Nonstop flight route between Sokcho, South Korea and Oakland (near San Francisco), California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sokcho Airport (SHO), Sokcho, South Korea and Oakland International Airport (OAK), Oakland (near San Francisco), California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,528 miles (or 8,897 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 Sokcho Airport and Oakland 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 Sokcho Airport and Oakland International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Sokcho Airport (SHO):

• Sokcho Airport (SHO) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Sokcho Airport", another name for SHO is "속초공항".
• The closest airport to Sokcho Airport (SHO) is Gangneung Airbase (KAG), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) SE of SHO.
• Because of Sokcho Airport's relatively low elevation of 92 feet, planes can take off or land at Sokcho 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 furthest airport from Sokcho Airport (SHO) is Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP), which is nearly antipodal to Sokcho Airport (meaning Sokcho Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport), and is located 12,131 miles (19,523 kilometers) away in Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay.

Facts about Oakland International Airport (OAK):

• Carlsbad, California-based California Pacific Airlines announced in May 2010, that OAK has been included as one of its original destinations.
• Because of Oakland International Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Oakland 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 closest airport to Oakland International Airport (OAK) is Hayward Executive Airport (HWD), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) SE of OAK.
• The Port of Oakland is an independent department of the city of Oakland and is required to do its part to be a good neighbor, an environmental steward, and a responsible business operator in its efforts to support the city's sustainability goals.
• During the Vietnam War, World Airways shuttled thousands of military passengers through Oakland to their bases in Southeast Asia, and an International Arrivals facility was built, allowing the airport to handle international flights for the first time.
• For nearly a century Oakland International Airport has served the shipping and travel needs of the San Francisco Bay Area.
• Oakland International Airport (OAK) has 4 runways.
• For the airport in Oakland County, Michigan, see Oakland County International Airport.
• The furthest airport from Oakland International Airport (OAK) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,354 miles (18,273 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.