Nonstop flight route between Alert, Nunavut, Canada and Narsaq, Greenland:
Departure Airport:
(82°31'4"N by 62°16'50"W)
Arrival Airport:
(60°55'0"N by 46°3'30"W)
Distance from YLT to JNS:
1,519.36 miles (2,445.17 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Alert Airport (YLT), Alert, Nunavut, Canada and Narsaq Heliport (JNS), Narsaq, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,519 miles (or 2,445 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 relatively short distance between Alert Airport and Narsaq Heliport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YLT / CYLT |
| Airport Name: | Alert Airport |
| Location: | Alert, Nunavut, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 82°31'4"N by 62°16'50"W |
| Operator/Owner: | DND/1CdnAirDiv Alert AMO Ottawa |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 100 feet (30 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YLT |
| More Information: | YLT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | JNS / BGNS |
| Airport Name: | Narsaq Heliport |
| Location: | Narsaq, Greenland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 60°55'0"N by 46°3'30"W |
| Area Served: | Narsaq, Greenland |
| Operator/Owner: | Mittarfeqarfiit |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 83 feet (25 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from JNS |
| More Information: | JNS Maps & Info |
Facts about Alert Airport (YLT):
- The airport's fire and rescue operations are supported by a 2012 KME/Fort Garry Fire Truck ARFF.
- Alert Airport (YLT) currently has only 1 runway.
- Alert Airport is the world's northernmost permanent airport, located at Alert, Nunavut, Canada, approximately 830 km south of the true North Pole.
- The closest airport to Alert Airport (YLT) is Eureka Aerodrome (YEU), which is located 299 miles (481 kilometers) WSW of YLT.
- Because of Alert Airport's relatively low elevation of 100 feet, planes can take off or land at Alert 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 Alert Airport (YLT) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 9,999 miles (16,092 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
Facts about Narsaq Heliport (JNS):
- Because of Narsaq Heliport's relatively low elevation of 83 feet, planes can take off or land at Narsaq 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 furthest airport from Narsaq Heliport (JNS) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 11,066 miles (17,810 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
- Air Greenland Sikorsky S-61N helicopter, incoming from Qaqortoq Heliport, bound for Narsarsuaq Airport
- The closest airport to Narsaq Heliport (JNS) is Qaqortoq Heliport (JJU), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) S of JNS.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 299.01 miles (481.20 km) WSW | Eureka Aerodrome (YEU) | Eureka, Nunavut, Canada |     |
| 2 | 341.28 miles (549.24 km) SSW | Siorapaluk Heliport (SRK) | Siorapaluk, Greenland | |
| 3 | 420.80 miles (677.21 km) SSW | Thule Air Base (THU) | Pituffik, Greenland | |
| 4 | 450.21 miles (724.54 km) S | Savissivik Heliport (SVR) | Savissivik, Greenland | |
| 5 | 488.58 miles (786.29 km) SW | Grise Fiord Airport (YGZ) | Grise Fiord, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 6 | 552.32 miles (888.87 km) S | Kullorsuaq Heliport (KHQ) | Kullorsuaq, Greenland | |
| 7 | 584.90 miles (941.31 km) S | Nuussuaq Heliport (NSQ) | Nuussuaq, Greenland | |
| 8 | 637.28 miles (1,025.60 km) S | Tasiusaq Heliport (TQA) | Tasiusaq, Qaasuitsup, Greenland | |
| 9 | 649.23 miles (1,044.84 km) S | Innaarsuit Heliport (IUI) | Innaarsuit, Greenland | |
| 10 | 671.56 miles (1,080.77 km) SSE | Aappilattoq Heliport (AOQ) | Aappilattoq, Qaasuitsup, Greenland | |
| 11 | 677.28 miles (1,089.98 km) S | Upernavik Airport (JUV) | Upernavik, Greenland | |
| 12 | 679.40 miles (1,093.39 km) WSW | Resolute Bay Airport (YRB) | Resolute, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 13 | 706.55 miles (1,137.07 km) SSE | Kangersuatsiaq Heliport (KGQ) | Kangersuatsiaq, Greenland | |
