Nonstop flight route between Qasigiannguit, Greenland and Fürstenfeldbruck, Bavaria, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Qasigiannguit Heliport (JCH), Qasigiannguit, Greenland and Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL), Fürstenfeldbruck, Bavaria, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,504 miles (or 4,029 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 Qasigiannguit Heliport and Fürstenfeldbruck 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 Qasigiannguit Heliport and Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JCH / BGCH |
Airport Name: | Qasigiannguit Heliport |
Location: | Qasigiannguit, Greenland |
GPS Coordinates: | 68°49'1"N by 51°10'28"W |
Area Served: | Qasigiannguit, Greenland |
Operator/Owner: | Mittarfeqarfiit |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 70 feet (21 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from JCH |
More Information: | JCH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FEL / ETSF |
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Location: | Fürstenfeldbruck, Bavaria, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°12'24"N by 11°15'59"E |
Operator/Owner: | Unified Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Germany |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 1703 feet (519 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FEL |
More Information: | FEL Maps & Info |
Facts about Qasigiannguit Heliport (JCH):
- The closest airport to Qasigiannguit Heliport (JCH) is Ikamiut Heliport (QJI), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) SW of JCH.
- The furthest airport from Qasigiannguit Heliport (JCH) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,519 miles (16,929 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
- Because of Qasigiannguit Heliport's relatively low elevation of 70 feet, planes can take off or land at Qasigiannguit Heliport 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.
Facts about Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL):
- Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base", another name for FEL is "Flugplatz FürstenfeldbruckAdvanced Landing Ground R-72".
- Flugplatz FürstenfeldbruckAdvanced Landing Ground R-72
- The RAF and USAAF understood that Fürstenfeldbruck was being used extensively as a training base, and believed it to be of little strategic importance.
- Markings of the squadrons consisted of a color band under the fin, and a long lightning flash with an arrowhead tip on its forward end, extending back from the nose to the center of the fuselage.
- The closest airport to Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL) is Augsburg Airport (AGB), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) NW of FEL.
- The furthest airport from Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,958 miles (19,244 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The mission of the 1117th TRW was to provide tactical, visual, photographic and electronic reconnaissance by both day and night, as was required by the military forces within the European command.