Nonstop flight route between Greenville, South Carolina, United States and Resolute, Nunavut, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU), Greenville, South Carolina, United States and Resolute Bay Airport (YRB), Resolute, Nunavut, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,787 miles (or 4,485 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 Greenville Downtown Airport and Resolute Bay 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 Greenville Downtown Airport and Resolute Bay Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU):

• Located at GMU are many companies that provide aviation services like aircraft rental and flight instruction, aircraft maintenance, helicopter services and flight instruction, aircraft management, fuel service, aircraft sales, air charter and air taxi services.
• Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) is Donaldson Center Airport (GDC), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) SSW of GMU.
• The FAA Southern Region recently selected GMU to receive its General Aviation Airport Safety Award.
• In addition to being known as "Greenville Downtown Airport", another name for GMU is "(Greenville Municipal Airport)".
• Greenville Downtown Airport covers an area of 385 acres at an elevation of 1,048 feet above mean sea level.
• During World War II the United States Army Air Forces used the airfield for training.
• GMU also has a restaurant, the Runway Cafe.
• The furthest airport from Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,441 miles (18,413 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Resolute Bay Airport (YRB):

• The Royal Canadian Air Force is considering a major expansion of the airport to transform it into a key base for Arctic operations.
• The furthest airport from Resolute Bay Airport (YRB) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 9,598 miles (15,446 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
• On August 20, 2011, First Air Flight 6560, a Boeing 737-200 charter flight transporting fifteen people from Yellowknife, crashed near the airport.
• Resolute Bay Airport (YRB) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Resolute Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 222 feet, planes can take off or land at Resolute Bay 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 Resolute Bay Airport (YRB) is Arctic Bay Airport (YAB), which is located 224 miles (360 kilometers) ESE of YRB.