# Distance from Gode (GDE) to Seoul (ICN)

> 8,978 km · estimated flight time 12h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,978 km / 5,578 mi / 4,848 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 53° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 270° (west)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ethiopia) → South Korea
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 15:25 in Gode, it's 21:25 in Seoul)
- **Elevation difference**: 811 ft (ICN is lower than GDE)

## Airports

### [Gode Airport (GDE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gde-gode-gode-airport/1ef266de-ea19-6f3c-a914-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gode, Ethiopia
- ICAO: HAGO
- Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Coordinates: 5.940000, 43.580000
- Elevation: 834 ft

### [Incheon International Airport (ICN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/icn-seoul-incheon-international-airport/1ef266df-8e0e-6aac-85a0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Seoul, South Korea
- ICAO: RKSI
- Timezone: Asia/Seoul
- Coordinates: 37.470000, 126.450000
- Elevation: 23 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 15:25 in Gode, it's 21:25 in Seoul.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Gode Airport (GDE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gde-gode-gode-airport/1ef266de-ea19-6f3c-a914-06bb2780ed98)
- [Incheon International Airport (ICN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/icn-seoul-incheon-international-airport/1ef266df-8e0e-6aac-85a0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)