Nonstop flight route between Belle Chasse, Louisiana, United States and Paamiut, Greenland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Southern Seaplane Airport (BCS), Belle Chasse, Louisiana, United States and Paamiut Airport (JFR), Paamiut, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,862 miles (or 4,606 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 Southern Seaplane Airport and Paamiut 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 Southern Seaplane Airport and Paamiut Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BCS / |
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Location: | Belle Chasse, Louisiana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°51'57"N by 90°1'19"W |
Area Served: | Belle Chasse, Louisiana |
Operator/Owner: | Southern Seaplane Inc |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BCS |
More Information: | BCS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JFR / BGPT |
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Location: | Paamiut, Greenland |
GPS Coordinates: | 62°0'52"N by 49°40'14"W |
Area Served: | Paamiut, Greenland |
Operator/Owner: | Mittarfeqarfiit |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 120 feet (37 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JFR |
More Information: | JFR Maps & Info |
Facts about Southern Seaplane Airport (BCS):
- Because of Southern Seaplane Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Southern Seaplane 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 furthest airport from Southern Seaplane Airport (BCS) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,139 miles (17,926 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Southern Seaplane Airport (BCS) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Southern Seaplane Airport (BCS) is Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans (NBG), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) SSW of BCS.
- In addition to being known as "Southern Seaplane Airport", another name for BCS is "65LA".
Facts about Paamiut Airport (JFR):
- Because of Paamiut Airport's relatively low elevation of 120 feet, planes can take off or land at Paamiut 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 Paamiut Airport (JFR) is Qassimiut Heliport (QJH), which is located 119 miles (192 kilometers) SE of JFR.
- The furthest airport from Paamiut Airport (JFR) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,938 miles (17,602 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
- Paamiut Airport handled 4,249 passengers last year.
- Paamiut Airport (JFR) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Paamiut Airport", other names for JFR include "Mittarfik Paamiut" and "Paamiut Lufthavn".