Nonstop flight route between South Lake Tahoe, California, United States and Jeju, South Korea:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lake Tahoe Airport (TVL), South Lake Tahoe, California, United States and Jeju International Airport (CJU), Jeju, South Korea would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,870 miles (or 9,448 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 Lake Tahoe Airport and Jeju 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 Lake Tahoe Airport and Jeju 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: | TVL / KTVL |
Airport Name: | Lake Tahoe Airport |
Location: | South Lake Tahoe, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°53'38"N by 119°59'43"W |
Operator/Owner: | The City of South Lake Tahoe |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6264 feet (1,909 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TVL |
More Information: | TVL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CJU / RKPC |
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Location: | Jeju, South Korea |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°30'41"N by 126°29'35"E |
Area Served: | Jeju Island |
Operator/Owner: | Korea Airports Corporation |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 118 feet (36 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CJU |
More Information: | CJU Maps & Info |
Facts about Lake Tahoe Airport (TVL):
- The ban on airline jets then ended, and jet flights resumed in 1983 on AirCal McDonnell Douglas MD-80s and later Boeing 737-300s.
- Lake Tahoe Airport (TVL) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Lake Tahoe Airport's high elevation of 6,264 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TVL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TVL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Lake Tahoe Airport (TVL) is Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) ENE of TVL.
- The furthest airport from Lake Tahoe Airport (TVL) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,214 miles (18,048 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Airlines in bold flew jets to Lake Tahoe.
- Holiday Airlines Lockheed L-188 Electra turboprops served Lake Tahoe in the 1960s and early 1970s, followed by Pacific Southwest Airlines and Air California Electras.
Facts about Jeju International Airport (CJU):
- In addition to being known as "Jeju International Airport", other names for CJU include "제주국제공항 濟州國際空港", "Jeju Gukje Gonghang" and "Cheju Kukche Konghang".
- The closest airport to Jeju International Airport (CJU) is Jeongseok / Jungseok Airport (JDG), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) ESE of CJU.
- Jeju International Airport (CJU) has 2 runways.
- Jeju International Airport handled 20,055,238 passengers last year.
- Because of Jeju International Airport's relatively low elevation of 118 feet, planes can take off or land at Jeju 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.
- On 10 August 1994, Korean Air Flight 2033 overran the runway while attempting to land at Jeju International Airport.
- The furthest airport from Jeju International Airport (CJU) is Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT), which is nearly antipodal to Jeju International Airport (meaning Jeju International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Treinta y Tres Airport), and is located 12,384 miles (19,929 kilometers) away in Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay.