Nonstop flight route between Elizabeth City, North Carolina, United States and Qaarsut / Uummannaq, Greenland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Elizabeth City Regional Airport (ECG), Elizabeth City, North Carolina, United States and Qaarsut Airport (JQA), Qaarsut / Uummannaq, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,532 miles (or 4,075 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 Elizabeth City Regional 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 Elizabeth City Regional 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: | ECG / KECG |
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Location: | Elizabeth City, North Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°15'38"N by 76°10'27"W |
Area Served: | Elizabeth City, North Carolina |
Operator/Owner: | USCG Support Center |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 12 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ECG |
More Information: | ECG 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 Elizabeth City Regional Airport (ECG):
- The furthest airport from Elizabeth City Regional Airport (ECG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,780 miles (18,958 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Elizabeth City Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 12 feet, planes can take off or land at Elizabeth City Regional 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.
- Elizabeth City Regional Airport (ECG) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Elizabeth City Regional Airport", another name for ECG is "Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City".
- The closest airport to Elizabeth City Regional Airport (ECG) is Pine Island Airport (DUF), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) E of ECG.
Facts about Qaarsut Airport (JQA):
- Qaarsut airport was inaugurated on 29 September 1999, with the purpose of serving the much larger neighboring town of Uummannaq, 13.5 NM southeast of the airport, located on an island of the same name in the south-central part of Uummannaq Fjord.
- The closest airport to Qaarsut Airport (JQA) is Uummannaq Heliport (UMD), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) ESE of JQA.
- In addition to being known as "Qaarsut Airport", other names for JQA include "Mittarfik Qaarsut" and "Uummannaq/Qaarsut Airport".
- Check-in desk of Qaarsut Airport
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Qaarsut Airport handled 7,105 passengers last year.