Nonstop flight route between Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, Canada and Seongnam, South Korea:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chesterfield Inlet Airport (YCS), Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, Canada and Seoul Air Base (SSN), Seongnam, South Korea would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,168 miles (or 8,317 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 Chesterfield Inlet Airport and Seoul Air Base, 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 Chesterfield Inlet Airport and Seoul Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YCS / CYCS |
Airport Name: | Chesterfield Inlet Airport |
Location: | Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 63°20'49"N by 90°43'51"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Nunavut |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 32 feet (10 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YCS |
More Information: | YCS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SSN / RKSM |
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Location: | Seongnam, South Korea |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°26'44"N by 127°6'50"E |
Operator/Owner: | ROKAF |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 92 feet (28 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SSN |
More Information: | SSN Maps & Info |
Facts about Chesterfield Inlet Airport (YCS):
- Because of Chesterfield Inlet Airport's relatively low elevation of 32 feet, planes can take off or land at Chesterfield Inlet 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.
- Chesterfield Inlet Airport (YCS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Chesterfield Inlet Airport (YCS) is Rankin Inlet Airport (YRT), which is located 57 miles (92 kilometers) SW of YCS.
- The furthest airport from Chesterfield Inlet Airport (YCS) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 10,130 miles (16,302 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Seoul Air Base (SSN):
- The Seoul Air Show is held annually in this airfield.
- In addition to being known as "Seoul Air Base", another name for SSN is "서울공항".
- The US Army's 2nd Battalion, 2nd Aviation Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division operating Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawks is based there.
- The closest airport to Seoul Air Base (SSN) is Gimpo International Airport (GMP), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) WNW of SSN.
- Because of Seoul Air Base's relatively low elevation of 92 feet, planes can take off or land at Seoul Air Base 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.
- Seoul Air Base (SSN) has 2 runways.
- The USAF designated the base at K-16 during the Korean War.
- The furthest airport from Seoul Air Base (SSN) is Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP), which is nearly antipodal to Seoul Air Base (meaning Seoul Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport), and is located 12,220 miles (19,665 kilometers) away in Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay.