Nonstop flight route between Carlisle, England, United Kingdom and Seongnam, South Korea:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Carlisle Lake District Airport (CAX), Carlisle, England, United Kingdom and Seoul Air Base (SSN), Seongnam, South Korea would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,401 miles (or 8,692 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 Carlisle Lake District Airport and Seoul Air Base, 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 Carlisle Lake District Airport and Seoul Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Carlisle Lake District Airport (CAX):

• Carlisle Lake District Airport (CAX) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Carlisle Lake District Airport (CAX) is Newcastle Airport (NCL), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) E of CAX.
• However, on 19 May 2010 the Court of Appeal overturned the City Council's decision to grant planning permission due to an objection by a local farmer, a Mr Gordon Brown, on the grounds that a full environmental assessment had not been carried out before permission was considered.
• On 2 December 2008, the Stobart Group announced the surprise £21 million purchase of London Southend Airport.
• Subject to planning approval by Carlisle City Council, Aer Arann hope to commence a link from Carlisle Lake District Airport to Stobart Air's other base at London Southend Airport and to Dublin, basing an ATR42 aircraft at Carlisle.
• In the early 1930s, Cumbria County Council opened Kingstown Municipal Airport, at the time outside the borough boundaries which later became the RAF Kingstown and is now Kingstown or Kingmoor Industrial estate.
• Under WA Developments, some development was planned for Carlisle Lake District Airport which would have seen the introduction of freight and passenger services in the future, along with the re-surfacing of the existing runway to accept larger aircraft as part of a £21 million development.Ryanair also expressed an interest in using the completed airport as a hub.
• The furthest airport from Carlisle Lake District Airport (CAX) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,756 miles (18,919 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• The airport is located on a hill side above the River Irthing.
• Because of Carlisle Lake District Airport's relatively low elevation of 190 feet, planes can take off or land at Carlisle Lake District 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 airport is also home to the Solway Aviation Museum.

Facts about Seoul Air Base (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 base is used as a VIP airfield by the President of South Korea and other VIPs and heads of state.
• The closest airport to Seoul Air Base (SSN) is Gimpo International Airport (GMP), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) WNW of SSN.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Seoul Air Base", another name for SSN is "서울공항".
• The base is home to the ROKAF 15th Composite Wing.