Nonstop flight route between Altus, Oklahoma, United States and Ukkusissat, Greenland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Altus/Quartz Mountain Regional Airport (AXS), Altus, Oklahoma, United States and Ukkusissat Heliport (JUK), Ukkusissat, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,043 miles (or 4,897 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 Altus/Quartz Mountain Regional Airport and Ukkusissat Heliport, 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 Altus/Quartz Mountain Regional Airport and Ukkusissat Heliport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AXS / KAXS |
| Airport Name: | Altus/Quartz Mountain Regional Airport |
| Location: | Altus, Oklahoma, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°41'56"N by 99°20'17"W |
| Area Served: | Altus, Oklahoma |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Altus |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1433 feet (437 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AXS |
| More Information: | AXS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | JUK / BGUT |
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| Location: | Ukkusissat, Greenland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 71°3'19"N by 51°52'59"W |
| Area Served: | Ukkusissat, Greenland |
| Operator/Owner: | Mittarfeqarfiit |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 223 feet (68 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from JUK |
| More Information: | JUK Maps & Info |
Facts about Altus/Quartz Mountain Regional Airport (AXS):
- Altus/Quartz Mountain Regional Airport (AXS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Altus/Quartz Mountain Regional Airport (AXS) is Altus Air Force Base (LTS), which is located only 5 miles (7 kilometers) ESE of AXS.
- The furthest airport from Altus/Quartz Mountain Regional Airport (AXS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,960 miles (17,638 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Ukkusissat Heliport (JUK):
- In addition to being known as "Ukkusissat Heliport", another name for JUK is "UKK".
- Because of Ukkusissat Heliport's relatively low elevation of 223 feet, planes can take off or land at Ukkusissat 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 Ukkusissat Heliport (JUK) is Saattut Heliport (SAE), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) SSE of JUK.
- Ukkusissat Heliport is a heliport in Ukkusissat, a village in the Uummannaq Fjord system in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland.
- On the way from Uummannaq Heliport, Air Greenland helicopters fly alongside the southern and western wall of Appat Island, to then pass above the narrow Appat Ikerat strait between Appat and the smaller Salleq Island, a high, standalone flooded mountain.
- The furthest airport from Ukkusissat Heliport (JUK) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,377 miles (16,700 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
- Air Greenland operates government contract flights to villages in the Uummannaq Fjord area.
