Nonstop flight route between Seoul, South Korea and Cedar City, Utah, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Gimpo International Airport (SEL), Seoul, South Korea and Cedar City Regional Airport (CDC), Cedar City, Utah, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,988 miles (or 9,637 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 Gimpo International Airport and Cedar City Regional 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 Gimpo International Airport and Cedar City Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Gimpo International Airport (SEL):

• Gimpo Airport primarily serves domestic and limited international flights to Japan, Taiwan, and China.
• Kimpo was captured by the KPA shortly after the capture of Seoul on 28 June 1950.
• The closest airport to Gimpo International Airport (SEL) is Gimpo International Airport (GMP), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of SEL.
• On 21 September 1953 North Korean pilot No Kum-Sok defected in his MiG-15 landing at Kimpo.
• The airport is located south of the Han River in western Seoul.
• Because of Gimpo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 58 feet, planes can take off or land at Gimpo 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.
• Gimpo International Airport handled 19,424,032 passengers last year.
• Kimpo played a major role during the Korean War, the USAF designated the airfield as Kimpo Air Base or K-14.
• In addition to being known as "Gimpo International Airport", other names for SEL include "김포국제공항 金浦國際空港", "Gimpo Gukje Gonghang Kimp'o Kukche Konghang", "GMP" and "RKSS".
• Gimpo International Airport (SEL) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Gimpo International Airport (SEL) is Villa Gesell Airport (VLG), which is nearly antipodal to Gimpo International Airport (meaning Gimpo International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Villa Gesell Airport), and is located 12,226 miles (19,676 kilometers) away in Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Facts about Cedar City Regional Airport (CDC):

• Because of Cedar City Regional Airport's high elevation of 5,622 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CDC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CDC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The airport covers 1,040 acres at an elevation of 5,622 feet.
• The furthest airport from Cedar City Regional Airport (CDC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,179 miles (17,991 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Cedar City Regional Airport (CDC) has 2 runways.
• Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 7,776 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 5,486 in 2009 and 5,997 in 2010.
• The closest airport to Cedar City Regional Airport (CDC) is Panguitch Municipal Airport (PNU), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) ENE of CDC.