Nonstop flight route between Newtok, Alaska, United States and Seoul, South Korea:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Newtok Airport (WWT), Newtok, Alaska, United States and Gimpo International Airport (SEL), Seoul, South Korea would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,293 miles (or 5,300 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 Newtok Airport and Gimpo 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 Newtok Airport and Gimpo International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Newtok Airport (WWT):

• The furthest airport from Newtok Airport (WWT) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,568 miles (17,007 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
• In addition to being known as "Newtok Airport", another name for WWT is "EWU".
• Because of Newtok Airport's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at Newtok 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.
• Newtok Airport (WWT) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Newtok Airport (WWT) is Toksook Bay Airport (OOK), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) SSW of WWT.

Facts about Gimpo International Airport (SEL):

• 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.
• Gimpo International Airport (SEL) has 2 runways.
• MiG-15, September 1953
• 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".
• Captured KPAF Ilyushin Il-10, 21 September 1950
• Gimpo International Airport handled 19,424,032 passengers last year.
• Gimpo Airport primarily serves domestic and limited international flights to Japan, Taiwan, and China.
• The airport is located south of the Han River in western Seoul.
• UN Forces resumed the offensive again in late January 1951 and launched Operation Thunderbolt on 25 January with the aim of pushing Chinese and North Korean forces back north of the Han River.
• The closest airport to Gimpo International Airport (SEL) is Gimpo International Airport (GMP), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of SEL.
• The airfield was originally constructed in 1939–1942 during the Japanese Imperial period.
• 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.