Nonstop flight route between Greenville, North Carolina, United States and Gwangju (Kwangju), South Korea:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Pitt–Greenville Airport (PGV), Greenville, North Carolina, United States and Gwangju Airport (KWJ), Gwangju (Kwangju), South Korea would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,305 miles (or 11,757 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 Pitt–Greenville Airport and Gwangju 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 Pitt–Greenville Airport and Gwangju Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Pitt–Greenville Airport (PGV):

• Because of Pitt–Greenville Airport's relatively low elevation of 27 feet, planes can take off or land at Pitt–Greenville 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.
• Airport diagram showing the three runways
• This expansion will also bring this runway up to current runway safety area standards.
• The Works Progress Administration constructed the Greenville Airport in 1940 on land that was jointly owned by the city of Greenville and Pitt County.
• The furthest airport from Pitt–Greenville Airport (PGV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,719 miles (18,860 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Pitt–Greenville Airport (PGV) has 3 runways.
• The closest airport to Pitt–Greenville Airport (PGV) is Kinston Regional Jetport (ISO), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) SSW of PGV.

Facts about Gwangju Airport (KWJ):

• In addition to being known as "Gwangju Airport", other names for KWJ include "광주공항 光州空港", "Gwangju Gonghang" and "Kwangju Konghang".
• The closest airport to Gwangju Airport (KWJ) is Mokpo Airport (MPK), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) SW of KWJ.
• Gwangju Airport (KWJ) has 2 runways.
• Because of Gwangju Airport's relatively low elevation of 39 feet, planes can take off or land at Gwangju 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 Gwangju Airport (KWJ) is Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP), which is nearly antipodal to Gwangju Airport (meaning Gwangju Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport), and is located 12,327 miles (19,839 kilometers) away in Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay.
• Gwangju Airport handled 1,539,187 passengers last year.