Nonstop flight route between Aguni, Japan and Kulusuk, Greenland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Aguni Airport (AGJ), Aguni, Japan and Kulusuk Airport (KUS), Kulusuk, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,014 miles (or 9,679 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 Aguni Airport and Kulusuk 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 Aguni Airport and Kulusuk Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Aguni Airport (AGJ):

• The closest airport to Aguni Airport (AGJ) is Kerama Airport (KJP), which is located 30 miles (47 kilometers) S of AGJ.
• Aguni Airport (AGJ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Aguni Airport (AGJ) is Serafin Enoss Bertaso Airport (XAP), which is nearly antipodal to Aguni Airport (meaning Aguni Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Serafin Enoss Bertaso Airport), and is located 12,399 miles (19,954 kilometers) away in Chapecó, Brazil.
• In addition to being known as "Aguni Airport", other names for AGJ include "粟国空港" and "Aguni Kūkō".
• Because of Aguni Airport's relatively low elevation of 38 feet, planes can take off or land at Aguni 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.

Facts about Kulusuk Airport (KUS):

• Access to the departures hall is limited due to the need to screen purchases at the duty-free.
• Given the increasing number of passengers travelling through the airport due to connections provided by Air Iceland, both domestic to Nerlerit Inaat Airport and international to Iceland, the number of fixed-schedule helicopter flights to Tasiilaq is not sufficient to cover demand, due to a single Bell 212 helicopter of Air Greenland stationed at the airport.
• The closest airport to Kulusuk Airport (KUS) is Tasiilaq Heliport (AGM), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) W of KUS.
• Kulusuk Airport handled 14,738 passengers last year.
• The are political discussions on building a new airport at Tasiilaq, the major settlement in the region, and to close the Kulusuk Airport.
• In addition to being known as "Kulusuk Airport", another name for KUS is "Mittarfik Kulusuk".
• Because of Kulusuk Airport's relatively low elevation of 117 feet, planes can take off or land at Kulusuk 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.
• Kulusuk Airport (KUS) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Kulusuk Airport (KUS) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,856 miles (17,471 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.