Nonstop flight route between Renmark, South Australia, Australia and Qaarsut / Uummannaq, Greenland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Renmark Airport (RMK), Renmark, South Australia, Australia and Qaarsut Airport (JQA), Qaarsut / Uummannaq, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,864 miles (or 15,874 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 Renmark Airport and Qaarsut 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 Renmark Airport and Qaarsut Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RMK / YREN |
Airport Name: | Renmark Airport |
Location: | Renmark, South Australia, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°11'48"S by 140°40'23"E |
Area Served: | Renmark, South Australia, Australia |
Operator/Owner: | Renmark Paringa Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 115 feet (35 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from RMK |
More Information: | RMK Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Renmark Airport (RMK):
- The closest airport to Renmark Airport (RMK) is Mildura Airport (MQL), which is located 81 miles (130 kilometers) E of RMK.
- Renmark Airport (RMK) has 3 runways.
- Because of Renmark Airport's relatively low elevation of 115 feet, planes can take off or land at Renmark 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 Renmark Airport (RMK) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is located 11,856 miles (19,081 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
Facts about Qaarsut Airport (JQA):
- Qaarsut Airport (JQA) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- Qaarsut Airport handled 7,105 passengers last year.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Qaarsut Airport (JQA) is Uummannaq Heliport (UMD), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) ESE of JQA.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Qaarsut Airport", other names for JQA include "Mittarfik Qaarsut" and "Uummannaq/Qaarsut Airport".