Nonstop flight route between Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada and Ukkusissat, Greenland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Grande Prairie Airport (YQU), Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada and Ukkusissat Heliport (JUK), Ukkusissat, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,205 miles (or 3,548 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 Grande Prairie Airport and Ukkusissat Heliport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YQU / CYQU |
Airport Name: | Grande Prairie Airport |
Location: | Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 55°10'47"N by 118°53'4"W |
Operator/Owner: | Grande Prairie Airport Commission |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2195 feet (669 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YQU |
More Information: | YQU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JUK / BGUT |
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Location: | Ukkusissat, Greenland |
GPS Coordinates: | 71°3'19"N by 51°52'59"W |
Area Served: | Ukkusissat, Greenland |
Operator/Owner: | Mittarfeqarfiit |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 223 feet (68 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from JUK |
More Information: | JUK Maps & Info |
Facts about Grande Prairie Airport (YQU):
- The furthest airport from Grande Prairie Airport (YQU) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,233 miles (16,469 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Grande Prairie Airport (YQU) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Grande Prairie Airport (YQU) is Dawson Creek Airport (YDQ), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) NW of YQU.
Facts about Ukkusissat Heliport (JUK):
- Air Greenland Bell 212 approaching the heliport from the south
- On the way from Uummannaq Heliport, Air Greenland helicopters fly alongside the southern and western wall of Appat Island, to then pass above the narrow Appat Ikerat strait between Appat and the smaller Salleq Island, a high, standalone flooded mountain.
- The furthest airport from Ukkusissat Heliport (JUK) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,377 miles (16,700 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
- The closest airport to Ukkusissat Heliport (JUK) is Saattut Heliport (SAE), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) SSE of JUK.
- Because of Ukkusissat Heliport's relatively low elevation of 223 feet, planes can take off or land at Ukkusissat 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.
- In addition to being known as "Ukkusissat Heliport", another name for JUK is "UKK".