# Distance from Sokcho / Gangneung (YNY) to Richmond (YVR)

> 8,024 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,024 km / 4,986 mi / 4,333 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 41° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 308° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Korea) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -16h (When it's 15:00 in Sokcho / Gangneung, it's 23:00 in Richmond)
- **Elevation difference**: 227 ft (YVR is lower than YNY)

## Airports

### [Yangyang International Airport (YNY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yny-sokcho-gangneung-yangyang-international-airport/1ef266df-8dc6-6cac-b69b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sokcho / Gangneung, South Korea
- ICAO: RKNY
- Timezone: Asia/Seoul
- Coordinates: 38.060000, 128.670000
- Elevation: 241 ft

### [Vancouver International Airport (YVR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yvr-richmond-vancouver-international-airport/1ef266de-b350-6578-8529-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Richmond, Canada
- ICAO: CYVR
- Timezone: America/Vancouver
- Coordinates: 49.190000, -123.180000
- Elevation: 14 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 15:00 in Sokcho / Gangneung, it's 23:00 in Richmond.
With a 16-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Yangyang International Airport (YNY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yny-sokcho-gangneung-yangyang-international-airport/1ef266df-8dc6-6cac-b69b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Vancouver International Airport (YVR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yvr-richmond-vancouver-international-airport/1ef266de-b350-6578-8529-06bb2780ed98)
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