Nonstop flight route between Wanganui, New Zealand and Sacheon, South Korea:
Departure Airport:
(39°57'43"S by 175°1'31"E)
Arrival Airport:
(35°5'18"N by 128°4'13"E)
Distance from WAG to HIN:
5,985.17 miles (9,632.17 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wanganui Airport (WAG), Wanganui, New Zealand and Sacheon Airport (HIN), Sacheon, South Korea would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,985 miles (or 9,632 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 Wanganui Airport and Sacheon 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 Wanganui Airport and Sacheon Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WAG / NZWU |
| Airport Name: | Wanganui Airport |
| Location: | Wanganui, New Zealand |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°57'43"S by 175°1'31"E |
| Elevation: | 27 feet (8 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 5 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WAG |
| More Information: | WAG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HIN / RKPS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Sacheon, South Korea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°5'18"N by 128°4'13"E |
| Area Served: | Sacheon, Jinju |
| Operator/Owner: | Korean Airports Corporation, Republic of Korea Airforce |
| Airport Type: | Public domestic / Military airfield |
| Elevation: | 25 feet (8 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HIN |
| More Information: | HIN Maps & Info |
Facts about Wanganui Airport (WAG):
- Wanganui Airport (WAG) has 5 runways.
- Because of Wanganui Airport's relatively low elevation of 27 feet, planes can take off or land at Wanganui 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.
- The furthest airport from Wanganui Airport (WAG) is Salamanca-Matacán Airport (SLM), which is nearly antipodal to Wanganui Airport (meaning Wanganui Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Salamanca-Matacán Airport), and is located 12,363 miles (19,896 kilometers) away in Salamanca, Spain.
- The closest airport to Wanganui Airport (WAG) is Palmerston North Airport (PMR), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) SE of WAG.
Facts about Sacheon Airport (HIN):
- The closest airport to Sacheon Airport (HIN) is Gimhae International Airport (PUS), which is located 49 miles (80 kilometers) E of HIN.
- During the Korean War the USAF designated the base K-4.
- Because of Sacheon Airport's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at Sacheon 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.
- The furthest airport from Sacheon Airport (HIN) is Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP), which is nearly antipodal to Sacheon Airport (meaning Sacheon Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport), and is located 12,257 miles (19,726 kilometers) away in Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay.
- Sacheon Airport handled 169,120 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Sacheon Airport", other names for HIN include "사천공항 泗川空港", "Sacheon Gonghang" and "Sach'ŏn Konghang".
- Sacheon Airport (HIN) has 2 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 39.87 miles (64.16 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand |     |
| 2 | 65.15 miles (104.85 km) S | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 76.93 miles (123.81 km) SSE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 79.85 miles (128.51 km) NW | New Plymouth Airport (NPL) | New Plymouth, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 95.01 miles (152.91 km) S | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 101.67 miles (163.62 km) NE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 103.89 miles (167.20 km) ENE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 123.35 miles (198.51 km) SSW | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 132.18 miles (212.72 km) SW | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 133.45 miles (214.77 km) SW | Motueka Aerodrome (MZP) | Motueka, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 133.65 miles (215.08 km) WSW | Takaka Aerodrome (KTF) | Takaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 145.60 miles (234.32 km) NNE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 145.72 miles (234.52 km) N | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 158.66 miles (255.33 km) NNE | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 170.26 miles (274.01 km) NNE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,363.01 miles (19,896.29 km) NNE | Salamanca-Matacán Airport (SLM) | Salamanca, Spain | |
