Nonstop flight route between Wonju, South Korea and Riverside/Rubidoux, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wonju Airport (WJU), Wonju, South Korea and Flabob Airport (RIR), Riverside/Rubidoux, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,959 miles (or 9,590 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 Wonju Airport and Flabob 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 Wonju Airport and Flabob Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WJU / RKNW |
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| Location: | Wonju, South Korea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°26'17"N by 127°57'37"E |
| Area Served: | Wonju |
| Operator/Owner: | Korean Airports Corporation, Republic of Korea Airforce |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 329 feet (100 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WJU |
| More Information: | WJU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RIR / KRIR |
| Airport Name: | Flabob Airport |
| Location: | Riverside/Rubidoux, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°59'20"N by 117°24'35"W |
| Area Served: | Riverside, California |
| Operator/Owner: | Flabob Inc. 4130 Mennes Ave, Riverside, CA 92509 |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 764 feet (233 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RIR |
| More Information: | RIR Maps & Info |
Facts about Wonju Airport (WJU):
- In addition to being known as "Wonju Airport", other names for WJU include "원주공항 原州空港", "Wonju Gonghang" and "Wŏnju Konghang".
- Because of Wonju Airport's relatively low elevation of 329 feet, planes can take off or land at Wonju 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.
- Wonju Airport handled 70,943 passengers last year.
- Wonju Airport (WJU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Wonju Airport (WJU) is Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP), which is nearly antipodal to Wonju Airport (meaning Wonju Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport), and is located 12,190 miles (19,618 kilometers) away in Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay.
- The closest airport to Wonju Airport (WJU) is Seoul Air Base (SSN), which is located 46 miles (75 kilometers) W of WJU.
Facts about Flabob Airport (RIR):
- Flabob Airport covers an area of 80 acres at an elevation of 764 feet above mean sea level.
- Flabob airport is home to Experimental Aircraft Association chapter #1, launched by Ray Stits and since joined by over 1,000 more EAA chapters worldwide.
- The closest airport to Flabob Airport (RIR) is Riverside Municipal Airport (RAL), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) SW of RIR.
- Flabob Airport (RIR) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Flabob Airport's relatively low elevation of 764 feet, planes can take off or land at Flabob 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 Flabob Airport (RIR) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,459 miles (18,441 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
