Nonstop flight route between Tanana, Alaska, United States and Gunsan, South Korea:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial Airport (TAL), Tanana, Alaska, United States and Gunsan Airport (KUV), Gunsan, South Korea would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,750 miles (or 6,036 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 Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial Airport and Gunsan 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 Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial Airport and Gunsan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TAL / PATA | 
| Airport Name: | Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial Airport | 
| Location: | Tanana, Alaska, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 65°10'27"N by 152°6'33"W | 
| Area Served: | Tanana, Alaska | 
| Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 236 feet (72 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from TAL | 
| More Information: | TAL Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KUV / RKJK | 
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| Location: | Gunsan, South Korea | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°54'14"N by 126°36'56"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Korea Airports Corporation, United States Air Force, Republic of Korea Airforce | 
| Airport Type: | Public / Military | 
| Elevation: | 29 feet (9 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KUV | 
| More Information: | KUV Maps & Info | 
Facts about Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial Airport (TAL):
- The furthest airport from Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial Airport (TAL) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,280 miles (16,544 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
 - As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 3,549 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 3,298 enplanements in 2009, and 3,241 in 2010.
 - The closest airport to Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial Airport (TAL) is Manley Hot Springs Airport (MLY), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) ESE of TAL.
 - Because of Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial Airport's relatively low elevation of 236 feet, planes can take off or land at Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial 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.
 - Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial Airport (TAL) currently has only 1 runway.
 
Facts about Gunsan Airport (KUV):
- The furthest airport from Gunsan Airport (KUV) is Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP), which is nearly antipodal to Gunsan Airport (meaning Gunsan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport), and is located 12,316 miles (19,821 kilometers) away in Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay.
 - In addition to being known as "Gunsan Airport", other names for KUV include "군산공항 群山空港", "Gunsan Gonghang" and "Kunsan Konghang".
 - Gunsan Airport handled 133,242 passengers last year.
 - Gunsan Airport (KUV) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The closest airport to Gunsan Airport (KUV) is Gwangju Airport (KWJ), which is located 55 miles (88 kilometers) SSE of KUV.
 - Because of Gunsan Airport's relatively low elevation of 29 feet, planes can take off or land at Gunsan 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.
 
