Nonstop flight route between Tuskegee, Alabama, United States and Seongnam, South Korea:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield (TGE), Tuskegee, Alabama, United States and Seoul Air Base (SSN), Seongnam, South Korea would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,160 miles (or 11,523 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 Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield and Seoul Air Base, 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 Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield and Seoul Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TGE / |
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Location: | Tuskegee, Alabama, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°29'30"N by 85°46'32"W |
Operator/Owner: | Bradbury Family Partnership |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 253 feet (77 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TGE |
More Information: | TGE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SSN / RKSM |
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Location: | Seongnam, South Korea |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°26'44"N by 127°6'50"E |
Operator/Owner: | ROKAF |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 92 feet (28 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SSN |
More Information: | SSN Maps & Info |
Facts about Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield (TGE):
- On 13 October 1942 the 332d Fighter Group was activated at Tuskegee, and the pre-existing 100th Fighter Squadron was assigned to it.
- Because of Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 253 feet, planes can take off or land at Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield 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 Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield (TGE) is Auburn University Regional Airport (AUO), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) ENE of TGE.
- Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield (TGE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The Air Field was designed by the African American architect Hilyard Robinson and built in 1941.
- The furthest airport from Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield (TGE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,228 miles (18,070 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Tuskegee AAF was assigned to the Southeast Training Center of the Army Air Force Training Command.
- In addition to being known as "Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield", another name for TGE is "AL73".
- Although the 1962 Birmingham Sectional Chart depicted Sharpe Field as having 4 paved runways, the Aerodromes table included the remark "North/South only usable runway."
Facts about Seoul Air Base (SSN):
- The US Army's 2nd Battalion, 2nd Aviation Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division operating Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawks is based there.
- Seoul Air Base (SSN) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Seoul Air Base (SSN) is Gimpo International Airport (GMP), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) WNW of 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.
- Seoul Air Base It is located in Seongnam city, right below Seoul.
- 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.
- The USAF designated the base at K-16 during the Korean War.
- In addition to being known as "Seoul Air Base", another name for SSN is "서울공항".