Nonstop flight route between Kangerlussuaq, Greenland and Cajamarca, Peru:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ) (SFJ), Kangerlussuaq, Greenland and Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias (CJA), Cajamarca, Peru would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,307 miles (or 8,540 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 Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ) and Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias, 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 Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ) and Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CJA / SPJR |
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Location: | Cajamarca, Peru |
GPS Coordinates: | 7°8'21"S by 78°29'21"W |
Area Served: | Cajamarca, Peru |
Operator/Owner: | ADP |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 8781 feet (2,676 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CJA |
More Information: | CJA Maps & Info |
Facts about Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ) (SFJ):
- 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 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.
- 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) handled 133,381 passengers last year.
- Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ) (SFJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ) (SFJ) is Sisimiut Airport (JHS), which is located 82 miles (132 kilometers) W of SFJ.
- An airport was first built here by the US military in 1941, under the name Bluie West-8, later renamed Sondrestromfjord Air Base and Sondrestrom Air Base.
Facts about Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias (CJA):
- The furthest airport from Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias (CJA) is Pattani Airport (PAN), which is nearly antipodal to Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias (meaning Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Pattani Airport), and is located 12,402 miles (19,959 kilometers) away in Pattani, Thailand.
- Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias (CJA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias's high elevation of 8,781 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CJA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CJA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias", another name for CJA is "Aeropuerto Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias".
- The closest airport to Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias (CJA) is Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU), which is located 78 miles (125 kilometers) SSW of CJA.