Nonstop flight route between Kangnung (Gangneung), South Korea and Fayetteville/Springdale, Arkansas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gangneung Airbase (KAG), Kangnung (Gangneung), South Korea and Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA), Fayetteville/Springdale, Arkansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,623 miles (or 10,658 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 Gangneung Airbase and Northwest Arkansas Regional 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 Gangneung Airbase and Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KAG / RKNN |
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Location: | Kangnung (Gangneung), South Korea |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°45'11"N by 128°56'36"E |
Operator/Owner: | ROKAF |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 35 feet (11 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KAG |
More Information: | KAG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | XNA / KXNA |
Airport Name: | Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport |
Location: | Fayetteville/Springdale, Arkansas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°16'54"N by 94°18'28"W |
Area Served: | Fayetteville / Springdale, Arkansas |
Operator/Owner: | Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1288 feet (393 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from XNA |
More Information: | XNA Maps & Info |
Facts about Gangneung Airbase (KAG):
- The furthest airport from Gangneung Airbase (KAG) is Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP), which is nearly antipodal to Gangneung Airbase (meaning Gangneung Airbase is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport), and is located 12,136 miles (19,531 kilometers) away in Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay.
- In addition to being known as "Gangneung Airbase", another name for KAG is "강릉공항".
- Because of Gangneung Airbase's relatively low elevation of 35 feet, planes can take off or land at Gangneung Airbase 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 1969, Korean Air Lines YS-11 flying from Gangneung Airbase to Gimpo International Airport in Seoul was hijacked by a North Korean agent and forced to land in the North.
- The closest airport to Gangneung Airbase (KAG) is Sokcho Airport (SHO), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) NW of KAG.
- Gangneung Airbase (KAG) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA):
- The furthest airport from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,773 miles (17,337 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) is Smith Field (SLG), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) WSW of XNA.
- Due to rapid growth in Northwest Arkansas, in 2007 airport officials announced the construction of a new concourse costing between $20–$25 million.
- Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) has 2 runways.