Nonstop flight route between Maitland, New South Wales, Australia and Uummannaq, Greenland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Maitland Airport (MTL), Maitland, New South Wales, Australia and Uummannaq Heliport (UMD), Uummannaq, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,666 miles (or 15,557 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 Maitland Airport and Uummannaq Heliport, 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 Maitland Airport and Uummannaq Heliport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MTL / YMND |
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Location: | Maitland, New South Wales, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°42'11"S by 151°29'17"E |
Area Served: | Maitland, Lower Hunter Valley |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 85 feet (26 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from MTL |
More Information: | MTL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | UMD / BGUM |
Airport Name: | Uummannaq Heliport |
Location: | Uummannaq, Greenland |
GPS Coordinates: | 70°40'46"N by 52°7'1"W |
Area Served: | Uummannaq, Greenland |
Operator/Owner: | Mittarfeqarfiit |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 50 feet (15 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from UMD |
More Information: | UMD Maps & Info |
Facts about Maitland Airport (MTL):
- Because of Maitland Airport's relatively low elevation of 85 feet, planes can take off or land at Maitland 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.
- During the 1980s, a local company called Club Air linked the airport with Sydney using two 14 seat Australian built GAF Nomad aircraft.
- In addition to being known as "Maitland Airport", another name for MTL is "Russell Field".
- Maitland Airport (MTL) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Maitland Airport (MTL) is Santa Maria Airport (SMA), which is nearly antipodal to Maitland Airport (meaning Maitland Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Santa Maria Airport), and is located 12,086 miles (19,451 kilometers) away in Santa Maria, Portugal.
- In 1948, the Rutherford site was chosen by Maitland Aero Club to build an airfield.
- The closest airport to Maitland Airport (MTL) is Cessnock Airport (CES), which is located only 10 miles (17 kilometers) SW of MTL.
Facts about Uummannaq Heliport (UMD):
- Neighboring Qaarsut Airport, located on Nuussuaq Peninsula on the other side of the Uummannaq fjord is the only daily connection available from Uummannaq, serving Dash-7 aircraft of Air Greenland.
- Unloading baggage from the Air Greenland Bell 212 helicopter
- The furthest airport from Uummannaq Heliport (UMD) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,397 miles (16,732 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
- The closest airport to Uummannaq Heliport (UMD) is Qaarsut Airport (JQA), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) WNW of UMD.
- A red postbox of Post Greenland by the entrance
- Because of Uummannaq Heliport's relatively low elevation of 50 feet, planes can take off or land at Uummannaq 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.