| 2 | 12,354.30 miles (19,882.27 km) WNW | Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1] (MAD) | Madrid, Spain | |
| 3 | 12,348.10 miles (19,872.29 km) WNW | Madrid–Torrejón Airport (TOJ) | Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain | |
| 4 | 12,343.45 miles (19,864.80 km) NW | Ciudad Real Central Airport (CQM) | Ciudad Real, Spain | |
| 5 | 12,316.14 miles (19,820.85 km) N | Valladolid International Airport (VLL) | Valladolid, Spain | |
| 6 | 12,313.57 miles (19,816.71 km) NE | Badajoz Airport (BJZ) | Badajoz, Spain | |
| 7 | 12,302.78 miles (19,799.36 km) E | Covilhã Airport (COV) | Covilhã, Portugal | |
| 8 | 12,290.22 miles (19,779.15 km) N | Córdoba Airport (ODB) | Córdoba, Spain | |
| 9 | 12,277.68 miles (19,758.97 km) NE | Bragança Airport (BGC) | Bragança, Portugal | |
| 10 | 12,266.57 miles (19,741.08 km) ENE | Vila Real Airport (VRL) | Vila Real, Portugal | |
| 11 | 12,256.80 miles (19,725.36 km) NNW | Burgos Airport (RGS) | Burgos, Spain | |
| 12 | 12,254.09 miles (19,720.99 km) NNE | Seville Airport (SVQ) | Seville, Spain | |
| 13 | 12,251.90 miles (19,717.48 km) N | León Airport (LEN) | León, Spain | |
| 14 | 12,251.49 miles (19,716.81 km) E | Coimbra Airport (CBP) | Coimbra, Portugal | |
| 15 | 12,234.54 miles (19,689.54 km) NNW | Granada Airport (GRX) | Granada, Spain | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 49.44 miles (79.57 km) E | Gimhae International Airport (PUS) | Busan, South Korea | |
| 2 | 64.77 miles (104.23 km) NNE | Daegu International Airport (TAE) | Daegu, South Korea | |
| 3 | 71.35 miles (114.83 km) W | Gwangju Airport (KWJ) | Gwangju (Kwangju), South Korea | |
| 4 | 98.08 miles (157.85 km) NE | Pohang Airport (KPO) | Pohang, South Korea | |
| 5 | 98.44 miles (158.42 km) WSW | Mokpo Airport (MPK) | Mokpo, South Korea | |
| 6 | 99.34 miles (159.87 km) NW | Gunsan Airport (KUV) | Gunsan, South Korea | |
| 7 | 107.82 miles (173.52 km) N | Yecheon Air Base (YEC) | Yecheon, South Korea | |
| 8 | 116.93 miles (188.18 km) NNW | Cheongju International Airport (CJJ) | Cheong ju, South Korea | |
| 9 | 134.62 miles (216.65 km) SE | Iki Airport (IKI) | Iki, Iki Island, Japan | |
| 10 | 140.26 miles (225.72 km) SW | Jeongseok / Jungseok Airport (JDG) | Jeju province, South Korea | |
| 11 | 141.35 miles (227.47 km) SW | Jeju International Airport (CJU) | Jeju, South Korea | |
| 12 | 162.45 miles (261.44 km) N | Wonju Airport (WJU) | Wonju, South Korea | |
| 13 | 171.04 miles (275.26 km) SE | Fukuoka Airport (FUK) | Fukuoka, Japan | |
| 14 | 171.36 miles (275.78 km) NNW | Seoul Air Base (SSN) | Seongnam, South Korea | |
| 15 | 172.97 miles (278.37 km) SSE | Fukue Airport (FUJ) | Gotō, Nagasaki, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,256.91 miles (19,725.54 km) E | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 2 | 12,246.47 miles (19,708.73 km) SE | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 3 | 12,228.61 miles (19,679.99 km) S | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,205.84 miles (19,643.34 km) SE | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 5 | 12,203.95 miles (19,640.30 km) E | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 6 | 12,202.64 miles (19,638.19 km) S | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,159.24 miles (19,568.35 km) SE | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 8 | 12,151.96 miles (19,556.64 km) SSE | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,149.72 miles (19,553.03 km) ESE | Santa Bernardina International Airport (DZO) | Durazno, Durazno, Uruguay | |
| 10 | 12,116.05 miles (19,498.85 km) ESE | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,110.75 miles (19,490.32 km) SE | Tacuarembó Airport (TAW) | Tacuarembó, Tacuarembó, Uruguay | |
| 12 | 12,102.48 miles (19,477.01 km) E | Laguna de los Patos International Airport (CYR) | Colonia del Sacramento, Colonia, Uruguay | |
| 13 | 12,099.27 miles (19,471.83 km) E | La Plata Airport (LPG) | La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,086.14 miles (19,450.71 km) SE | Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido International Airport (RVY) | Rivera, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 15 | 12,082.03 miles (19,444.10 km) S | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |