Nonstop flight route between Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada and Chongjin, North Korea, China:
Departure Airport:
(67°49'0"N by 115°8'38"W)
Arrival Airport:
(41°25'46"N by 129°38'55"E)
Distance from YCO to RGO:
4,181.37 miles (6,729.24 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kugluktuk Airport (YCO), Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada and Chongjin Airport (RGO), Chongjin, North Korea, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,181 miles (or 6,729 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 Kugluktuk Airport and Chongjin Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YCO / CYCO |
| Airport Name: | Kugluktuk Airport |
| Location: | Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 67°49'0"N by 115°8'38"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Nunavut |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 74 feet (23 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YCO |
| More Information: | YCO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RGO / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Chongjin, North Korea, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°25'46"N by 129°38'55"E |
| Area Served: | Chongjin |
| Airport Type: | Commercial and military |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RGO |
| More Information: | RGO Maps & Info |
Facts about Kugluktuk Airport (YCO):
- The furthest airport from Kugluktuk Airport (YCO) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 9,636 miles (15,508 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- The closest airport to Kugluktuk Airport (YCO) is Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport (YHI), which is located 214 miles (344 kilometers) NNW of YCO.
- Because of Kugluktuk Airport's relatively low elevation of 74 feet, planes can take off or land at Kugluktuk 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.
- Kugluktuk Airport (YCO) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Chongjin Airport (RGO):
- Chongjin Airport (RGO) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Chongjin Airport", other names for RGO include "어랑공항" and "Eorang Gonghang".
- The furthest airport from Chongjin Airport (RGO) is Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ), which is located 11,983 miles (19,285 kilometers) away in Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.
- The closest airport to Chongjin Airport (RGO) is Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport (YNJ), which is located 101 miles (162 kilometers) N of RGO.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 213.65 miles (343.83 km) NNW | Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport (YHI) | Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada |     |
| 2 | 248.97 miles (400.67 km) WNW | Paulatuk (Nora Aliqatchialuk Ruben) Airport (YPC) | Paulatuk, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 3 | 262.81 miles (422.95 km) SSW | Gamèti/Rae Lakes Airport (YRA) | Gamèti (formerly Rae Lakes), Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 4 | 268.68 miles (432.40 km) ENE | Cambridge Bay Airport (YCB) | Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 5 | 290.38 miles (467.32 km) SW | Déline Airport (YWJ) | Deline, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 6 | 296.16 miles (476.62 km) W | Colville Lake/Tommy Kochon Airport (YCK) | Colville Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 7 | 329.22 miles (529.83 km) SSW | Whatì Airport (YLE) | Lac La Martre, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 8 | 351.09 miles (565.02 km) WSW | Tulita Airport (ZFN) | Tulita, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 9 | 364.42 miles (586.48 km) WSW | Norman Wells Airport (YVQ) | Norman Wells, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 10 | 370.46 miles (596.19 km) S | Yellowknife Airport (YZF) | Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 11 | 374.19 miles (602.20 km) NW | Sachs Harbour (David Nasogaluak Jr. Saaryuaq) Airport (YSY) | Sachs Harbour, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 12 | 379.18 miles (610.23 km) W | Fort Good Hope Airport (YGH) | Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 13 | 393.11 miles (632.64 km) SSE | Fort Reliance Water Aerodrome (YFL) | Fort Reliance, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 14 | 396.45 miles (638.02 km) SW | Wrigley Airport (YWY) | Wrigley, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 15 | 454.75 miles (731.85 km) SSW | Fort Simpson Airport (YFS) | Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9,636.39 miles (15,508.22 km) SE | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 2 | 9,635.09 miles (15,506.14 km) SE | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 3 | 9,620.72 miles (15,483.01 km) SE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 4 | 9,568.18 miles (15,398.46 km) ESE | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 5 | 9,541.03 miles (15,354.76 km) SE | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 6 | 9,528.34 miles (15,334.34 km) SE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 7 | 9,480.55 miles (15,257.44 km) ESE | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 8 | 9,461.10 miles (15,226.12 km) SE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 9 | 9,449.87 miles (15,208.05 km) SE | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 10 | 9,432.62 miles (15,180.29 km) SE | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 11 | 9,421.29 miles (15,162.07 km) SE | Richards Bay Airport (RCB) | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 12 | 9,417.97 miles (15,156.71 km) SE | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 13 | 9,417.57 miles (15,156.07 km) SE | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 14 | 9,405.82 miles (15,137.16 km) SE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 15 | 9,400.81 miles (15,129.10 km) SE | Mokhotlong Airport (MKH) | Mokhotlong, Lesotho | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 100.91 miles (162.39 km) N | Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport (YNJ) | Yanji, Jilin, China | |
| 2 | 117.40 miles (188.93 km) WNW | Changbaishan Airport (NBS) | Baishan, Jilin, China | |
| 3 | 186.57 miles (300.25 km) NE | Vladivostok International Airport (VVO) | Vladivostok, Russia | |
| 4 | 210.87 miles (339.36 km) WNW | Tonghua Sanyuanpu Airport (TNH) | Tonghua, Jilin, China | |
| 5 | 213.85 miles (344.15 km) N | Mudanjiang Hailang Airport (MDG) | Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 6 | 233.87 miles (376.37 km) SSW | Sokcho Airport (SHO) | Sokcho, South Korea | |
| 7 | 242.59 miles (390.40 km) NW | Jilin Ertaizi Airport (JIL) | Jilin City, Jilin, China | |
| 8 | 256.77 miles (413.23 km) S | Gangneung Airbase (KAG) | Kangnung (Gangneung), South Korea | |
| 9 | 259.09 miles (416.96 km) SW | Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (FNJ) | Pyongyang, North Korea | |
| 10 | 268.14 miles (431.53 km) NW | Changchun Longjia International Airport (CGQ) | Changchun, Jilin, China | |
| 11 | 276.25 miles (444.57 km) NNE | Jixi Xingkaihu Airport (JXA) | Jixi, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 12 | 290.12 miles (466.91 km) SSW | Wonju Airport (WJU) | Wonju, South Korea | |
| 13 | 306.66 miles (493.52 km) SSW | Seoul Air Base (SSN) | Seongnam, South Korea | |
| 14 | 307.82 miles (495.39 km) SSW | Gimpo International Airport (GMP) | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 15 | 307.82 miles (495.39 km) SSW | Gimpo International Airport (SEL) | Seoul, South Korea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,983.38 miles (19,285.33 km) ESE | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 2 | 11,980.74 miles (19,281.08 km) ESE | Miramar Airport (MJR) | Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 3 | 11,977.31 miles (19,275.57 km) SE | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 4 | 11,944.65 miles (19,223.01 km) ESE | Necochea Airport (NEC) | Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 5 | 11,914.72 miles (19,174.84 km) SSE | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 6 | 11,886.93 miles (19,130.11 km) SE | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 7 | 11,880.95 miles (19,120.48 km) ESE | Tandil Airport (TDL) | Tandil, Argentina | |
| 8 | 11,868.12 miles (19,099.84 km) ESE | Tres Arroyos Airport (OYO) | Tres Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 9 | 11,837.54 miles (19,050.62 km) SE | Las Flores Airport (ELB) | El Banco, Colombia | |
| 10 | 11,831.63 miles (19,041.12 km) SE | La Plata Airport (LPG) | La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 11 | 11,827.12 miles (19,033.86 km) SSE | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 12 | 11,822.78 miles (19,026.87 km) ESE | Olavarría Airport (OVR) | Olavarría, Argentina | |
| 13 | 11,808.37 miles (19,003.69 km) SE | Laguna de los Patos International Airport (CYR) | Colonia del Sacramento, Colonia, Uruguay | |
| 14 | 11,799.96 miles (18,990.14 km) SE | Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE) | Ezeiza (near Buenos Aires), Argentina | |
| 15 | 11,790.70 miles (18,975.24 km) SE | Jorge Newbery Airfield (AEP) | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |