Nonstop flight route between Cherbourg, France and Kangersuatsiaq, Greenland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cherbourg - Maupertus Airport (CER), Cherbourg, France and Kangersuatsiaq Heliport (KGQ), Kangersuatsiaq, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,260 miles (or 3,638 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 relatively short distance between Cherbourg - Maupertus Airport and Kangersuatsiaq Heliport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CER / LFRC | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Cherbourg, France | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°39'2"N by 1°28'31"W | 
| Area Served: | Cherbourg-Octeville | 
| Operator/Owner: | SNC-Lavalin France | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 459 feet (140 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from CER | 
| More Information: | CER Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KGQ / BGKS | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Kangersuatsiaq, Greenland | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 72°22'47"N by 55°32'43"W | 
| Area Served: | Kangersuatsiaq, Greenland | 
| Operator/Owner: | Mittarfeqarfiit | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 112 feet (34 meters) | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KGQ | 
| More Information: | KGQ Maps & Info | 
Facts about Cherbourg - Maupertus Airport (CER):
- In addition to being known as "Cherbourg - Maupertus Airport", other names for CER include "Aéroport de Cherbourg - Maupertus" and "(Advanced Landing Ground A-15)".
- Cherbourg - Maupertus Airport (CER) currently has only 1 runway.
- Planes began taking off and landing despite the fact that stacked along the main runway was a pile of bombs, live shells, duds, and 600 mines lifted from the airfield.
- The furthest airport from Cherbourg - Maupertus Airport (CER) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,973 miles (19,269 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- The fighter planes flew support missions during the Allied invasion of Normandy, patrolling roads in front of the beachhead.
- The closest airport to Cherbourg - Maupertus Airport (CER) is Alderney Airport (ACI), which is located 33 miles (54 kilometers) W of CER.
- Cherbourg – Maupertus Airport or Aéroport de Cherbourg - Maupertus is an airport located 11 km east of Cherbourg-Octeville, between Maupertus-sur-Mer and Gonneville.
- The remains of the World War II main runway are still visible just to the south of the current airport runway.
- No destinations served at present, as Twin Jet dropped services to Jersey and Paris Orly followed by Chalair and also Airlinair, which both failed to make links to Paris profitable.
- Because of Cherbourg - Maupertus Airport's relatively low elevation of 459 feet, planes can take off or land at Cherbourg - Maupertus 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 Kangersuatsiaq Heliport (KGQ):
- Because of Kangersuatsiaq Heliport's relatively low elevation of 112 feet, planes can take off or land at Kangersuatsiaq 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.
- In addition to being known as "Kangersuatsiaq Heliport", another name for KGQ is "KAQ".
- The furthest airport from Kangersuatsiaq Heliport (KGQ) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,257 miles (16,508 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
- The closest airport to Kangersuatsiaq Heliport (KGQ) is Upernavik Airport (JUV), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) NNW of KGQ.




