Nonstop flight route between Daegu, South Korea and Kansas City, Missouri, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Daegu International Airport (TAE), Daegu, South Korea and Kansas City International Airport (MCI), Kansas City, Missouri, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,553 miles (or 10,546 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 Daegu International Airport and Kansas City 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 Daegu International Airport and Kansas City 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: | TAE / RKTN |
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Location: | Daegu, South Korea |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°53'39"N by 128°39'32"E |
Area Served: | Daegu |
Operator/Owner: | Korea Airports Coorporation, Republic of Korea Airforce |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 116 feet (35 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from TAE |
More Information: | TAE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MCI / KMCI |
Airport Name: | Kansas City International Airport |
Location: | Kansas City, Missouri, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°17'50"N by 94°42'50"W |
Area Served: | Kansas City, Missouri; Kansas City, Kansas, United States |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1026 feet (313 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from MCI |
More Information: | MCI Maps & Info |
Facts about Daegu International Airport (TAE):
- Daegu International Airport (TAE) has 2 runways.
- Because of Daegu International Airport's relatively low elevation of 116 feet, planes can take off or land at Daegu 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.
- Daegu International Airport handled 1,084,585 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Daegu International Airport (TAE) is Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP), which is nearly antipodal to Daegu International Airport (meaning Daegu International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport), and is located 12,214 miles (19,656 kilometers) away in Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay.
- In addition to being known as "Daegu International Airport", other names for TAE include "대구국제공항 大邱國際空港", "Daegu Gukje Gonghang" and "Taegu Kukche Konghang".
- F-84E of the 27th Fighter Escort Group in 1951
- The airfield was used as part of the Bout One project – an emergency program to train Republic of Korea Air Force pilots to fly the F-51 Mustang fighter.
- The closest airport to Daegu International Airport (TAE) is Pohang Airport (KPO), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) E of TAE.
Facts about Kansas City International Airport (MCI):
- The furthest airport from Kansas City International Airport (MCI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,750 miles (17,301 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Kansas City International Airport handled 10,148,524 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Kansas City International Airport (MCI) is Sherman Army AirfieldSherman Air Force Base (FLV), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) WNW of MCI.
- Kansas City International Airport (MCI) has 3 runways.
- After the establishment of the Transportation Security Administration, MCI was one of five airports where the TSA has experimented with using independent contractors to provide all traveler inspector services.
- Kansas City already owned Grandview Airport south of the city with ample room for expansion, but the city chose to build a new airport north of the city away from the Missouri River following lobbying by Platte County native Jay B.
- Many design decisions were driven by TWA, which envisioned it would be its hub, with 747s and Supersonic Transports whisking people from America's heartland to all points on the globe.