Nonstop flight route between Vernal, Utah, United States and Gunsan, South Korea:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vernal Regional Airport (VEL), Vernal, Utah, United States and Gunsan Airport (KUV), Gunsan, South Korea would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,073 miles (or 9,773 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 Vernal Regional 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 Vernal Regional 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: | VEL / KVEL | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Vernal, Utah, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°26'26"N by 109°30'36"W | 
| Area Served: | Vernal, Utah | 
| Operator/Owner: | Uintah County & Vernal City | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 5278 feet (1,609 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from VEL | 
| More Information: | VEL Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KUV / RKJK | 
| Airport Names: | 
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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 Vernal Regional Airport (VEL):
- In addition to being known as "Vernal Regional Airport", another name for VEL is "Vernal - Uintah County Airport".
- Air Midwest began flights to Salt Lake City International Airport on 2 July 2006, replacing Salmon Air.
- The furthest airport from Vernal Regional Airport (VEL) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,947 miles (17,617 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of Vernal Regional Airport's high elevation of 5,278 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at VEL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make VEL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Vernal Regional Airport (VEL) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Vernal Regional Airport (VEL) is Rock Springs–Sweetwater County Airport (RKS), which is located 83 miles (134 kilometers) NNE of VEL.
Facts about Gunsan Airport (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.
- 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 (KUV) currently has only 1 runway.
- Gunsan Airport handled 133,242 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Gunsan Airport (KUV) is Gwangju Airport (KWJ), which is located 55 miles (88 kilometers) SSE of 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.




