Nonstop flight route between Pokhara, Nepal and Narsarsuaq, Greenland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pokhara Airport (PKR), Pokhara, Nepal and Narsarsuaq Airport (UAK), Narsarsuaq, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,646 miles (or 9,086 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 Pokhara Airport and Narsarsuaq 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 Pokhara Airport and Narsarsuaq Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PKR / VNPK |
Airport Name: | Pokhara Airport |
Location: | Pokhara, Nepal |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°12'2"N by 83°58'54"E |
Area Served: | Pokhara, Nepal |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2712 feet (827 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PKR |
More Information: | PKR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | UAK / BGBW |
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Location: | Narsarsuaq, Greenland |
GPS Coordinates: | 61°9'38"N by 45°25'32"W |
Area Served: | Narsarsuaq |
Operator/Owner: | Mittarfeqarfiit |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 112 feet (34 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from UAK |
More Information: | UAK Maps & Info |
Facts about Pokhara Airport (PKR):
- Pokhara Airport (PKR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Pokhara Airport (PKR) is Chaurjhari Airport (HRJ), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) SSW of PKR.
- The apron of the airport is tiny and can only handle 8 small propeller planes at a time.
- The furthest airport from Pokhara Airport (PKR) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,614 miles (18,691 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
Facts about Narsarsuaq Airport (UAK):
- The furthest airport from Narsarsuaq Airport (UAK) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 11,062 miles (17,803 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
- Narsarsuaq Airport handled 26,284 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Narsarsuaq Airport (UAK) is Igaliku Heliport (QFX), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) S of UAK.
- Civil air traffic began in 1949 with DC-4s from the Scandinavian Airlines System and Icelandair.
- Because of Narsarsuaq Airport's relatively low elevation of 112 feet, planes can take off or land at Narsarsuaq 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 airfield at Narsarsuaq was first built by the American Department of Defense as an army airbase, its construction beginning in July 1941 and the first aircraft landing in January 1942.
- With the Boeing airliner sold on 26 April 2010, the entire Kujalleq municipality, and southern Greenland in general remains without prospects for a direct connection to Copenhagen.
- Narsarsuaq Airport is an airport located in Narsarsuaq, a settlement in the Kujalleq municipality in southern Greenland.
- Narsarsuaq Airport (UAK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The new route was closed before the first flights could commence, adding to resentment amongst businesses and the community of South Greenland.
- In addition to being known as "Narsarsuaq Airport", other names for UAK include "Mittarfik Narsarsuaq" and "Narsarsuaq Lufthavn".