# Distance from Buenos Aires (AEP) to Seoul (GMP)

> 19,440 km · estimated flight time 24h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 19,440 km / 12,080 mi / 10,497 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 24h
- **Heading**: 307° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 56° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Argentina) → South Korea
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +12h (When it's 13:27 in Buenos Aires, it's 01:27 in Seoul)
- **Elevation difference**: 40 ft (GMP is higher than AEP)

## Airports

### [Jorge Newbery Airpark (AEP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aep-buenos-aires-jorge-newbery-airpark/1ef266df-90fd-6222-98d7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Buenos Aires, Argentina
- ICAO: SABE
- Timezone: America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires
- Coordinates: -34.560000, -58.420000
- Elevation: 18 ft

### [Gimpo International Airport (GMP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gmp-seoul-gimpo-international-airport/1ef266df-8e1d-67f0-9b6a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Seoul, South Korea
- ICAO: RKSS
- Timezone: Asia/Seoul
- Coordinates: 37.560000, 126.790000
- Elevation: 58 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 13:27 in Buenos Aires, it's 01:27 in Seoul.
With a 12-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Jorge Newbery Airpark (AEP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aep-buenos-aires-jorge-newbery-airpark/1ef266df-90fd-6222-98d7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Gimpo International Airport (GMP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gmp-seoul-gimpo-international-airport/1ef266df-8e1d-67f0-9b6a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)