Nonstop flight route between Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea and Maniitsoq, Greenland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chimbu Airport (CMU), Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea and Maniitsoq Airport (JSU), Maniitsoq, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,242 miles (or 13,264 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 Chimbu Airport and Maniitsoq 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 Chimbu Airport and Maniitsoq Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CMU / AYCH | 
| Airport Name: | Chimbu Airport | 
| Location: | Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°1'27"S by 144°58'13"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 4974 feet (1,516 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from CMU | 
| More Information: | CMU Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | JSU / BGMQ | 
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| Location: | Maniitsoq, Greenland | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 65°24'44"N by 52°56'21"W | 
| Area Served: | Maniitsoq, Greenland | 
| Operator/Owner: | Mittarfeqarfiit | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 91 feet (28 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from JSU | 
| More Information: | JSU Maps & Info | 
Facts about Chimbu Airport (CMU):
- Chimbu Airport (CMU) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The closest airport to Chimbu Airport (CMU) is Goroka Airport (GKA), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) E of CMU.
 - The furthest airport from Chimbu Airport (CMU) is Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), which is located 11,731 miles (18,879 kilometers) away in Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.
 - Because of Chimbu Airport's high elevation of 4,974 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CMU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CMU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
 
Facts about Maniitsoq Airport (JSU):
- The closest airport to Maniitsoq Airport (JSU) is Nuuk Airport (GOH), which is located 92 miles (148 kilometers) SSE of JSU.
 - Maniitsoq Airport (JSU) currently has only 1 runway.
 - In addition to being known as "Maniitsoq Airport", other names for JSU include "Mittarfik Maniitsoq" and "Maniitsoq Lufthavn".
 - The furthest airport from Maniitsoq Airport (JSU) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,689 miles (17,203 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
 - Maniitsoq Airport handled 8,829 passengers last year.
 - Because of Maniitsoq Airport's relatively low elevation of 91 feet, planes can take off or land at Maniitsoq 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.
 
