Nonstop flight route between Kulusuk, Greenland and Cody, Wyoming, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kulusuk Airport (KUS), Kulusuk, Greenland and Yellowstone Regional Airport (COD), Cody, Wyoming, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,979 miles (or 4,794 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 Yellowstone 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 Yellowstone 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: | COD / KCOD |
Airport Name: | Yellowstone Regional Airport |
Location: | Cody, Wyoming, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°31'13"N by 109°1'26"W |
Area Served: | Cody, Wyoming |
Operator/Owner: | City of Cody |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5102 feet (1,555 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from COD |
More Information: | COD Maps & Info |
Facts about Kulusuk Airport (KUS):
- de Havilland Canada Dash-8 106 of Air Iceland
- Kulusuk Airport (KUS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Kulusuk Airport (KUS) is Tasiilaq Heliport (AGM), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) W of KUS.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Kulusuk Airport", another name for KUS is "Mittarfik Kulusuk".
- Kulusuk Airport handled 14,738 passengers last year.
- There is no deicing equipment at the airport, which is costly and problematic in Greenlandic winter.
- Bell and Lynx helicopters
- The airstrip was built by the US defense in 1956, in order to support a Distant Early Warning Line station.
- 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.
Facts about Yellowstone Regional Airport (COD):
- The closest airport to Yellowstone Regional Airport (COD) is Worland Municipal Airport (WRL), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) SE of COD.
- Because of Yellowstone Regional Airport's high elevation of 5,102 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at COD. Combined with a high temperature, this could make COD a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Yellowstone Regional Airport (COD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Yellowstone Regional Airport (COD) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,671 miles (17,173 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.