Nonstop flight route between Columbus/West Point/Starkville, Mississippi, United States and Qaqortoq, Greenland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Golden Triangle Regional Airport (GTR), Columbus/West Point/Starkville, Mississippi, United States and Qaqortoq Heliport (JJU), Qaqortoq, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,668 miles (or 4,294 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 Golden Triangle Regional Airport and Qaqortoq Heliport, 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 Golden Triangle Regional Airport and Qaqortoq Heliport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GTR / KGTR |
Airport Name: | Golden Triangle Regional Airport |
Location: | Columbus/West Point/Starkville, Mississippi, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°26'53"N by 88°35'29"W |
Area Served: | Columbus / West Point / Starkville |
Operator/Owner: | Golden Triangle Regional Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 264 feet (80 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GTR |
More Information: | GTR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JJU / BGJH |
Airport Name: | Qaqortoq Heliport |
Location: | Qaqortoq, Greenland |
GPS Coordinates: | 60°42'56"N by 46°1'45"W |
Area Served: | Qaqortoq, Greenland |
Operator/Owner: | Mittarfeqarfiit |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 53 feet (16 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from JJU |
More Information: | JJU Maps & Info |
Facts about Golden Triangle Regional Airport (GTR):
- The furthest airport from Golden Triangle Regional Airport (GTR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,077 miles (17,827 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Golden Triangle Regional Airport (GTR) currently has only 1 runway.
- Golden Triangle Regional Airport covers an area of 1,000 acres at an elevation of 264 feet above mean sea level.
- Because of Golden Triangle Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 264 feet, planes can take off or land at Golden Triangle Regional 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 Golden Triangle Regional Airport (GTR) is Columbus-Lowndes County Airport (UBS), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) E of GTR.
Facts about Qaqortoq Heliport (JJU):
- Because of Qaqortoq Heliport's relatively low elevation of 53 feet, planes can take off or land at Qaqortoq Heliport 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 Qaqortoq Heliport (JJU) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 11,079 miles (17,830 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
- Qaqortoq Heliport handled 14,204 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Qaqortoq Heliport (JJU) is Eqalugaarsuit Heliport (QFG), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) SSE of JJU.