Nonstop flight route between Kulusuk, Greenland and Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from KUS to ZNA:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- KUS Airport Information
- ZNA Airport Information
- Facts about KUS
- Facts about ZNA
- Map of Nearest Airports to KUS
- List of Nearest Airports to KUS
- Map of Furthest Airports from KUS
- List of Furthest Airports from KUS
- Map of Nearest Airports to ZNA
- List of Nearest Airports to ZNA
- Map of Furthest Airports from ZNA
- List of Furthest Airports from ZNA
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kulusuk Airport (KUS), Kulusuk, Greenland and Nanaimo Harbour Water Airport (ZNA), Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,127 miles (or 5,032 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 Kulusuk Airport and Nanaimo Harbour Water 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 Kulusuk Airport and Nanaimo Harbour Water Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KUS / BGKK |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Kulusuk, Greenland |
GPS Coordinates: | 65°34'24"N by 37°7'24"W |
Area Served: | Kulusuk, Greenland |
Operator/Owner: | Mittarfeqarfiit |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 117 feet (36 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KUS |
More Information: | KUS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZNA / |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°10'9"N by 123°56'7"W |
Area Served: | Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada |
Operator/Owner: | Nanaimo Port Authority Seair Seaplanes |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from ZNA |
More Information: | ZNA Maps & Info |
Facts about Kulusuk Airport (KUS):
- Unlike the heliport in Tasiilaq on the nearby Ammassalik Island, the airport in Kulusuk can serve STOL aircraft, thus functioning as a mini-hub for Tasiilaq.
- Access to the departures hall is limited due to the need to screen purchases at the duty-free.
- Kulusuk Airport (KUS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The waiting hall is not sufficient to accommodate all passengers, resulting in a pre-boarding chaos.
- Because of Kulusuk Airport's relatively low elevation of 117 feet, planes can take off or land at Kulusuk 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.
- In addition to being known as "Kulusuk Airport", another name for KUS is "Mittarfik Kulusuk".
- Kulusuk Airport handled 14,738 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Kulusuk Airport (KUS) is Tasiilaq Heliport (AGM), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) W of KUS.
- The furthest airport from Kulusuk Airport (KUS) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,856 miles (17,471 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
Facts about Nanaimo Harbour Water Airport (ZNA):
- In addition to being known as "Nanaimo Harbour Water Airport", another name for ZNA is "CAC8".
- The furthest airport from Nanaimo Harbour Water Airport (ZNA) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,699 miles (17,218 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Because of Nanaimo Harbour Water Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Nanaimo Harbour Water 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 Nanaimo Harbour Water Airport (ZNA) is Nanaimo Airport (YCD), which is located only 8 miles (14 kilometers) SSE of ZNA.