Nonstop flight route between Emigrant Gap, California, United States and Kulusuk, Greenland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Blue Canyon–Nyack Airport (BLU), Emigrant Gap, California, United States and Kulusuk Airport (KUS), Kulusuk, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,611 miles (or 5,811 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 Blue Canyon–Nyack 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 Blue Canyon–Nyack Airport and Kulusuk Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BLU / KBLU |
Airport Name: | Blue Canyon–Nyack Airport |
Location: | Emigrant Gap, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°16'29"N by 120°42'34"W |
View all routes: | Routes from BLU |
More Information: | BLU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KUS / BGKK |
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Location: | Kulusuk, Greenland |
GPS Coordinates: | 65°34'24"N by 37°7'24"W |
Area Served: | Kulusuk, Greenland |
Operator/Owner: | Mittarfeqarfiit |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 117 feet (36 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KUS |
More Information: | KUS Maps & Info |
Facts about Blue Canyon–Nyack Airport (BLU):
- Airport elevation = 5284.0 feet, 1611 meters
- The furthest airport from Blue Canyon–Nyack Airport (BLU) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,220 miles (18,056 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Blue Canyon–Nyack Airport (BLU) is Auburn Municipal Airport (AUN), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) SW of BLU.
- Runway length = 3,300 feet, width = 50 feet
Facts about Kulusuk Airport (KUS):
- Bell and Lynx helicopters
- Kulusuk Airport (KUS) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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 waiting hall is not sufficient to accommodate all passengers, resulting in a pre-boarding chaos.
- Kulusuk Airport handled 14,738 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Kulusuk Airport", another name for KUS is "Mittarfik Kulusuk".
- 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.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Kulusuk Airport (KUS) is Tasiilaq Heliport (AGM), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) W of KUS.