Nonstop flight route between Cherepovets, Vologda Oblast, Russia and Kangerlussuaq, Greenland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Cherepovets (CEE), Cherepovets, Vologda Oblast, Russia and Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ) (SFJ), Kangerlussuaq, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,575 miles (or 4,143 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 Cherepovets and Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ), 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 Cherepovets and Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Cherepovets (CEE):

• The closest airport to Cherepovets (CEE) is Vologda Airport (VGD), which is located 68 miles (109 kilometers) E of CEE.
• The furthest airport from Cherepovets (CEE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,642 miles (17,127 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Cherepovets (CEE) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Cherepovets's relatively low elevation of 377 feet, planes can take off or land at Cherepovets 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 "Cherepovets", another name for CEE is "ULBC".

Facts about Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ) (SFJ):

• At a late 2011 Air Greenland meeting, plans to move the main Greenland intercontinental air hub away from Kangerlussuaq were agreed upon.
• An airport was first built here by the US military in 1941, under the name Bluie West-8, later renamed Sondrestromfjord Air Base and Sondrestrom Air Base.
• Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ) (SFJ) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ)", other names for SFJ include "Mittarfik Kangerlussuaq" and "Kangerlussuaq Lufthavn".
• Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ) handled 133,381 passengers last year.
• Because of Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ)'s relatively low elevation of 165 feet, planes can take off or land at Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ) 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 Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ) (SFJ) is Sisimiut Airport (JHS), which is located 82 miles (132 kilometers) W of SFJ.
• Access to several research camps on the Greenland ice sheet, including the Danish field camp North GRIP and the American Summit Camp, is handled through Kangerlussuaq via the 109th Airlift Wing of the New York Air National Guard.
• The furthest airport from Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ) (SFJ) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,633 miles (17,112 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.