Nonstop flight route between Seoul, South Korea and Wellington, New Zealand:
Departure Airport:
(37°33'29"N by 126°47'26"E)
Arrival Airport:
(41°19'37"S by 174°48'19"E)
Distance from SEL to WLG:
6,235.45 miles (10,034.96 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gimpo International Airport (SEL), Seoul, South Korea and Wellington International Airport (WLG), Wellington, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,235 miles (or 10,035 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 Wellington 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 Gimpo International Airport and Wellington 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: | SEL / |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | WLG / NZWN |
| Airport Name: | Wellington International Airport |
| Location: | Wellington, New Zealand |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°19'37"S by 174°48'19"E |
| Area Served: | Wellington, New Zealand |
| Operator/Owner: | Infratil, Wellington City Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 42 feet (13 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WLG |
| More Information: | WLG 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 Airport primarily serves domestic and limited international flights to Japan, Taiwan, and China.
- MiG-15, September 1953
- Gimpo International Airport (SEL) has 2 runways.
- Gimpo International Airport handled 19,424,032 passengers last year.
- 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, commonly known as Gimpo Airport, is located in the far western end of Seoul, some 15 km west of the Central District of Seoul.
- Kimpo was captured by the KPA shortly after the capture of Seoul on 28 June 1950.
- 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.
- 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 Wellington International Airport (WLG):
- The furthest airport from Wellington International Airport (WLG) is Salamanca-Matacán Airport (SLM), which is nearly antipodal to Wellington International Airport (meaning Wellington International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Salamanca-Matacán Airport), and is located 12,406 miles (19,966 kilometers) away in Salamanca, Spain.
- Because of Wellington International Airport's relatively low elevation of 42 feet, planes can take off or land at Wellington 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.
- Wellington International Airport is an international airport located in the suburb of Rongotai in Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Wellington International Airport (WLG) is Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) NNE of WLG.
- Wellington International Airport (WLG) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 1991, the airport released plans to widen the taxiway to CAA Code D & E specifications and acquire extra space, which were abandoned after protests from local residents.
- A full-length runway extension, to accommodate long-haul aircraft such as the Boeing 747, has been previously investigated, but would require expensive land reclamation into Lyall Bay, and massive breakwater protection from Cook Strait.
- Wellington is the third busiest airport in New Zealand handling a total of 5,373,622 passengers in the year ending 31 March 2013.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 0.00 miles (0.00 km) N | Gimpo International Airport (GMP) | Seoul, South Korea |     |
| 2 | 19.35 miles (31.13 km) ESE | Seoul Air Base (SSN) | Seongnam, South Korea | |
| 3 | 20.30 miles (32.67 km) WSW | Incheon International Airport (ICN) | Incheon (near Seoul), South Korea | |
| 4 | 64.65 miles (104.05 km) E | Wonju Airport (WJU) | Wonju, South Korea | |
| 5 | 70.04 miles (112.71 km) SE | Cheongju International Airport (CJJ) | Cheong ju, South Korea | |
| 6 | 106.57 miles (171.51 km) ENE | Sokcho Airport (SHO) | Sokcho, South Korea | |
| 7 | 107.37 miles (172.79 km) SE | Yecheon Air Base (YEC) | Yecheon, South Korea | |
| 8 | 114.70 miles (184.59 km) S | Gunsan Airport (KUV) | Gunsan, South Korea | |
| 9 | 118.54 miles (190.77 km) E | Gangneung Airbase (KAG) | Kangnung (Gangneung), South Korea | |
| 10 | 130.11 miles (209.39 km) NNW | Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (FNJ) | Pyongyang, North Korea | |
| 11 | 154.66 miles (248.90 km) SE | Daegu International Airport (TAE) | Daegu, South Korea | |
| 12 | 168.02 miles (270.39 km) S | Gwangju Airport (KWJ) | Gwangju (Kwangju), South Korea | |
| 13 | 181.52 miles (292.12 km) SE | Pohang Airport (KPO) | Pohang, South Korea | |
| 14 | 184.90 miles (297.56 km) SSE | Sacheon Airport (HIN) | Sacheon, South Korea | |
