Nonstop flight route between Paamiut, Greenland and Pecos, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Paamiut Airport (JFR), Paamiut, Greenland and Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ), Pecos, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,170 miles (or 5,101 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 Paamiut Airport and Pecos Municipal Airport, 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 Paamiut Airport and Pecos Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JFR / BGPT |
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Location: | Paamiut, Greenland |
GPS Coordinates: | 62°0'52"N by 49°40'14"W |
Area Served: | Paamiut, Greenland |
Operator/Owner: | Mittarfeqarfiit |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 120 feet (37 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JFR |
More Information: | JFR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PEQ / KPEQ |
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Location: | Pecos, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°22'57"N by 103°30'38"W |
Area Served: | Pecos, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Pecos |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2613 feet (796 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PEQ |
More Information: | PEQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Paamiut Airport (JFR):
- Paamiut Airport (JFR) currently has only 1 runway.
- Paamiut Airport handled 4,249 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Paamiut Airport", other names for JFR include "Mittarfik Paamiut" and "Paamiut Lufthavn".
- The closest airport to Paamiut Airport (JFR) is Qassimiut Heliport (QJH), which is located 119 miles (192 kilometers) SE of JFR.
- Because of Paamiut Airport's relatively low elevation of 120 feet, planes can take off or land at Paamiut 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 furthest airport from Paamiut Airport (JFR) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,938 miles (17,602 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
Facts about Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ):
- At its peak, on April 30, 1944, the field numbered 4,304 people, including 482 officers, 972 cadets and student officers, 2,218 enlisted personnel, and 604 civilian employees, of which 25 were WASPs.
- The closest airport to Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ) is Winkler County Airport (INK), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) NNE of PEQ.
- Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,292 miles (18,173 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The airfield was placed on "temporary standby" status on May 1, 1945, and was never again an active military installation.
- Pecos Army Air Field was activated on 11 July 1942 while still under construction.
- In addition to being known as "Pecos Municipal Airport", another name for PEQ is "Pecos Army Airfield".