Nonstop flight route between Vidalia, Georgia, United States and Seoul, South Korea:
Departure Airport:
(32°11'34"N by 82°22'15"W)
Arrival Airport:
(37°33'29"N by 126°47'26"E)
Distance from VDI to SEL:
7,264.03 miles (11,690.29 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vidalia Regional AirportVidalia-Lyons Army Airfield (VDI), Vidalia, Georgia, United States and Gimpo International Airport (SEL), Seoul, South Korea would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,264 miles (or 11,690 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VDI / KVDI |
| Airport Name: | Vidalia Regional AirportVidalia-Lyons Army Airfield |
| Location: | Vidalia, Georgia, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°11'34"N by 82°22'15"W |
| Area Served: | Vidalia, Georgia |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Vidalia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 275 feet (84 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VDI |
| More Information: | VDI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SEL / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Seoul, South Korea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°33'29"N by 126°47'26"E |
| Area Served: | Seoul |
| Operator/Owner: | Korea Airports Corporation |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 58 feet (18 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SEL |
| More Information: | SEL Maps & Info |
Facts about Vidalia Regional AirportVidalia-Lyons Army Airfield (VDI):
- Because of Vidalia Regional AirportVidalia-Lyons Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 275 feet, planes can take off or land at Vidalia Regional AirportVidalia-Lyons 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 Vidalia Regional AirportVidalia-Lyons Army Airfield (VDI) is Telfair-Wheeler Airport (MQW), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) WSW of VDI.
- Vidalia Regional AirportVidalia-Lyons Army Airfield (VDI) has 2 runways.
- The airfield was opened to the public on 12 August 1940.
- The furthest airport from Vidalia Regional AirportVidalia-Lyons Army Airfield (VDI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,419 miles (18,377 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Vidalia Regional Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles southeast of the central business district of the city Vidalia, in Toombs County, Georgia, United States.
Facts about Gimpo International Airport (SEL):
- Kimpo played a major role during the Korean War, the USAF designated the airfield as Kimpo Air Base or K-14.
- Gimpo International Airport handled 19,424,032 passengers last year.
- Gimpo International Airport (SEL) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Gimpo International Airport (SEL) is Gimpo International Airport (GMP), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of SEL.
- Following the Chinese Third Phase Campaign and the defeat of UN Forces at the 38th parallel, on 5 January 1951 General Ridgway ordered the evacuation of Seoul and the withdrawal of UN forces to a new defensive line along the 37th parallel.
- The furthest airport from Gimpo International Airport (SEL) is Villa Gesell Airport (VLG), which is nearly antipodal to Gimpo International Airport (meaning Gimpo International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Villa Gesell Airport), and is located 12,226 miles (19,676 kilometers) away in Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- In 1958 Kimpo was designated as the international airport of the South Korean capital city and has grown into a much more significant airport that is capable of handling 226,000 flights a year.
- Because of Gimpo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 58 feet, planes can take off or land at Gimpo 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.
- In addition to being known as "Gimpo International Airport", other names for SEL include "김포국제공항 金浦國際空港", "Gimpo Gukje Gonghang Kimp'o Kukche Konghang", "GMP" and "RKSS".
- Following the Inchon landings on 15 September 1950, the 2nd Battalion 5th Marines was ordered to seize Kimpo on 17 September.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 30.47 miles (49.03 km) WSW | Telfair-Wheeler Airport (MQW) | McRae, Georgia, United States |     |
| 2 | 42.10 miles (67.75 km) ENE | Statesboro-Bulloch County AirportStatesboro Army Air Field (TBR) | Statesboro, Georgia, United States | |
| 3 | 44.09 miles (70.95 km) NW | W. H. 'Bud' Barron Airport (DBN) | Dublin, Georgia, United States | |
| 4 | 51.81 miles (83.38 km) ESE | MidCoast Regional Airport at Wright Army Airfield (LIY) | Fort Stewart, Hinesville, Georgia, United States | |
| 5 | 65.21 miles (104.95 km) S | Waycross-Ware County AirportWaycross Army Airfield (AYS) | Waycross, Georgia, United States | |
| 6 | 68.52 miles (110.27 km) E | Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport (SAV) | Savannah, Georgia (near Hilton Head, South Carolina), United States | |
| 7 | 72.83 miles (117.21 km) E | Hunter Army Airfield (SVN) | Savannah, Georgia, United States | |
