Nonstop flight route between Preveza, Greece and Kangerlussuaq, Greenland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Preveza National Airport (PVK), Preveza, Greece and Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ) (SFJ), Kangerlussuaq, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,285 miles (or 5,286 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 Preveza National Airport and Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ), 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 Preveza National Airport and Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PVK / LGPZ |
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Location: | Preveza, Greece |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°55'47"N by 20°46'19"E |
Area Served: | Preveza / Lefkada, Greece |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 11 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PVK |
More Information: | PVK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SFJ / BGSF |
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Location: | Kangerlussuaq, Greenland |
GPS Coordinates: | 67°1'0"N by 50°41'21"W |
Area Served: | Kangerlussuaq, Greenland |
Operator/Owner: | Mittarfeqarfiit |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 165 feet (50 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SFJ |
More Information: | SFJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Preveza National Airport (PVK):
- Preveza National Airport (PVK) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Preveza National Airport", another name for PVK is "Lefkada Airport".
- Because of Preveza National Airport's relatively low elevation of 11 feet, planes can take off or land at Preveza National 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 furthest airport from Preveza National Airport (PVK) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,484 miles (18,482 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Preveza National Airport (PVK) is Agrinio Airport (AGQ), which is located 39 miles (62 kilometers) SE of PVK.
Facts about Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ) (SFJ):
- The furthest airport from Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ) (SFJ) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,633 miles (17,112 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
- At a late 2011 Air Greenland meeting, plans to move the main Greenland intercontinental air hub away from Kangerlussuaq were agreed upon.
- Access to several research camps on the Greenland ice sheet, including the Danish field camp North GRIP and the American Summit Camp, is handled through Kangerlussuaq via the 109th Airlift Wing of the New York Air National Guard.
- Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ) (SFJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ)'s relatively low elevation of 165 feet, planes can take off or land at Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ) 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 airport was handed over to civilian Greenlandic control in 1992.
- In addition to being known as "Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ)", other names for SFJ include "Mittarfik Kangerlussuaq" and "Kangerlussuaq Lufthavn".
- The closest airport to Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ) (SFJ) is Sisimiut Airport (JHS), which is located 82 miles (132 kilometers) W of SFJ.
- Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ) handled 133,381 passengers last year.