| 14 | 711.77 miles (1,145.48 km) SSW | Pond Inlet Airport (YIO) | Pond Inlet, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 15 | 723.97 miles (1,165.12 km) SW | Nanisivik Airport (YSR) | Nanisivik, Nunavut, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9,999.10 miles (16,091.96 km) S | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 9,764.46 miles (15,714.33 km) WSW | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 9,729.61 miles (15,658.24 km) WSW | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 9,682.13 miles (15,581.84 km) WSW | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 9,639.62 miles (15,513.42 km) WSW | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 9,631.45 miles (15,500.28 km) WSW | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 9,617.77 miles (15,478.26 km) SW | Hobart International Airport (HBA) | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 8 | 9,613.87 miles (15,471.99 km) WSW | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 9,609.93 miles (15,465.64 km) WSW | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 9,607.21 miles (15,461.27 km) WSW | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 9,563.29 miles (15,390.59 km) WSW | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 9,544.76 miles (15,360.76 km) WSW | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 9,535.15 miles (15,345.31 km) WSW | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 9,531.57 miles (15,339.54 km) WSW | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 9,530.41 miles (15,337.68 km) SSW | Launceston Airport (LST) | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 13.91 miles (22.39 km) S | Qaqortoq Heliport (JJU) | Qaqortoq, Greenland | |
| 2 | 20.79 miles (33.46 km) SSE | Eqalugaarsuit Heliport (QFG) | Eqalugaarsuit, Greenland | |
| 3 | 21.96 miles (35.35 km) ENE | Igaliku Heliport (QFX) | Igaliku, Greenland | |
| 4 | 26.20 miles (42.17 km) S | Saarloq Heliport (QOQ) | Saarloq, Greenland | |
| 5 | 27.07 miles (43.56 km) NE | Narsarsuaq Airport (UAK) | Narsarsuaq, Greenland | |
| 6 | 31.73 miles (51.06 km) SE | Ammassivik Heliport (QUW) | Ammassivik, Greenland | |
| 7 | 35.36 miles (56.91 km) SSE | Alluitsup Paa Heliport (LLU) | Alluitsup Paa, Greenland | |
| 8 | 38.02 miles (61.19 km) WSW | Qassimiut Heliport (QJH) | Qassimiut, Greenland | |
| 9 | 60.58 miles (97.49 km) SSE | Nanortalik Heliport (JNN) | Nanortalik, Greenland | |
| 10 | 65.50 miles (105.41 km) SE | Tasiusaq Heliport (XEQ) | Tasiusaq, Kujalleq, Greenland | |
| 11 | 79.18 miles (127.43 km) SE | Narsaq Kujalleq Heliport (QFN) | Narsaq Kujalleq, Greenland | |
| 12 | 80.08 miles (128.87 km) SE | Aappilattoq Heliport (QUV) | Aappilattoq, Kujalleq, Greenland | |
| 13 | 141.28 miles (227.37 km) NW | Paamiut Airport (JFR) | Paamiut, Greenland | |
| 14 | 288.23 miles (463.86 km) NW | Nuuk Airport (GOH) | Nuuk, Greenland | |
| 15 | 377.11 miles (606.89 km) NNW | Maniitsoq Airport (JSU) | Maniitsoq, Greenland | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,066.36 miles (17,809.53 km) SSW | Hobart International Airport (HBA) | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,986.80 miles (17,681.50 km) SSW | Launceston Airport (LST) | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,974.34 miles (17,661.45 km) SSW | Devonport Airport (DPO) | Devonport, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,973.33 miles (17,659.82 km) SSW | Burnie Airport (BWT) | Burnie, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,971.46 miles (17,656.80 km) SSW | Smithton Airport (SIO) | Smithton, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,962.14 miles (17,641.81 km) SSW | George Town Aerodrome (GEE) | George Town, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,955.46 miles (17,631.06 km) SSW | St Helens Airport (HLS) | St. Helens, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,922.62 miles (17,578.22 km) SSW | King Island Airport (KNS) | Currie, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,878.71 miles (17,507.55 km) SSW | Flinders Island Airport (FLS) | Flinders Island, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,841.85 miles (17,448.22 km) SSW | Portland Airport (PTJ) | Portland, Victoria, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,831.18 miles (17,431.05 km) SSW | Warrnambool Airport (WMB) | Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,808.50 miles (17,394.54 km) SSW | Mount Gambier Airport (MGB) | Mount Gambier, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,805.90 miles (17,390.37 km) SSW | Geelong Airport (GEX) | Grovedale, Victoria, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,795.26 miles (17,373.24 km) SSW | Avalon Airport (AVV) | Avalon, Victoria, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,790.84 miles (17,366.13 km) SSW | Hamilton Airport (HLT) | Hamilton, Victoria, Australia | |