Nonstop flight route between Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom and Narsarsuaq, Greenland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ), Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom and Narsarsuaq Airport (UAK), Narsarsuaq, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,525 miles (or 2,454 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 relatively short distance between Aberdeen International Airport and Narsarsuaq Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ):

• Aberdeen Airport has now begun work on a £10 million construction project to attract more international routes.
• General aviation flight training for private pilots licenses takes place from the East Side of the airport and located in the ground Handling agents premises.
• The furthest airport from Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,616 miles (18,694 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• For Flight Training, Eurocopter and Bristow Helicopters both have helicopter flight Simulators in buildings at the airport.
• The closest airport to Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) is RAF Lossiemouth (LMO), which is located 55 miles (88 kilometers) NW of ABZ.
• The air ambulance is positioned on the eastside apron in a dedicated hangar, the company operates King-Air aircraft from Aberdeen.
• During air raids in the Second World War, aircraft were moved to East Fingask beside Oldmeldrum.
• Aberdeen International Airport handled 3,440,765 passengers last year.
• Aberdeen Airport is a base for BMI Regional and Eastern Airways.
• Because of Aberdeen International Airport's relatively low elevation of 215 feet, planes can take off or land at Aberdeen 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.
• Near the airport off the A96 it the flat areas across from Concraig Farm the land here had wooden poles erected to deter German Gliders landing to attack RAF Dyce during WW2
• The airport was nationalized in 1947 and was transferred to the control of the British Airports Authority in 1975.
• In addition to being known as "Aberdeen International Airport", other names for ABZ include "Aberdeen/Dyce Airport" and "Port-adhair Obar Dheathain".

Facts about Narsarsuaq Airport (UAK):

• On 21 September 1977, Douglas C-47 N723A of NJ Airlines crashed at Narsarsuaq Airport.
• The closest airport to Narsarsuaq Airport (UAK) is Igaliku Heliport (QFX), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) S of 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.
• In 1960 Greenlandair was formed as a regional airline of Greenland.
• In addition to being known as "Narsarsuaq Airport", other names for UAK include "Mittarfik Narsarsuaq" and "Narsarsuaq Lufthavn".
• 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.
• Narsarsuaq Airport (UAK) currently has only 1 runway.
• Narsarsuaq Airport handled 26,284 passengers last year.