Nonstop flight route between Seongnam, South Korea and Assab, Eritrea:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Seoul Air Base (SSN), Seongnam, South Korea and Assab International Airport (ASA), Assab, Eritrea would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,373 miles (or 8,646 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 Seoul Air Base and Assab 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 Seoul Air Base and Assab International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Seoul Air Base (SSN):

• Because of Seoul Air Base's relatively low elevation of 92 feet, planes can take off or land at Seoul Air Base 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 base is used as a VIP airfield by the President of South Korea and other VIPs and heads of state.
• The US Army's 2nd Battalion, 2nd Aviation Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division operating Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawks is based there.
• The furthest airport from Seoul Air Base (SSN) is Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP), which is nearly antipodal to Seoul Air Base (meaning Seoul Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport), and is located 12,220 miles (19,665 kilometers) away in Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay.
• In addition to being known as "Seoul Air Base", another name for SSN is "서울공항".
• Seoul Air Base (SSN) has 2 runways.
• The USAF designated the base at K-16 during the Korean War.
• The closest airport to Seoul Air Base (SSN) is Gimpo International Airport (GMP), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) WNW of SSN.

Facts about Assab International Airport (ASA):

• The closest airport to Assab International Airport (ASA) is Obock Airport (OBC), which is located 87 miles (141 kilometers) SSE of ASA.
• The furthest airport from Assab International Airport (ASA) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Assab International Airport (meaning Assab International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Atuona Airport), and is located 12,182 miles (19,606 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
• Because of Assab International Airport's relatively low elevation of 46 feet, planes can take off or land at Assab 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.
• Assab International Airport (ASA) currently has only 1 runway.