Nonstop flight route between Norridgewock, Maine, United States and Pohang, South Korea:
Departure Airport:
(44°42'55"N by 69°51'59"W)
Arrival Airport:
(35°59'16"N by 129°25'13"E)
Distance from OWK to KPO:
6,731.61 miles (10,833.46 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Central Maine Airport of Norridgewock (OWK), Norridgewock, Maine, United States and Pohang Airport (KPO), Pohang, South Korea would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,732 miles (or 10,833 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 Central Maine Airport of Norridgewock and Pohang 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 Central Maine Airport of Norridgewock and Pohang Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | OWK / KOWK |
| Airport Name: | Central Maine Airport of Norridgewock |
| Location: | Norridgewock, Maine, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°42'55"N by 69°51'59"W |
| Area Served: | Norridgewock, Maine |
| Operator/Owner: | Town of Norridgewock |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 270 feet (82 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OWK |
| More Information: | OWK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KPO / RKTH |
| Airport Names: |
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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 |
Facts about Central Maine Airport of Norridgewock (OWK):
- Because of Central Maine Airport of Norridgewock's relatively low elevation of 270 feet, planes can take off or land at Central Maine Airport of Norridgewock 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.
- Central Maine Airport of Norridgewock (OWK) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Central Maine Airport of Norridgewock (OWK) is Waterville Robert Lafleur Airport (WVL), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) SE of OWK.
- The furthest airport from Central Maine Airport of Norridgewock (OWK) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,649 miles (18,747 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Pohang Airport (KPO):
- Pohang Airport handled 255,227 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Pohang Airport (KPO) is Daegu International Airport (TAE), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) W of KPO.
- Pohang Airport (KPO) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Pohang Airport", other names for KPO include "포항공항 浦項空港", "Pohang Gonghang" and "P'ohang Konghang".
- In July, 1953 the United States Navy deployed two AJ Savage aircraft to K-3 as a nuclear deterrent in the final days of the Korean War.
- The 802nd Battalion returned to Pohang on 27 September finding the airfield relatively undamaged.
- 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.
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 15.70 miles (25.27 km) SE | Waterville Robert Lafleur Airport (WVL) | Waterville, Maine, United States |     |
| 2 | 27.50 miles (44.26 km) S | Augusta State Airport (AUG) | Augusta, Maine, United States | |
| 3 | 50.47 miles (81.23 km) SSW | Auburn/Lewiston Municipal Airport (LEW) | Auburn/Lewiston, Maine, United States | |
| 4 | 51.34 miles (82.62 km) E | Bangor International Airport (BGR) | Bangor, Maine, United States | |
| 5 | 52.66 miles (84.74 km) S | Wiscasset Airport (ISS) | Wiscasset, Maine, United States | |
| 6 | 56.99 miles (91.72 km) S | Naval Air Station Brunswick (NHZ) | Brunswick, Maine, United States | |
| 7 | 59.05 miles (95.03 km) SE | Knox County Regional Airport (RKD) | Rockland, Maine, United States | |
| 8 | 60.66 miles (97.62 km) ENE | Old Town Municipal Airport (OLD) | Old Town, Maine, United States | |
| 9 | 65.09 miles (104.75 km) W | Berlin Regional Airport (BML) | Berlin, New Hampshire, United States | |
| 10 | 73.20 miles (117.81 km) SW | Eastern Slopes Regional Airport (FRY) | Fryeburg, Maine, United States | |
| 11 | 76.29 miles (122.78 km) ESE | Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport (BHB) | Bar Harbor, Maine, United States | |
| 12 | 77.07 miles (124.04 km) SSW | Portland International Jetport (PWM) | Portland, Maine, United States | |
| 13 | 86.06 miles (138.50 km) WSW | Mount Washington Regional Airport (HIE) | Whitefield, New Hampshire, United States | |
| 14 | 86.35 miles (138.97 km) NE | Millinocket Municipal Airport (MLT) | Millinocket, Maine, United States | |
