Nonstop flight route between Columbus, Ohio, United States and Qaarsut / Uummannaq, Greenland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Port Columbus International Airport (CMH), Columbus, Ohio, United States and Qaarsut Airport (JQA), Qaarsut / Uummannaq, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,376 miles (or 3,824 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 Port Columbus International Airport and Qaarsut Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Port Columbus International Airport (CMH):

• In 2001, Executive Jet Aviation operational headquarters at Port Columbus International Airport.
• The closest airport to Port Columbus International Airport (CMH) is Ohio State University Airport (OSU), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) WNW of CMH.
• Because of Port Columbus International Airport's relatively low elevation of 815 feet, planes can take off or land at Port Columbus 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.
• On October 21, 2010, a new arrivals/departures board was installed in the place of the old one in the main entrance area
• The airport was the home base of short-lived Skybus Airlines, which began operations from Port Columbus on May 22, 2007.
• Port Columbus is known for displaying community artwork, including children's drawings, a photographic timeline, and other donated items.
• Port Columbus International Airport (CMH) has 2 runways.
• Port Columbus is primarily a passenger airport, providing 151 non-stop flights to 34 airports via 15 airlines daily.
• According to a 2005 market survey, Port Columbus attracts about 50% of its passengers from outside of its 60-mile radius primary service region.
• The furthest airport from Port Columbus International Airport (CMH) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,361 miles (18,284 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• A$12 million terminal building opened on September 21, 1958.

Facts about Qaarsut Airport (JQA):

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Qaarsut Airport", other names for JQA include "Mittarfik Qaarsut" and "Uummannaq/Qaarsut Airport".