Nonstop flight route between Austin, Texas, United States and Kulusuk, Greenland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Austin Executive Airport (EDC), Austin, Texas, United States and Kulusuk Airport (KUS), Kulusuk, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,487 miles (or 5,611 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 Austin Executive Airport and Kulusuk 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 Austin Executive Airport and Kulusuk Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EDC / KEDC |
Airport Name: | Austin Executive Airport |
Location: | Austin, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°23'48"N by 97°34'23"W |
Area Served: | Austin, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | Travis County Field LLC |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 620 feet (189 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from EDC |
More Information: | EDC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KUS / BGKK |
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Location: | Kulusuk, Greenland |
GPS Coordinates: | 65°34'24"N by 37°7'24"W |
Area Served: | Kulusuk, Greenland |
Operator/Owner: | Mittarfeqarfiit |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 117 feet (36 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KUS |
More Information: | KUS Maps & Info |
Facts about Austin Executive Airport (EDC):
- Austin Executive Airport (EDC) has 2 runways.
- Because of Austin Executive Airport's relatively low elevation of 620 feet, planes can take off or land at Austin Executive 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 closest airport to Austin Executive Airport (EDC) is Austin–Bergstrom International Airport (AUS), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) SSW of EDC.
- Austin Executive Airport covers an area of 585 acres at an elevation of 620 feet above mean sea level.
- The furthest airport from Austin Executive Airport (EDC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,039 miles (17,765 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Austin Executive Airport opened in 2011 with funding from Ron Henriksen, who also operates Houston Executive Airport.
- For the 12-month period ending June 20, 2008, the airport had 2,700 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 225 per month.
Facts about Kulusuk Airport (KUS):
- Kulusuk Airport handled 14,738 passengers last year.
- Kulusuk Airport (KUS) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Kulusuk Airport", another name for KUS is "Mittarfik Kulusuk".
- The furthest airport from Kulusuk Airport (KUS) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,856 miles (17,471 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
- There is no deicing equipment at the airport, which is costly and problematic in Greenlandic winter.
- Because of Kulusuk Airport's relatively low elevation of 117 feet, planes can take off or land at Kulusuk 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 closest airport to Kulusuk Airport (KUS) is Tasiilaq Heliport (AGM), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) W of KUS.
- The airstrip was built by the US defense in 1956, in order to support a Distant Early Warning Line station.