| 15 | 100.42 miles (161.61 km) SSW | Sanford Seacoast Regional Airport (SFM) | Sanford, Maine, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,649.14 miles (18,747.43 km) SSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,647.48 miles (18,744.76 km) SSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,646.13 miles (18,742.59 km) SSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,624.78 miles (18,708.22 km) SSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,599.41 miles (18,667.40 km) SSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,576.63 miles (18,630.73 km) SSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,511.73 miles (18,526.29 km) SSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,511.71 miles (18,526.25 km) SSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,499.85 miles (18,507.17 km) SSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,452.69 miles (18,431.28 km) SW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,405.65 miles (18,355.57 km) SSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,317.46 miles (18,213.64 km) SSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,315.26 miles (18,210.10 km) SW | Kambalda Airport (KDB) | Kambalda, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,308.60 miles (18,199.39 km) SSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,303.87 miles (18,191.77 km) SSW | Windarling Airport (WRN) | Windarling, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 43.08 miles (69.33 km) W | Daegu International Airport (TAE) | Daegu, South Korea | |
| 2 | 62.07 miles (99.89 km) SSW | Gimhae International Airport (PUS) | Busan, South Korea | |
| 3 | 74.15 miles (119.34 km) NW | Yecheon Air Base (YEC) | Yecheon, South Korea | |
| 4 | 98.08 miles (157.85 km) SW | Sacheon Airport (HIN) | Sacheon, South Korea | |
| 5 | 118.16 miles (190.16 km) WNW | Cheongju International Airport (CJJ) | Cheong ju, South Korea | |
| 6 | 124.80 miles (200.85 km) NNW | Gangneung Airbase (KAG) | Kangnung (Gangneung), South Korea | |
| 7 | 128.76 miles (207.22 km) NW | Wonju Airport (WJU) | Wonju, South Korea | |
| 8 | 155.62 miles (250.44 km) NNW | Sokcho Airport (SHO) | Sokcho, South Korea | |
| 9 | 156.05 miles (251.14 km) S | Iki Airport (IKI) | Iki, Iki Island, Japan | |
| 10 | 156.97 miles (252.62 km) W | Gunsan Airport (KUV) | Gunsan, South Korea | |
| 11 | 158.39 miles (254.90 km) WSW | Gwangju Airport (KWJ) | Gwangju (Kwangju), South Korea | |
| 12 | 161.41 miles (259.77 km) ESE | Iwami Airport (IWJ) | Masuda, Shimane, Japan, Japan | |
| 13 | 162.68 miles (261.80 km) NW | Seoul Air Base (SSN) | Seongnam, South Korea | |
| 14 | 171.98 miles (276.77 km) SSE | Kokura Airport (KKJ) | Kita Kyūshū, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| 15 | 176.06 miles (283.35 km) SSE | Fukuoka Airport (FUK) | Fukuoka, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,170.87 miles (19,587.06 km) ESE | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 2 | 12,152.10 miles (19,556.86 km) SSE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,148.48 miles (19,551.03 km) SE | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 4 | 12,125.03 miles (19,513.30 km) SSE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,119.78 miles (19,504.85 km) ESE | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 6 | 12,110.08 miles (19,489.23 km) SE | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 7 | 12,068.95 miles (19,423.04 km) ESE | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,063.99 miles (19,415.06 km) SE | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 9 | 12,059.96 miles (19,408.57 km) SSE | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,054.62 miles (19,399.99 km) ESE | Santa Bernardina International Airport (DZO) | Durazno, Durazno, Uruguay | |
| 11 | 12,028.07 miles (19,357.25 km) ESE | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,021.25 miles (19,346.27 km) S | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 13 | 12,019.40 miles (19,343.29 km) E | La Plata Airport (LPG) | La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,017.47 miles (19,340.19 km) ESE | Laguna de los Patos International Airport (CYR) | Colonia del Sacramento, Colonia, Uruguay | |
| 15 | 12,012.87 miles (19,332.80 km) SE | Tacuarembó Airport (TAW) | Tacuarembó, Tacuarembó, Uruguay | |