| 15 | 194.75 miles (313.43 km) S | Mokpo Airport (MPK) | Mokpo, South Korea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,225.96 miles (19,675.73 km) E | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,222.52 miles (19,670.19 km) SSE | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 3 | 12,196.99 miles (19,629.11 km) E | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,191.76 miles (19,620.68 km) SE | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 5 | 12,178.50 miles (19,599.34 km) ESE | Miramar Airport (MJR) | Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,128.61 miles (19,519.06 km) SSE | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 7 | 12,125.00 miles (19,513.24 km) ESE | Necochea Airport (NEC) | Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,120.56 miles (19,506.11 km) ESE | La Plata Airport (LPG) | La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,105.68 miles (19,482.16 km) E | Tandil Airport (TDL) | Tandil, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,103.84 miles (19,479.19 km) SE | Laguna de los Patos International Airport (CYR) | Colonia del Sacramento, Colonia, Uruguay | |
| 11 | 12,094.90 miles (19,464.81 km) ESE | Las Flores Airport (ELB) | El Banco, Colombia | |
| 12 | 12,092.67 miles (19,461.22 km) SSE | Santa Bernardina International Airport (DZO) | Durazno, Durazno, Uruguay | |
| 13 | 12,084.83 miles (19,448.60 km) ESE | Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE) | Ezeiza (near Buenos Aires), Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,079.78 miles (19,440.48 km) SE | Jorge Newbery Airfield (AEP) | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,071.91 miles (19,427.82 km) S | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 30.72 miles (49.44 km) NNE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 49.48 miles (79.63 km) ENE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 50.21 miles (80.80 km) WSW | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 81.48 miles (131.12 km) NNE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 82.24 miles (132.35 km) W | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 95.01 miles (152.91 km) N | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 95.18 miles (153.18 km) W | Motueka Aerodrome (MZP) | Motueka, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 97.89 miles (157.55 km) SW | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 108.14 miles (174.03 km) WNW | Takaka Aerodrome (KTF) | Takaka, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 163.57 miles (263.25 km) NNW | New Plymouth Airport (NPL) | New Plymouth, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 168.27 miles (270.80 km) NE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 169.16 miles (272.24 km) W | Westport Airport (WSZ) | Westport, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 189.10 miles (304.33 km) SW | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 191.15 miles (307.63 km) NNE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 201.76 miles (324.70 km) WSW | Greymouth Airport (GMN) | Greymouth, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,406.34 miles (19,966.01 km) NNE | Salamanca-Matacán Airport (SLM) | Salamanca, Spain | |
| 2 | 12,405.18 miles (19,964.15 km) NW | Valladolid International Airport (VLL) | Valladolid, Spain | |
| 3 | 12,350.49 miles (19,876.14 km) ENE | Bragança Airport (BGC) | Bragança, Portugal | |
| 4 | 12,346.47 miles (19,869.66 km) NNE | León Airport (LEN) | León, Spain | |
| 5 | 12,333.02 miles (19,848.02 km) NW | Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1] (MAD) | Madrid, Spain | |
| 6 | 12,328.95 miles (19,841.47 km) WNW | Madrid–Torrejón Airport (TOJ) | Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain | |
| 7 | 12,328.68 miles (19,841.03 km) NW | Burgos Airport (RGS) | Burgos, Spain | |
| 8 | 12,305.70 miles (19,804.05 km) E | Vila Real Airport (VRL) | Vila Real, Portugal | |
| 9 | 12,296.53 miles (19,789.29 km) ENE | Covilhã Airport (COV) | Covilhã, Portugal | |
| 10 | 12,276.46 miles (19,756.99 km) NNE | Asturias Airport (OVD) | Oviedo, Asturias, Spain | |
| 11 | 12,275.65 miles (19,755.70 km) NNW | Santander Airport (SDR) | Santander, Cantabria, Spain | |
| 12 | 12,270.72 miles (19,747.76 km) NW | Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT) | Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain | |
| 13 | 12,269.52 miles (19,745.84 km) WNW | Logroño–Agoncillo Airport (RJL) | Logroño, Spain | |
| 14 | 12,267.55 miles (19,742.66 km) E | Braga Airport (BGZ) | Braga, Portugal | |
| 15 | 12,257.32 miles (19,726.19 km) NW | Bilbao Airport (BIO) | Bilbao, Spain | |