Nonstop flight route between Cape Eleuthera, Eleuthera, Bahamas and Qaarsut / Uummannaq, Greenland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Cape Eleuthera Airport (CEL), Cape Eleuthera, Eleuthera, Bahamas and Qaarsut Airport (JQA), Qaarsut / Uummannaq, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,310 miles (or 5,327 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 Cape Eleuthera Airport and Qaarsut 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 Cape Eleuthera Airport and Qaarsut Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Cape Eleuthera Airport (CEL):

• In addition to being known as "Cape Eleuthera Airport", another name for CEL is "Cape Eleuthera Airport (Cape Eleuthera)".
• The closest airport to Cape Eleuthera Airport (CEL) is Governor's Harbour Airport (GHB), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) N of CEL.
• Cape Eleuthera Airport (CEL) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Cape Eleuthera Airport (CEL) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,816 miles (19,016 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Cape Eleuthera Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Cape Eleuthera 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.

Facts about Qaarsut Airport (JQA):

• Proposals to close the airport have to date been rejected.Sunk costs, tourism potential for northwestern and northern Greenland, and the 2010 reinvigoration of the mining activities in Maamorilik northeast of Ukkusissat, as well as on Appat Island in the future−are the primary reasons for keeping the airport open.
• The furthest airport from Qaarsut Airport (JQA) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,387 miles (16,716 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
• The decision to build the airport in Qaarsut was intended to solve the bottleneck on the Ilulissat-Uummannaq route, until then operated by Air Greenland with Sikorsky S-61N helicopters.
• The closest airport to Qaarsut Airport (JQA) is Uummannaq Heliport (UMD), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) ESE of JQA.
• Qaarsut Airport handled 7,105 passengers last year.
• Tower of Qaarsut Airport
• In addition to being known as "Qaarsut Airport", other names for JQA include "Mittarfik Qaarsut" and "Uummannaq/Qaarsut Airport".
• Qaarsut Airport (JQA) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Qaarsut Airport's relatively low elevation of 289 feet, planes can take off or land at Qaarsut 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.