Nonstop flight route between Kulusuk, Greenland and Burlington, Iowa, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kulusuk Airport (KUS), Kulusuk, Greenland and Southeast Iowa Regional Airport (BRL), Burlington, Iowa, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,684 miles (or 4,320 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 Kulusuk Airport and Southeast Iowa Regional 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 Kulusuk Airport and Southeast Iowa Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KUS / BGKK |
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Location: | Kulusuk, Greenland |
GPS Coordinates: | 65°34'24"N by 37°7'24"W |
Area Served: | Kulusuk, Greenland |
Operator/Owner: | Mittarfeqarfiit |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 117 feet (36 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KUS |
More Information: | KUS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BRL / KBRL |
Airport Name: | Southeast Iowa Regional Airport |
Location: | Burlington, Iowa, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°46'59"N by 91°7'32"W |
Area Served: | Burlington, Iowa |
Operator/Owner: | Southeast Iowa Regional Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 698 feet (213 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BRL |
More Information: | BRL Maps & Info |
Facts about Kulusuk Airport (KUS):
- The closest airport to Kulusuk Airport (KUS) is Tasiilaq Heliport (AGM), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) W of KUS.
- The are political discussions on building a new airport at Tasiilaq, the major settlement in the region, and to close the Kulusuk Airport.
- Before Air Greenland took over Air Alpha, flights had been operated on-demand by two helicopters.
- Because of Kulusuk Airport's relatively low elevation of 117 feet, planes can take off or land at Kulusuk 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 Kulusuk Airport (KUS) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,856 miles (17,471 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
- Kulusuk Airport handled 14,738 passengers last year.
- Kulusuk Airport (KUS) currently has only 1 runway.
- de Havilland Canada Dash-8 106 of Air Iceland
- In addition to being known as "Kulusuk Airport", another name for KUS is "Mittarfik Kulusuk".
Facts about Southeast Iowa Regional Airport (BRL):
- Because of Southeast Iowa Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 698 feet, planes can take off or land at Southeast Iowa Regional 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 Southeast Iowa Regional Airport (BRL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,927 miles (17,586 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- On November 19, 1996, United Express Flight 5925 departed Burlington bound for Quincy, IL collided with a King Air near the runway 4/13 intersection at Quincy Regional Airport.
- On May 30, 2013, winds from a severe thunderstorm damaged and destroyed several hangars.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 2,645 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 1,986 enplanements in 2009, and 2,821 in 2010.
- The closest airport to Southeast Iowa Regional Airport (BRL) is Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (MPZ), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) WNW of BRL.
- Southeast Iowa Regional Airport (BRL) has 2 runways.