Nonstop flight route between Nuuk, Greenland and Long Pasia, Sabah, Malaysia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Nuuk Airport (GOH), Nuuk, Greenland and Long Pasia Airport (GSA), Long Pasia, Sabah, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,653 miles (or 12,316 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 Long Pasia 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 Long Pasia 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):

• 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 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.
• Air Greenland's seasonal flights to Iqaluit in Canada finally resumed in summer 2012, returning again in summer 2013.
• Nuuk Airport handled 69,324 passengers last year.
• Nuuk Airport (GOH) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Nuuk Airport (GOH) is Maniitsoq Airport (JSU), which is located 92 miles (148 kilometers) NNW of GOH.
• With the airport being limited to serving small planes, the possibilities for international connections remain limited.
• 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.
• To land at the airport, fixed-wing planes flying from the north, and going to land towards north, must perform a full 180-degree U-turn, flying directly over the city.
• In addition to being known as "Nuuk Airport", other names for GOH include "Mittarfik Nuuk" and "Nuuk Lufthavn".

Facts about Long Pasia Airport (GSA):

• In addition to being known as "Long Pasia Airport", another name for GSA is "Lapangan Terbang Long Pasia".
• The closest airport to Long Pasia Airport (GSA) is Long Semado Airport (LSM), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) SW of GSA.
• Long Pasia Airport (GSA) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Long Pasia Airport (GSA) is Tefé Airport (TFF), which is nearly antipodal to Long Pasia Airport (meaning Long Pasia Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tefé Airport), and is located 12,359 miles (19,890 kilometers) away in Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil.