Nonstop flight route between Cairo, Egypt and Qaqortoq, Greenland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Cairo International Airport (CAI), Cairo, Egypt and Qaqortoq Heliport (JJU), Qaqortoq, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,008 miles (or 6,451 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 Cairo International Airport and Qaqortoq 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 Cairo International Airport and Qaqortoq Heliport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Cairo International Airport (CAI):

• Because of Cairo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 382 feet, planes can take off or land at Cairo International 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.
• Cairo International Airport (CAI) has 3 runways.
• As of 2009 the façade of the terminal was being upgraded.
• The furthest airport from Cairo International Airport (CAI) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,878 miles (19,117 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• Other locations which transport routes were flown were RAF Habbaniya, Iraq on the Cairo – Karachi, India route.
• The terminal will include larger and more modern retail areas and will also include Airbus A380 gates.
• On 20 September 2011 Prime Minister Sharaf inaugurated the new Seasonal Flights Terminal, located west of Terminal 3.
• In addition to being known as "Cairo International Airport", another name for CAI is "مطار القاهرة الدولي".
• Terminal 2 was inaugurated in 1986 with 7 boarding gates.
• Cairo International Airport handled 14,711,500 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Cairo International Airport (CAI) is Alexandria International Airport (ALY), which is located 113 miles (183 kilometers) NW of CAI.

Facts about Qaqortoq Heliport (JJU):

• The furthest airport from Qaqortoq Heliport (JJU) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 11,079 miles (17,830 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
• The closest airport to Qaqortoq Heliport (JJU) is Eqalugaarsuit Heliport (QFG), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) SSE of JJU.
• Qaqortoq Heliport handled 14,204 passengers last year.
• Because of Qaqortoq Heliport's relatively low elevation of 53 feet, planes can take off or land at Qaqortoq 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.