Nonstop flight route between Georgetown, Cayman Islands and Nuugaatsiaq, Greenland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Owen Roberts International Airport (GCM), Georgetown, Cayman Islands and Nuugaatsiaq Heliport (JUU), Nuugaatsiaq, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,785 miles (or 6,091 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 Owen Roberts International Airport and Nuugaatsiaq Heliport, 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 Owen Roberts International Airport and Nuugaatsiaq Heliport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GCM / MWCR |
Airport Name: | Owen Roberts International Airport |
Location: | Georgetown, Cayman Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 19°17'33"N by 81°21'33"W |
Operator/Owner: | Cayman Islands Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 8 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GCM |
More Information: | GCM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JUU / BGNQ |
Airport Name: | Nuugaatsiaq Heliport |
Location: | Nuugaatsiaq, Greenland |
GPS Coordinates: | 71°33'29"N by 53°13'0"W |
Area Served: | Nuugaatsiaq, Greenland |
Operator/Owner: | Mittarfeqarfiit |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 57 feet (17 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from JUU |
More Information: | JUU Maps & Info |
Facts about Owen Roberts International Airport (GCM):
- The initiation of Cayman Airways flights to Panama City, Panama is anticipated to allow Brazilian tourists to travel to the Cayman Islands via Copa Airlines flights to Panama.
- The closest airport to Owen Roberts International Airport (GCM) is Edward Bodden Airfield - Little Cayman (LYB), which is located 87 miles (140 kilometers) ENE of GCM.
- Owen Roberts International Airport (GCM) currently has only 1 runway.
- Additional renovations completed in 2012 include refurbishing the departure hall interior and livening up the passport control and customs hall with aquatic paintings and use of an aggressive digital advertising campaign in the baggage claim area.
- In 1952, after Owen Roberts convinced the commissioners of the country to construct airports on all three Cayman Islands, a 5,000 ft runway, along with a terminal was constructed on Grand Cayman at the cost of £100,000.
- The furthest airport from Owen Roberts International Airport (GCM) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,931 miles (19,202 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Because of Owen Roberts International Airport's relatively low elevation of 8 feet, planes can take off or land at Owen Roberts 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.
Facts about Nuugaatsiaq Heliport (JUU):
- The furthest airport from Nuugaatsiaq Heliport (JUU) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,332 miles (16,628 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
- Because of Nuugaatsiaq Heliport's relatively low elevation of 57 feet, planes can take off or land at Nuugaatsiaq 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.
- The closest airport to Nuugaatsiaq Heliport (JUU) is Ukkusissat Heliport (JUK), which is located 46 miles (73 kilometers) SE of JUU.