Nonstop flight route between Seoul, South Korea and Greenville, Illinois, United States:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from SEL to GRE:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- SEL Airport Information
- GRE Airport Information
- Facts about SEL
- Facts about GRE
- Map of Nearest Airports to SEL
- List of Nearest Airports to SEL
- Map of Furthest Airports from SEL
- List of Furthest Airports from SEL
- Map of Nearest Airports to GRE
- List of Nearest Airports to GRE
- Map of Furthest Airports from GRE
- List of Furthest Airports from GRE
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gimpo International Airport (SEL), Seoul, South Korea and Greenville Airport (GRE), Greenville, Illinois, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,680 miles (or 10,750 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 Gimpo International Airport and Greenville 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 Gimpo International Airport and Greenville Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SEL / |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Seoul, South Korea |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°33'29"N by 126°47'26"E |
Area Served: | Seoul |
Operator/Owner: | Korea Airports Corporation |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 58 feet (18 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SEL |
More Information: | SEL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GRE / KGRE |
Airport Name: | Greenville Airport |
Location: | Greenville, Illinois, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°50'9"N by 89°22'45"W |
Area Served: | Greenville, Illinois |
Operator/Owner: | Greenville Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 541 feet (165 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GRE |
More Information: | GRE Maps & Info |
Facts about Gimpo International Airport (SEL):
- The airport is located south of the Han River in western Seoul.
- Gimpo International Airport handled 19,424,032 passengers last year.
- Because of Gimpo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 58 feet, planes can take off or land at Gimpo 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.
- Kimpo played a major role during the Korean War, the USAF designated the airfield as Kimpo Air Base or K-14.
- Gimpo International Airport (SEL) has 2 runways.
- For many years, the airport was served by the Gimpo Line, a railway line that no longer exists.
- In addition to being known as "Gimpo International Airport", other names for SEL include "김포국제공항 金浦國際空港", "Gimpo Gukje Gonghang Kimp'o Kukche Konghang", "GMP" and "RKSS".
- The closest airport to Gimpo International Airport (SEL) is Gimpo International Airport (GMP), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of SEL.
- Wreckage of a C-54 destroyed on the ground by KPAF fighters on 25 June 1950
- The furthest airport from Gimpo International Airport (SEL) is Villa Gesell Airport (VLG), which is nearly antipodal to Gimpo International Airport (meaning Gimpo International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Villa Gesell Airport), and is located 12,226 miles (19,676 kilometers) away in Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- On 21 September 1953 North Korean pilot No Kum-Sok defected in his MiG-15 landing at Kimpo.
Facts about Greenville Airport (GRE):
- The furthest airport from Greenville Airport (GRE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,038 miles (17,764 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Greenville Airport (GRE) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Greenville Airport (GRE) is Salem–Leckrone Airport (SLO), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) ESE of GRE.
- Because of Greenville Airport's relatively low elevation of 541 feet, planes can take off or land at 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.