Nonstop flight route between Kullorsuaq, Greenland and Tucson, Arizona, United States:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from KHQ to TUS:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- KHQ Airport Information
- TUS Airport Information
- Facts about KHQ
- Facts about TUS
- Map of Nearest Airports to KHQ
- List of Nearest Airports to KHQ
- Map of Furthest Airports from KHQ
- List of Furthest Airports from KHQ
- Map of Nearest Airports to TUS
- List of Nearest Airports to TUS
- Map of Furthest Airports from TUS
- List of Furthest Airports from TUS
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kullorsuaq Heliport (KHQ), Kullorsuaq, Greenland and Tucson International Airport (TUS), Tucson, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,439 miles (or 5,535 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 Kullorsuaq Heliport and Tucson International 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 Kullorsuaq Heliport and Tucson International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KHQ / BGKQ |
Airport Name: | Kullorsuaq Heliport |
Location: | Kullorsuaq, Greenland |
GPS Coordinates: | 74°34'45"N by 57°14'7"W |
Area Served: | Kullorsuaq, Greenland |
Operator/Owner: | Mittarfeqarfiit |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 148 feet (45 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from KHQ |
More Information: | KHQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TUS / KTUS |
Airport Name: | Tucson International Airport |
Location: | Tucson, Arizona, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°6'57"N by 110°56'27"W |
Area Served: | Tucson, Arizona |
Operator/Owner: | City of Tucson |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2643 feet (806 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from TUS |
More Information: | TUS Maps & Info |
Facts about Kullorsuaq Heliport (KHQ):
- The furthest airport from Kullorsuaq Heliport (KHQ) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,112 miles (16,274 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
- Because of Kullorsuaq Heliport's relatively low elevation of 148 feet, planes can take off or land at Kullorsuaq 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.
- The closest airport to Kullorsuaq Heliport (KHQ) is Nuussuaq Heliport (NSQ), which is located 33 miles (52 kilometers) S of KHQ.
Facts about Tucson International Airport (TUS):
- Tucson International Airport (TUS) has 3 runways.
- A remodeling in 1985 doubled the size of the terminal from 150,000 to 300,000 sq ft and rebuilt the concourse into separate, two-level structures with jet bridges.
- Tucson International Airport handled 1,779,679 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Tucson International Airport (TUS) is Davis–Monthan Air Force Base (DMA), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NE of TUS.
- During World War II the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Forces Air Technical Service Command.
- All international arrivals and departures use the Main Terminal.
- In January 2014, the Tucson Airport Authority board approved a no-cost, 20-year property lease with the Federal Aviation Administration for property on which to build a new federally-funded control tower to replace the 1950s vintage tower currently in use.
- The furthest airport from Tucson International Airport (TUS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,513 miles (18,528 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a primary commercial service airport since it has over 10,000 passenger boardings per year.Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 1,779,679 enplanements in 2011, a decrease from 1,844,228 in 2010.
- Airlines usually use Runway 11L.