Nonstop flight route between Seongnam, South Korea and Altenrhein, Switzerland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Seoul Air Base (SSN), Seongnam, South Korea and St. Gallen–Altenrhein Airport (ACH), Altenrhein, Switzerland would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,421 miles (or 8,725 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 Seoul Air Base and St. Gallen–Altenrhein 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 Seoul Air Base and St. Gallen–Altenrhein Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SSN / RKSM |
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Location: | Seongnam, South Korea |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°26'44"N by 127°6'50"E |
Operator/Owner: | ROKAF |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 92 feet (28 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SSN |
More Information: | SSN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ACH / LSZR |
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Location: | Altenrhein, Switzerland |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°29'7"N by 9°33'39"E |
Area Served: | St. Gallen, Switzerland and Lake Constance |
Elevation: | 1306 feet (398 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ACH |
More Information: | ACH Maps & Info |
Facts about Seoul Air Base (SSN):
- The closest airport to Seoul Air Base (SSN) is Gimpo International Airport (GMP), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) WNW of SSN.
- The furthest airport from Seoul Air Base (SSN) is Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP), which is nearly antipodal to Seoul Air Base (meaning Seoul Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport), and is located 12,220 miles (19,665 kilometers) away in Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay.
- Seoul Air Base (SSN) has 2 runways.
- The Seoul Air Show is held annually in this airfield.
- The US Army's 2nd Battalion, 2nd Aviation Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division operating Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawks is based there.
- In addition to being known as "Seoul Air Base", another name for SSN is "서울공항".
- The USAF designated the base at K-16 during the Korean War.
- Because of Seoul Air Base's relatively low elevation of 92 feet, planes can take off or land at Seoul Air Base 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 base is used as a VIP airfield by the President of South Korea and other VIPs and heads of state.
Facts about St. Gallen–Altenrhein Airport (ACH):
- St. Gallen–Altenrhein Airport (ACH) has 2 runways.
- The airport features a small passenger terminal building and some apron and hangar stands for aircraft such as the Embraer 170, business jets or general aviation planes such as the Cessna 172.
- The furthest airport from St. Gallen–Altenrhein Airport (ACH) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to St. Gallen–Altenrhein Airport (meaning St. Gallen–Altenrhein Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,051 miles (19,394 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "St. Gallen–Altenrhein Airport", another name for ACH is "People's Business Airport".
- The closest airport to St. Gallen–Altenrhein Airport (ACH) is Hohenems-Dornbirn Airport (HOH), which is located only 10 miles (15 kilometers) SE of ACH.