Nonstop flight route between Aasiaat, Greenland and Guantánamo, Cuba:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Aasiaat Airport (JEG), Aasiaat, Greenland and Mariana Grajales Airport (GAO), Guantánamo, Cuba would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,494 miles (or 5,623 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 Aasiaat Airport and Mariana Grajales 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 Aasiaat Airport and Mariana Grajales Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JEG / BGAA |
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Location: | Aasiaat, Greenland |
GPS Coordinates: | 68°43'18"N by 52°47'4"W |
Area Served: | Aasiaat, Greenland |
Operator/Owner: | Mittarfeqarfiit |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 74 feet (23 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JEG |
More Information: | JEG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GAO / MUGT |
Airport Name: | Mariana Grajales Airport |
Location: | Guantánamo, Cuba |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°5'7"N by 75°9'29"W |
Area Served: | Guantánamo, Cuba |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 56 feet (17 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GAO |
More Information: | GAO Maps & Info |
Facts about Aasiaat Airport (JEG):
- In addition to being known as "Aasiaat Airport", another name for JEG is "Mittarfik Aasiaat".
- The furthest airport from Aasiaat Airport (JEG) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,504 miles (16,904 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
- Because of Aasiaat Airport's relatively low elevation of 74 feet, planes can take off or land at Aasiaat 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 Aasiaat Airport (JEG) is Kitsissuarsuit Heliport (QJE), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) NW of JEG.
- Aasiaat Airport (JEG) currently has only 1 runway.
- Aasiaat Airport handled 19,427 passengers last year.
Facts about Mariana Grajales Airport (GAO):
- The closest airport to Mariana Grajales Airport (GAO) is United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) S of GAO.
- Mariana Grajales Airport (GAO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Mariana Grajales Airport (GAO) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is located 11,823 miles (19,027 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Mariana Grajales Airport's relatively low elevation of 56 feet, planes can take off or land at Mariana Grajales 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.