Nonstop flight route between Yecheon, South Korea and Cairo, Egypt:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yecheon Air Base (YEC), Yecheon, South Korea and Cairo International Airport (CAI), Cairo, Egypt would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,359 miles (or 8,624 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 Yecheon Air Base and Cairo 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 Yecheon Air Base and Cairo International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YEC / RKTY |
Airport Name: | Yecheon Air Base |
Location: | Yecheon, South Korea |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°37'54"N by 128°21'17"E |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 354 feet (108 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YEC |
More Information: | YEC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CAI / HECA |
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Location: | Cairo, Egypt |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°7'18"N by 31°24'20"E |
Area Served: | Cairo, Egypt |
Operator/Owner: | Cairo Airport Company |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 382 feet (116 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from CAI |
More Information: | CAI Maps & Info |
Facts about Yecheon Air Base (YEC):
- The furthest airport from Yecheon Air Base (YEC) is Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP), which is nearly antipodal to Yecheon Air Base (meaning Yecheon Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport), and is located 12,208 miles (19,646 kilometers) away in Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay.
- The closest airport to Yecheon Air Base (YEC) is Cheongju International Airport (CJJ), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) W of YEC.
- Yecheon Air Base (YEC) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Yecheon Air Base's relatively low elevation of 354 feet, planes can take off or land at Yecheon 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.
Facts about Cairo International Airport (CAI):
- The renovated terminal is scheduled for reopening in 2015 and will double the capacity of T2 to around 7.5 million passengers and double the number of gates from 7 to 14.
- Because of Cairo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 382 feet, planes can take off or land at Cairo 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.
- Cairo International Airport handled 14,711,500 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Cairo International Airport", another name for CAI is "مطار القاهرة الدولي".
- Given projected growth, and the limited ability to expand Terminal 2, the Egyptian Ministry of Civil Aviation began construction of Terminal 3 in 2004.
- The closest airport to Cairo International Airport (CAI) is Alexandria International Airport (ALY), which is located 113 miles (183 kilometers) NW of CAI.
- Cairo International Airport (CAI) has 3 runways.
- Departures and Arrivals are however with all airlines departing from Terminal 1 Hall 1, with the exception Saudia which is the sole tenant of Terminal 1 Hall 2 due to the size of their operations.
- The airport has four terminals, with the third opening on 27 April 2009 and the Seasonal Flights Terminal opening on 20 September 2011.
- With its hub at the airport EgyptAir's operations were overhauled with the full transfer of its operations into the state of the art terminal between 27 April and 15 June 2009.
- The furthest airport from Cairo International Airport (CAI) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,878 miles (19,117 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.