Nonstop flight route between Nuuk, Greenland and Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Nuuk Airport (GOH), Nuuk, Greenland and Francisco Sarabia International AirportTorreón International Airport (TRC), Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,511 miles (or 5,651 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 Francisco Sarabia International AirportTorreón 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 Francisco Sarabia International AirportTorreón 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 is also home to the Beechcraft King Air B200 "Amaalik", used for air ambulance flights and occasional charters.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Nuuk Airport", other names for GOH include "Mittarfik Nuuk" and "Nuuk Lufthavn".
• Nuuk Airport handled 69,324 passengers last year.
• 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.
• 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.
• These well-grounded arguments for preserving the status quo pose a problem for the Government of Greenland, which oversees the development of the airport network through Mittarfeqarfiit, the airport administration authority.
• 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.
• 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 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.

Facts about Francisco Sarabia International AirportTorreón International Airport (TRC):

• Francisco Sarabia International AirportTorreón International Airport (TRC) has 2 runways.
• The airport was named in honor of Francisco Sarabia Tinoco, a pioneer of commercial aviation in Mexico.
• The furthest airport from Francisco Sarabia International AirportTorreón International Airport (TRC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,503 miles (18,513 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The closest airport to Francisco Sarabia International AirportTorreón International Airport (TRC) is General Guadalupe Victoria International Airport (DGO), which is located 122 miles (196 kilometers) SW of TRC.
• In addition to being known as "Francisco Sarabia International AirportTorreón International Airport", another name for TRC is "Aeropuerto Internacional De Torreón Francisco Sarabia".