Nonstop flight route between Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada and Uummannaq, Greenland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lethbridge Airport (YQL), Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada and Uummannaq Heliport (UMD), Uummannaq, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,385 miles (or 3,839 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 Lethbridge Airport and Uummannaq Heliport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YQL / CYQL |
Airport Name: | Lethbridge Airport |
Location: | Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°37'49"N by 112°47'58"W |
Area Served: | Lethbridge |
Operator/Owner: | Lethbridge County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3048 feet (929 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YQL |
More Information: | YQL 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 Lethbridge Airport (YQL):
- Originally known as Kenyon Field, this aerodrome began passenger services in October 1938, but officially opened in June 1939.
- On 23 July 2010, a Canadian Air Force McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet crashed during a practice run for the upcoming Alberta International Airshow.
- The airport is a Canadian Air Transport Security Authority Designated Aerodrome, thus providing full passenger screening.
- The furthest airport from Lethbridge Airport (YQL) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,420 miles (16,770 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- At the outbreak of World War II, Kenyon Field became a training facility under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan.
- The closest airport to Lethbridge Airport (YQL) is Pincher Creek Airport (WPC), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) W of YQL.
- Lethbridge Airport (YQL) has 2 runways.
- Time Air was a regional airline that was initially based in Lethbridge.
Facts about Uummannaq Heliport (UMD):
- 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.
- 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.
- Uummannaq Heliport is a heliport in Uummannaq, a town located on Uummannaq Island in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland.