Nonstop flight route between Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States and Maniitsoq, Greenland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Centennial Airport (APA), Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States and Maniitsoq Airport (JSU), Maniitsoq, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,695 miles (or 4,337 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 Centennial Airport and Maniitsoq 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 Centennial Airport and Maniitsoq Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | APA / KAPA | 
| Airport Name: | Centennial Airport | 
| Location: | Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°34'12"N by 104°50'57"W | 
| Area Served: | Denver, Colorado | 
| Operator/Owner: | Arapahoe County Public Airport Authority | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 5885 feet (1,794 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 3 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from APA | 
| More Information: | APA Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | JSU / BGMQ | 
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| Location: | Maniitsoq, Greenland | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 65°24'44"N by 52°56'21"W | 
| Area Served: | Maniitsoq, Greenland | 
| Operator/Owner: | Mittarfeqarfiit | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 91 feet (28 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from JSU | 
| More Information: | JSU Maps & Info | 
Facts about Centennial Airport (APA):
- Centennial Airport covers 1,400 acres at an elevation of 5,885 feet.
 - In 1985 a new control tower was built.
 - The furthest airport from Centennial Airport (APA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,899 miles (17,540 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
 - Because of Centennial Airport's high elevation of 5,885 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at APA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make APA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
 - Centennial Airport (APA) has 3 runways.
 - The closest airport to Centennial Airport (APA) is Denver International Airport (DEN), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) NNE of APA.
 
Facts about Maniitsoq Airport (JSU):
- Because of Maniitsoq Airport's relatively low elevation of 91 feet, planes can take off or land at Maniitsoq 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 closest airport to Maniitsoq Airport (JSU) is Nuuk Airport (GOH), which is located 92 miles (148 kilometers) SSE of JSU.
 - Maniitsoq Airport handled 8,829 passengers last year.
 - The furthest airport from Maniitsoq Airport (JSU) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,689 miles (17,203 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
 - In addition to being known as "Maniitsoq Airport", other names for JSU include "Mittarfik Maniitsoq" and "Maniitsoq Lufthavn".
 - Maniitsoq Airport (JSU) currently has only 1 runway.
 
