Nonstop flight route between Denver, Colorado, United States and Ilulissat, Greenland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC), Denver, Colorado, United States and Ilulissat Airport (JAV), Ilulissat, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,804 miles (or 4,512 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 Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport and Ilulissat 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 Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport and Ilulissat Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BJC / KBJC |
Airport Name: | Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport |
Location: | Denver, Colorado, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°54'32"N by 105°7'1"W |
Area Served: | Denver, Colorado |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5673 feet (1,729 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from BJC |
More Information: | BJC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JAV / BGJN |
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Location: | Ilulissat, Greenland |
GPS Coordinates: | 69°14'35"N by 51°3'25"W |
Area Served: | Ilulissat, Greenland |
Operator/Owner: | Greenland Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 95 feet (29 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JAV |
More Information: | JAV Maps & Info |
Facts about Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC):
- The closest airport to Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC) is Boulder Municipal Airport (WBU), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) NNW of BJC.
- Because of Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport's high elevation of 5,673 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BJC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BJC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,886 miles (17,519 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC) has 3 runways.
- Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport covers an area of 1,700 acres at an elevation of 5,673 feet above mean sea level.
Facts about Ilulissat Airport (JAV):
- Ilulissat Airport handled 41,965 passengers last year.
- Ilulissat Airport (JAV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Ilulissat Airport (JAV) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,495 miles (16,891 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
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- The closest airport to Ilulissat Airport (JAV) is Qasigiannguit Heliport (JCH), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) S of JAV.
- Because of Ilulissat Airport's relatively low elevation of 95 feet, planes can take off or land at Ilulissat 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.
- In addition to being known as "Ilulissat Airport", other names for JAV include "Mittarfik Ilulissat" and "Ilulissat Lufthavn".