Nonstop flight route between Yecheon, South Korea and Sirte, Libya:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Yecheon Air Base (YEC), Yecheon, South Korea and Ghardabiya Air Base (SRX), Sirte, Libya would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,008 miles (or 9,668 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 Ghardabiya 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 Yecheon Air Base and Ghardabiya Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Yecheon Air Base (YEC):

• 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.
• 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.

Facts about Ghardabiya Air Base (SRX):

• In addition to being known as "Ghardabiya Air Base", other names for SRX include "Gardabya Airport" and "SRX [1]".
• The closest airport to Ghardabiya Air Base (SRX) is Misrata International Airport (MRA), which is located 126 miles (203 kilometers) NW of SRX.
• Ghardabiya Air Base (SRX) has 2 runways.
• Due to the 2011 Libyan civil war all flights were suspended however since the end of the conflict Libyan Airlines have resumed service, it is currently unknown if Air Libya Tibesti is using the airport.
• The furthest airport from Ghardabiya Air Base (SRX) is Rarotonga International Airport (RAR), which is located 11,720 miles (18,862 kilometers) away in Avarua, Cook Islands.
• Because of Ghardabiya Air Base's relatively low elevation of 266 feet, planes can take off or land at Ghardabiya 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.