korean pilots to fly the F-51 in 1950.