Nonstop flight route between Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain and Busan, South Korea:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gran Canaria Airport (LPA), Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain and Gimhae International Airport (PUS), Busan, South Korea would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,494 miles (or 12,061 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 Gran Canaria Airport and Gimhae 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 Gran Canaria Airport and Gimhae International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LPA / GCLP |
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Location: | Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain |
GPS Coordinates: | 27°55'54"N by 15°23'12"W |
Area Served: | Gran Canaria |
Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 78 feet (24 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LPA |
More Information: | LPA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PUS / RKPK |
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Location: | Busan, South Korea |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°10'45"N by 128°56'17"E |
Operator/Owner: | Korea Airports Corporation, Republic of Korea Air Force |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PUS |
More Information: | PUS Maps & Info |
Facts about Gran Canaria Airport (LPA):
- Gran Canaria Airport handled 9,770,253 passengers last year.
- In 1970, work began on the current passenger terminal that is being used to operate flights today.
- In 1946, the old passenger terminal opened, which took two years to build.
- The furthest airport from Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) is Norfolk Island Airport (NLK), which is nearly antipodal to Gran Canaria Airport (meaning Gran Canaria Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Norfolk Island Airport), and is located 12,221 miles (19,667 kilometers) away in Norfolk Island, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Gran Canaria Airport", another name for LPA is "Aeropuerto de Gran Canaria".
- The closest airport to Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) is Tenerife North Airport (TFN), which is located 69 miles (112 kilometers) WNW of LPA.
- Currently Gran Canaria airport is under renovation.
- Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) has 2 runways.
- The Canary Islands Air Command is based in the city of Las Palmas.
- On 18 February 1988, Binter Canarias announced that the airline's main base was to be established at Gran Canaria.
- Because of Gran Canaria Airport's relatively low elevation of 78 feet, planes can take off or land at Gran Canaria 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 Gimhae International Airport (PUS):
- Masan, Changwon, Jinhae, Jangyu, Gimhae, Pohang, Gyeongju, Gumi, Dongdaegu, Ulsan, Eonyang, Yangsan, Gohyeon, Okpo, Jangseungpo
- Because of Gimhae International Airport's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Gimhae 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.
- Gimhae International Airport handled 9,671,381 passengers last year.
- Gimhae International Airport (PUS) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Gimhae International Airport (PUS) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is nearly antipodal to Gimhae International Airport (meaning Gimhae International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rio Grande Regional Airport), and is located 12,214 miles (19,656 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Gimhae International Airport", other names for PUS include "김해국제공항 金海國際空港", "Gimhae Gukje Gonghang" and "Kimhae Kukche Konghang".
- The closest airport to Gimhae International Airport (PUS) is Sacheon Airport (HIN), which is located 49 miles (80 kilometers) W of PUS.