Nonstop flight route between Nuuk, Greenland and Ati, Chad:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Nuuk Airport (GOH), Nuuk, Greenland and Ati Airport (ATV), Ati, Chad would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,798 miles (or 7,721 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 Nuuk Airport and Ati 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 Nuuk Airport and Ati Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Nuuk Airport (GOH):

• The tragedy was one of the factors leading to the decision to invest in a helicopter fleet.
• In addition to being known as "Nuuk Airport", other names for GOH include "Mittarfik Nuuk" and "Nuuk Lufthavn".
• The furthest airport from Nuuk Airport (GOH) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,779 miles (17,347 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
• The closest airport to Nuuk Airport (GOH) is Maniitsoq Airport (JSU), which is located 92 miles (148 kilometers) NNW of GOH.
• Even in the later era of the fixed-wing, turboprop plane domination, the S-61N helicopters continued to link Nuuk with the smaller Paamiut town, until the airport was built there in 2007, replacing the old heliport.
• The de Havilland Canada Dash 8 turboprops, acquired in Spring 2010, are the newest planes in the Air Greenland fleet, and are based at the airport.
• The airline is opposed to relocation of its hub, citing the costs of such a move and consistently favourable weather conditions at Kangerlussuaq, located deep inland, about 30 km from the edge of the Greenland ice sheet.
• Line 3 of Nuup Bussii connects the airport with Nuuk Centrum, passing through the Nuussuaq and Quassussuup Tungaa districts on the way.
• Nuuk Airport (GOH) currently has only 1 runway.
• Nuuk Airport handled 69,324 passengers last year.
• Because of Nuuk Airport's relatively low elevation of 283 feet, planes can take off or land at Nuuk 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 first international flights from Nuuk Airport were to Iqaluit in Nunavut, Canada.

Facts about Ati Airport (ATV):

• Ati Airport (ATV) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Ati Airport (ATV) is Mongo Airport (MVO), which is located 78 miles (125 kilometers) SSE of ATV.
• In addition to being known as "Ati Airport", another name for ATV is "Ati Airport (Ati)".
• The furthest airport from Ati Airport (ATV) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Ati Airport (meaning Ati Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,234 miles (19,688 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.