Nonstop flight route between Seoul, South Korea and Nakashibetsu, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gimpo International Airport (SEL), Seoul, South Korea and Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB), Nakashibetsu, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,038 miles (or 1,670 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 relatively short distance between Gimpo International Airport and Nakashibetsu Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SEL / |
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Location: | Seoul, South Korea |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°33'29"N by 126°47'26"E |
Area Served: | Seoul |
Operator/Owner: | Korea Airports Corporation |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 58 feet (18 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SEL |
More Information: | SEL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SHB / RJCN |
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Location: | Nakashibetsu, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°34'39"N by 144°57'36"E |
Area Served: | Nakashibetsu, Nemuro |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 214 feet (65 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SHB |
More Information: | SHB Maps & Info |
Facts about Gimpo International Airport (SEL):
- 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 handled 19,424,032 passengers last year.
- North Korean forces attacked South Korea on 25 June 1950 starting the Korean War.
- 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.
- Wreckage of a C-54 destroyed on the ground by KPAF fighters on 25 June 1950
- Following the Inchon landings on 15 September 1950, the 2nd Battalion 5th Marines was ordered to seize Kimpo on 17 September.
- 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 (SEL) has 2 runways.
- Engine change on an F-86E in 1952
- The closest airport to Gimpo International Airport (SEL) is Gimpo International Airport (GMP), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of SEL.
Facts about Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB):
- Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 2011, the Hokkaido government announced that landing fees would be waived for international charter flights using the airport in an attempt to lure more overseas tourists to the region.
- The closest airport to Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB) is Memanbetsu Airport (MMB), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) WNW of SHB.
- Because of Nakashibetsu Airport's relatively low elevation of 214 feet, planes can take off or land at Nakashibetsu 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.
- In addition to being known as "Nakashibetsu Airport", another name for SHB is "中標津空港".
- The airport serves Nakashibetsu and the nearby city of Nemuro.
- The furthest airport from Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB) is Port Stanley Airport (PSY), which is located 11,246 miles (18,099 kilometers) away in Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom.