Nonstop flight route between Abingdon, Virginia, United States and Jeju, South Korea:
Departure Airport:
(36°41'13"N by 82°1'59"W)
Arrival Airport:
(33°30'41"N by 126°29'35"E)
Distance from VJI to CJU:
7,249.77 miles (11,667.34 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Virginia Highlands Airport (VJI), Abingdon, Virginia, United States and Jeju International Airport (CJU), Jeju, South Korea would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,250 miles (or 11,667 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 Virginia Highlands 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 Virginia Highlands 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: | VJI / KVJI |
| Airport Name: | Virginia Highlands Airport |
| Location: | Abingdon, Virginia, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°41'13"N by 82°1'59"W |
| Area Served: | Abingdon, Virginia |
| Operator/Owner: | Virginia Highlands Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2087 feet (636 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VJI |
| More Information: | VJI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CJU / RKPC |
| Airport Names: |
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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 Virginia Highlands Airport (VJI):
- The closest airport to Virginia Highlands Airport (VJI) is Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) SW of VJI.
- The furthest airport from Virginia Highlands Airport (VJI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,454 miles (18,433 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Virginia Highlands Airport (VJI) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Jeju International Airport (CJU):
- On 10 August 1994, Korean Air Flight 2033 overran the runway while attempting to land at Jeju International Airport.
- The closest airport to Jeju International Airport (CJU) is Jeongseok / Jungseok Airport (JDG), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) ESE of CJU.
- 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.
- Jeju International Airport handled 20,055,238 passengers last year.
- 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 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.
- Jeju International Airport (CJU) has 2 runways.
- Jeju International Airport serves many mainland destinations in South Korea, as well as international destinations in China, Hong Kong, Japan, and Taiwan.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.42 miles (40.90 km) SW | Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI) | Blountville, Tennessee (Tri-Cities area), United States |     |
| 2 | 34.43 miles (55.41 km) NW | Lonesome Pine Airport (LNP) | Wise, Virginia, United States | |
| 3 | 55.27 miles (88.95 km) SW | Greeneville-Greene County Municipal Airport (GCY) | Greeneville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 4 | 61.06 miles (98.26 km) ESE | Wilkes County Airport (IKB) | North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States | |
| 5 | 61.99 miles (99.76 km) NE | Mercer County Airport (BLF) | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | |
| 6 | 64.34 miles (103.55 km) SSE | Foothills Regional Airport (MRN) | Morganton, North Carolina, United States | |
| 7 | 74.57 miles (120.01 km) SSE | Hickory Regional Airport (HKY) | Hickory, North Carolina, United States | |
| 8 | 81.03 miles (130.40 km) ENE | New River Valley Airport (PSK) | Dublin, Virginia, United States | |
| 9 | 82.46 miles (132.71 km) WSW | Morristown Regional Airport (MOR) | Morristown, Tennessee, United States | |
| 10 | 90.97 miles (146.40 km) NNE | Raleigh County Memorial Airport (BKW) | Beckley, West Virginia, United States | |
| 11 | 90.99 miles (146.44 km) SSW | Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) | Fletcher, North Carolina, United States | |
| 12 | 96.68 miles (155.60 km) ENE | Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport (BCB) | Blacksburg, Virginia, United States | |
| 13 | 101.11 miles (162.73 km) SW | Gatlinburg–Pigeon Forge Airport (GKT) | Sevierville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 14 | 107.73 miles (173.37 km) ESE | Smith Reynolds Airport (INT) | Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States | |
| 15 | 110.89 miles (178.46 km) SE | Rowan County Airport (SRW) | Salisbury, North Carolina, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,453.58 miles (18,432.71 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,432.30 miles (18,398.46 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,410.72 miles (18,363.73 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,402.27 miles (18,350.13 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,385.31 miles (18,322.83 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,369.23 miles (18,296.95 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,360.44 miles (18,282.80 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,360.01 miles (18,282.12 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,323.95 miles (18,224.08 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,320.59 miles (18,218.68 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,308.24 miles (18,198.80 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,301.85 miles (18,188.51 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,271.79 miles (18,140.13 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,270.70 miles (18,138.39 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,254.05 miles (18,111.59 km) SW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 14.93 miles (24.03 km) ESE | Jeongseok / Jungseok Airport (JDG) | Jeju province, South Korea | |
| 2 | 86.44 miles (139.11 km) N | Mokpo Airport (MPK) | Mokpo, South Korea | |
| 3 | 113.03 miles (181.91 km) N | Gwangju Airport (KWJ) | Gwangju (Kwangju), South Korea | |
| 4 | 141.35 miles (227.47 km) NE | Sacheon Airport (HIN) | Sacheon, South Korea | |
| 5 | 147.48 miles (237.35 km) ESE | Fukue Airport (FUJ) | Gotō, Nagasaki, Japan | |
| 6 | 165.45 miles (266.27 km) N | Gunsan Airport (KUV) | Gunsan, South Korea | |
| 7 | 180.94 miles (291.19 km) NE | Gimhae International Airport (PUS) | Busan, South Korea | |
| 8 | 190.13 miles (305.99 km) E | Iki Airport (IKI) | Iki, Iki Island, Japan | |
| 9 | 201.94 miles (324.98 km) E | Nagasaki Airport (NGS) | Nagasaki, Japan | |
| 10 | 205.51 miles (330.73 km) NE | Daegu International Airport (TAE) | Daegu, South Korea | |
| 11 | 221.30 miles (356.15 km) E | Saga Airport (HSG) | Saga, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| 12 | 227.99 miles (366.92 km) E | Fukuoka Airport (FUK) | Fukuoka, Japan | |
| 13 | 228.62 miles (367.93 km) NNE | Cheongju International Airport (CJJ) | Cheong ju, South Korea | |
| 14 | 238.49 miles (383.82 km) NE | Pohang Airport (KPO) | Pohang, South Korea | |
| 15 | 239.93 miles (386.13 km) NNE | Yecheon Air Base (YEC) | Yecheon, South Korea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,383.60 miles (19,929.43 km) ESE | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 2 | 12,346.02 miles (19,868.95 km) SSE | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 3 | 12,310.91 miles (19,812.44 km) SW | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,307.00 miles (19,806.15 km) SE | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 5 | 12,299.14 miles (19,793.50 km) SSE | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 6 | 12,295.14 miles (19,787.05 km) SSW | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,286.13 miles (19,772.56 km) SSE | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,265.87 miles (19,739.95 km) ESE | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 9 | 12,263.95 miles (19,736.87 km) E | Santa Bernardina International Airport (DZO) | Durazno, Durazno, Uruguay | |
| 10 | 12,250.70 miles (19,715.55 km) SE | Tacuarembó Airport (TAW) | Tacuarembó, Tacuarembó, Uruguay | |
| 11 | 12,227.13 miles (19,677.60 km) SE | Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido International Airport (RVY) | Rivera, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 12 | 12,183.98 miles (19,608.16 km) ESE | Laguna de los Patos International Airport (CYR) | Colonia del Sacramento, Colonia, Uruguay | |
| 13 | 12,173.98 miles (19,592.07 km) S | Santa Maria Airport (RIA) | Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 14 | 12,166.65 miles (19,580.28 km) ESE | La Plata Airport (LPG) | La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,161.02 miles (19,571.22 km) ESE | Tydeo Larre Borges International Airport (PDU) | Paysandú, Paysandú, Uruguay | |