| 8 | 77.61 miles (124.90 km) WNW | Robins Air Force Base (WRB) | Warner Robins, Georgia, United States | |
| 9 | 81.89 miles (131.79 km) WNW | Macon Downtown Airport Herbert Smart Downtown Airport (MAC) | Macon, Georgia, United States | |
| 10 | 82.14 miles (132.19 km) WNW | Middle Georgia Regional Airport (MCN) | Macon, Georgia, United States | |
| 11 | 83.51 miles (134.40 km) NW | Baldwin County Airport (MLJ) | Milledgeville, Georgia, United States | |
| 12 | 83.61 miles (134.55 km) SE | Brunswick Golden Isles Airport (BQK) | Brunswick, Georgia, United States | |
| 13 | 84.21 miles (135.52 km) SW | Henry Tift Myers Airport (TMA) | Tifton, Georgia, United States | |
| 14 | 84.70 miles (136.31 km) NNE | Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field (AGS) | Augusta, Georgia, United States | |
| 15 | 90.08 miles (144.97 km) NNE | Daniel Field (DNL) | Augusta, Georgia, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,419.27 miles (18,377.49 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,402.44 miles (18,350.40 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,400.36 miles (18,347.05 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,394.96 miles (18,338.36 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,394.52 miles (18,337.65 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,389.60 miles (18,329.74 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,386.56 miles (18,324.85 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,381.23 miles (18,316.27 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,370.28 miles (18,298.65 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,364.23 miles (18,288.91 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,358.91 miles (18,280.34 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,341.48 miles (18,252.30 km) WSW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,340.95 miles (18,251.44 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,326.12 miles (18,227.58 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,272.82 miles (18,141.80 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 0.00 miles (0.00 km) N | Gimpo International Airport (GMP) | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 2 | 19.35 miles (31.13 km) ESE | Seoul Air Base (SSN) | Seongnam, South Korea | |
| 3 | 20.30 miles (32.67 km) WSW | Incheon International Airport (ICN) | Incheon (near Seoul), South Korea | |
| 4 | 64.65 miles (104.05 km) E | Wonju Airport (WJU) | Wonju, South Korea | |
| 5 | 70.04 miles (112.71 km) SE | Cheongju International Airport (CJJ) | Cheong ju, South Korea | |
| 6 | 106.57 miles (171.51 km) ENE | Sokcho Airport (SHO) | Sokcho, South Korea | |
| 7 | 107.37 miles (172.79 km) SE | Yecheon Air Base (YEC) | Yecheon, South Korea | |
| 8 | 114.70 miles (184.59 km) S | Gunsan Airport (KUV) | Gunsan, South Korea | |
| 9 | 118.54 miles (190.77 km) E | Gangneung Airbase (KAG) | Kangnung (Gangneung), South Korea | |
| 10 | 130.11 miles (209.39 km) NNW | Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (FNJ) | Pyongyang, North Korea | |
| 11 | 154.66 miles (248.90 km) SE | Daegu International Airport (TAE) | Daegu, South Korea | |
| 12 | 168.02 miles (270.39 km) S | Gwangju Airport (KWJ) | Gwangju (Kwangju), South Korea | |
| 13 | 181.52 miles (292.12 km) SE | Pohang Airport (KPO) | Pohang, South Korea | |
| 14 | 184.90 miles (297.56 km) SSE | Sacheon Airport (HIN) | Sacheon, South Korea | |
| 15 | 194.75 miles (313.43 km) S | Mokpo Airport (MPK) | Mokpo, South Korea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,225.96 miles (19,675.73 km) E | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,222.52 miles (19,670.19 km) SSE | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 3 | 12,196.99 miles (19,629.11 km) E | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,191.76 miles (19,620.68 km) SE | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 5 | 12,178.50 miles (19,599.34 km) ESE | Miramar Airport (MJR) | Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,128.61 miles (19,519.06 km) SSE | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 7 | 12,125.00 miles (19,513.24 km) ESE | Necochea Airport (NEC) | Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,120.56 miles (19,506.11 km) ESE | La Plata Airport (LPG) | La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,105.68 miles (19,482.16 km) E | Tandil Airport (TDL) | Tandil, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,103.84 miles (19,479.19 km) SE | Laguna de los Patos International Airport (CYR) | Colonia del Sacramento, Colonia, Uruguay | |
| 11 | 12,094.90 miles (19,464.81 km) ESE | Las Flores Airport (ELB) | El Banco, Colombia | |
| 12 | 12,092.67 miles (19,461.22 km) SSE | Santa Bernardina International Airport (DZO) | Durazno, Durazno, Uruguay | |
| 13 | 12,084.83 miles (19,448.60 km) ESE | Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE) | Ezeiza (near Buenos Aires), Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,079.78 miles (19,440.48 km) SE | Jorge Newbery Airfield (AEP) | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,071.91 miles (19,427.82 km) S | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |