Nonstop flight route between Qaarsut / Uummannaq, Greenland and Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Qaarsut Airport (JQA), Qaarsut / Uummannaq, Greenland and Kingaroy Airport (KGY), Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,237 miles (or 14,866 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 Qaarsut Airport and Kingaroy 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 Qaarsut Airport and Kingaroy Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JQA / BGUQ |
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Location: | Qaarsut / Uummannaq, Greenland |
GPS Coordinates: | 70°44'3"N by 52°41'45"W |
Area Served: | Qaarsut and Uummannaq, Greenland |
Operator/Owner: | Mittarfeqarfiit |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 289 feet (88 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JQA |
More Information: | JQA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KGY / YKRY |
Airport Name: | Kingaroy Airport |
Location: | Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°34'47"S by 151°50'30"E |
Operator/Owner: | South Burnett Regional |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1492 feet (455 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from KGY |
More Information: | KGY Maps & Info |
Facts about Qaarsut Airport (JQA):
- Qaarsut Airport handled 7,105 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Qaarsut Airport (JQA) is Uummannaq Heliport (UMD), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) ESE of JQA.
- The furthest airport from Qaarsut Airport (JQA) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,387 miles (16,716 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
- Proposals to close the airport have to date been rejected.Sunk costs, tourism potential for northwestern and northern Greenland, and the 2010 reinvigoration of the mining activities in Maamorilik northeast of Ukkusissat, as well as on Appat Island in the future−are the primary reasons for keeping the airport open.
- The bottleneck problem is considered unsolved, since passengers must still be shuttled between the airport and Uummannaq Heliport.
- Because of Qaarsut Airport's relatively low elevation of 289 feet, planes can take off or land at Qaarsut 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.
- Qaarsut Airport (JQA) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Qaarsut Airport", other names for JQA include "Mittarfik Qaarsut" and "Uummannaq/Qaarsut Airport".
Facts about Kingaroy Airport (KGY):
- Kingaroy Airport (KGY) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Kingaroy Airport (KGY) is La Palma Airport (SPC), which is located 11,785 miles (18,965 kilometers) away in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain.
- The closest airport to Kingaroy Airport (KGY) is Gympie Airport (GYP), which is located 57 miles (92 kilometers) ENE of KGY.