Nonstop flight route between Nuuk, Greenland and Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Nuuk Airport (GOH), Nuuk, Greenland and Amado Nervo International Airport (TPQ), Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,809 miles (or 6,130 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 Amado Nervo International 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 Amado Nervo International 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):

• Nuuk Airport handled 69,324 passengers last year.
• 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.
• Heavy turbulence is frequently encountered during an approach.
• The airport was constructed to serve the largest town in Greenland, yet due to space constraints at the location in a mountainous area and problems with the weather, it is unable to service large airliners or flights reaching Denmark.
• The northern end of the runway is less than 700 m from the shore of Nuup Kangerlua fjord.
• 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".
• Nuuk Airport is also home to the Beechcraft King Air B200 "Amaalik", used for air ambulance flights and occasional charters.
• 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.
• Nuuk Airport (GOH) currently has only 1 runway.
• Unlike Nuuk Airport, the airport in Kangerlussuaq can serve large airliners, and remains the airline hub of Air Greenland, the flag-carrier of Greenland.

Facts about Amado Nervo International Airport (TPQ):

• In addition to being known as "Amado Nervo International Airport", another name for TPQ is "Aeropuerto Internacional Amado Nervo".
• The closest airport to Amado Nervo International Airport (TPQ) is Lic. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) SSW of TPQ.
• Amado Nervo International Airport (TPQ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Amado Nervo International Airport (TPQ) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,665 miles (18,774 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.