Nonstop flight route between Texada Island, British Columbia, Canada and Sokcho, South Korea:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Texada/Gillies Bay Airport (YGB), Texada Island, British Columbia, Canada and Sokcho Airport (SHO), Sokcho, South Korea would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,915 miles (or 7,910 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 Texada/Gillies Bay Airport and Sokcho 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 Texada/Gillies Bay Airport and Sokcho Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YGB / CYGB |
Airport Name: | Texada/Gillies Bay Airport |
Location: | Texada Island, British Columbia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°41'39"N by 124°31'4"W |
Operator/Owner: | Regional District of Powell River |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 326 feet (99 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YGB |
More Information: | YGB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SHO / RKND |
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Location: | Sokcho, South Korea |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°8'32"N by 128°35'53"E |
Area Served: | Sokcho |
Airport Type: | Closed |
Elevation: | 92 feet (28 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SHO |
More Information: | SHO Maps & Info |
Facts about Texada/Gillies Bay Airport (YGB):
- The furthest airport from Texada/Gillies Bay Airport (YGB) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,673 miles (17,176 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Texada/Gillies Bay Airport (YGB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Texada/Gillies Bay Airport (YGB) is Powell River Airport (YPW), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) N of YGB.
- Because of Texada/Gillies Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 326 feet, planes can take off or land at Texada/Gillies Bay 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.
Facts about Sokcho Airport (SHO):
- Sokcho Airport (SHO) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Sokcho Airport's relatively low elevation of 92 feet, planes can take off or land at Sokcho 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.
- In addition to being known as "Sokcho Airport", another name for SHO is "속초공항".
- The furthest airport from Sokcho Airport (SHO) is Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP), which is nearly antipodal to Sokcho Airport (meaning Sokcho Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport), and is located 12,131 miles (19,523 kilometers) away in Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay.
- The closest airport to Sokcho Airport (SHO) is Gangneung Airbase (KAG), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) SE of SHO.