Nonstop flight route between Bom Jesus da Lapa, Bahia, Brazil and Nuuk, Greenland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bom Jesus da Lapa Airport (LAZ), Bom Jesus da Lapa, Bahia, Brazil and Nuuk Airport (GOH), Nuuk, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,369 miles (or 8,641 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 Bom Jesus da Lapa Airport and Nuuk 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 Bom Jesus da Lapa Airport and Nuuk Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LAZ / SBLP |
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Location: | Bom Jesus da Lapa, Bahia, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 13°15'41"S by 43°24'26"W |
Area Served: | Bom Jesus da Lapa |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1454 feet (443 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LAZ |
More Information: | LAZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GOH / BGGH |
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Location: | Nuuk, Greenland |
GPS Coordinates: | 64°11'26"N by 51°40'41"W |
Area Served: | Nuuk, Greenland |
Operator/Owner: | Mittarfeqarfiit |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 283 feet (86 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GOH |
More Information: | GOH Maps & Info |
Facts about Bom Jesus da Lapa Airport (LAZ):
- The furthest airport from Bom Jesus da Lapa Airport (LAZ) is Yap International Airport (YAP), which is nearly antipodal to Bom Jesus da Lapa Airport (meaning Bom Jesus da Lapa Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yap International Airport), and is located 12,158 miles (19,566 kilometers) away in Yap, Federated States of Micronesia.
- Currently no scheduled flights operate at this airport.
- Bom Jesus da Lapa Airport is the airport serving Bom Jesus da Lapa, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Bom Jesus da Lapa Airport", another name for LAZ is "Aeroporto de Bom Jesus da Lapa".
- The closest airport to Bom Jesus da Lapa Airport (LAZ) is Guanambi Airport (GNM), which is located 79 miles (127 kilometers) SE of LAZ.
- Bom Jesus da Lapa Airport (LAZ) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Nuuk Airport (GOH):
- Nuuk Airport handled 69,324 passengers last year.
- The northern end of the runway is less than 700 m from the shore of Nuup Kangerlua fjord.
- Nuuk airport has one asphalt runway 950 m × 30 m 283 ft above sea level.
- Even in the later era of the fixed-wing, turboprop plane domination, the S-61N helicopters continued to link Nuuk with the smaller Paamiut town, until the airport was built there in 2007, replacing the old heliport.
- In addition to being known as "Nuuk Airport", other names for GOH include "Mittarfik Nuuk" and "Nuuk Lufthavn".
- Nuuk Airport (GOH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Nuuk Airport (GOH) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,779 miles (17,347 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
- Because of Nuuk Airport's relatively low elevation of 283 feet, planes can take off or land at Nuuk 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 de Havilland Canada Dash 8 turboprops, acquired in Spring 2010, are the newest planes in the Air Greenland fleet, and are based at the airport.
- The closest airport to Nuuk Airport (GOH) is Maniitsoq Airport (JSU), which is located 92 miles (148 kilometers) NNW of GOH.
- These well-grounded arguments for preserving the status quo pose a problem for the Government of Greenland, which oversees the development of the airport network through Mittarfeqarfiit, the airport administration authority.