Nonstop flight route between Igloolik, Nunavut, Canada and Seoul, South Korea:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Igloolik Airport (YGT), Igloolik, Nunavut, Canada and Gimpo International Airport (GMP), Seoul, South Korea would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,907 miles (or 7,897 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 Igloolik Airport and Gimpo 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 Igloolik Airport and Gimpo International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Igloolik Airport (YGT):

• The closest airport to Igloolik Airport (YGT) is Hall Beach Airport (YUX), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) SSE of YGT.
• Because of Igloolik Airport's relatively low elevation of 173 feet, planes can take off or land at Igloolik 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.
• Igloolik Airport (YGT) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Igloolik Airport (YGT) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 9,943 miles (16,002 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Gimpo International Airport (GMP):

• Gimpo International Airport (GMP) has 2 runways.
• Because of Gimpo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 58 feet, planes can take off or land at Gimpo 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.
• The furthest airport from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) is Villa Gesell Airport (VLG), which is nearly antipodal to Gimpo International Airport (meaning Gimpo International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Villa Gesell Airport), and is located 12,226 miles (19,676 kilometers) away in Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
• In addition to being known as "Gimpo International Airport", other names for GMP include "김포국제공항 金浦國際空港" and "Gimpo Gukje Gonghang Kimp'o Kukche Konghang".
• The closest airport to Gimpo International Airport (GMP) is Gimpo International Airport (SEL), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of GMP.
• North Korean forces attacked South Korea on 25 June 1950 starting the Korean War.
• Wreckage of a C-54 destroyed on the ground by KPAF fighters on 25 June 1950
• Gimpo International Airport handled 19,424,032 passengers last year.
• UN Forces resumed the offensive again in late January 1951 and launched Operation Thunderbolt on 25 January with the aim of pushing Chinese and North Korean forces back north of the Han River.