Nonstop flight route between Pohang, South Korea and Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pohang Airport (KPO), Pohang, South Korea and Sanikiluaq Airport (YSK), Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,827 miles (or 9,377 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 Pohang Airport and Sanikiluaq 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 Pohang Airport and Sanikiluaq Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KPO / RKTH |
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Location: | Pohang, South Korea |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°59'16"N by 129°25'13"E |
Area Served: | Pohang |
Operator/Owner: | Korean Airports Corporation, Republic of Korea Navy |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 70 feet (21 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KPO |
More Information: | KPO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YSK / CYSK |
Airport Name: | Sanikiluaq Airport |
Location: | Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 56°32'12"N by 79°15'0"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Nunavut |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 110 feet (34 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YSK |
More Information: | YSK Maps & Info |
Facts about Pohang Airport (KPO):
- Because of Pohang Airport's relatively low elevation of 70 feet, planes can take off or land at Pohang 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.
- Pohang Airport (KPO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Pohang Airport (KPO) is Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP), which is nearly antipodal to Pohang Airport (meaning Pohang Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport), and is located 12,171 miles (19,587 kilometers) away in Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay.
- Troops of the Korean People's Army 12th Division infiltrated the Pohang area in early August and made guerilla attacks against the airfield.
- In addition to being known as "Pohang Airport", other names for KPO include "포항공항 浦項空港", "Pohang Gonghang" and "P'ohang Konghang".
- The closest airport to Pohang Airport (KPO) is Daegu International Airport (TAE), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) W of KPO.
- Pohang Airport handled 255,227 passengers last year.
Facts about Sanikiluaq Airport (YSK):
- The furthest airport from Sanikiluaq Airport (YSK) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 10,744 miles (17,290 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Sanikiluaq Airport (YSK) is Kuujjuarapik Airport (YGW), which is located 104 miles (167 kilometers) SE of YSK.
- Sanikiluaq Airport (YSK) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Sanikiluaq Airport's relatively low elevation of 110 feet, planes can take off or land at Sanikiluaq 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.