Nonstop flight route between Attu Island, Greenland and Ko Samui, Surat Thani, Thailand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Attu Heliport (QGQ), Attu Island, Greenland and Samui International Airport (USM), Ko Samui, Surat Thani, Thailand would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,928 miles (or 11,149 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 Attu Heliport and Samui International 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 Attu Heliport and Samui International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | QGQ / BGAT |
Airport Name: | Attu Heliport |
Location: | Attu Island, Greenland |
GPS Coordinates: | 67°56'30"N by 53°37'59"W |
Area Served: | Attu, Greenland |
Operator/Owner: | Mittarfeqarfiit |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 32 feet (10 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from QGQ |
More Information: | QGQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | USM / VTSM |
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Location: | Ko Samui, Surat Thani, Thailand |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°32'52"N by 100°3'43"E |
Area Served: | Ko Samui |
Operator/Owner: | Bangkok Airways |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 64 feet (20 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from USM |
More Information: | USM Maps & Info |
Facts about Attu Heliport (QGQ):
- Because of Attu Heliport's relatively low elevation of 32 feet, planes can take off or land at Attu Heliport 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 Attu Heliport (QGQ) is Ikerasaarsuk Heliport (QRY), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) NNE of QGQ.
- The furthest airport from Attu Heliport (QGQ) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,537 miles (16,957 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
Facts about Samui International Airport (USM):
- Samui International Airport (USM) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Samui International Airport", another name for USM is "ท่าอากาศยานสมุย".
- The closest airport to Samui International Airport (USM) is Surat Thani International Airport (URT), which is located 69 miles (112 kilometers) WSW of USM.
- Because of Samui International Airport's relatively low elevation of 64 feet, planes can take off or land at Samui International 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 Samui International Airport (USM) is Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM), which is nearly antipodal to Samui International Airport (meaning Samui International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport), and is located 12,337 miles (19,854 kilometers) away in Chimbote, Ancash Region, Peru.