Nonstop flight route between Houston, Texas, United States and Narsaq, Greenland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), Houston, Texas, United States and Narsaq Heliport (JNS), Narsaq, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,103 miles (or 4,994 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 William P. Hobby Airport and Narsaq 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 William P. Hobby Airport and Narsaq Heliport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about William P. Hobby Airport (HOU):

• Houston is a focus city for Southwest Airlines, and was the seventh-largest city in Southwest's network as of 2013.
• George Bush Intercontinental Airport opened in 1969 because of expansion limitations at Hobby, and all airlines at Hobby moved there.
• William P. Hobby Airport handled 9,054,001 passengers last year.
• On April 9, 2012, Houston Director of Aviation Mario Diaz announced support of international flights from Hobby after multiple studies of the economic impact on the entire city of Houston.
• The closest airport to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) is Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) ESE of HOU.
• Southwest Airlines operated more than 80 percent of the total enplanements at Hobby in 2005 and an average of 10 flights per day per gate.
• The Houston Air Route Traffic Control Center serves as the airport's ARTCC.
• The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas, or METRO, stops at Curbzone 13.
• The furthest airport from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,002 miles (17,706 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) has 4 runways.
• In 1967 the airport was renamed after former Texas governor William P.
• Because of William P. Hobby Airport's relatively low elevation of 46 feet, planes can take off or land at William P. Hobby 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.
• In addition to being known as "William P. Hobby Airport", another name for HOU is "Houston Hobby".

Facts about Narsaq Heliport (JNS):

• Because of Narsaq Heliport's relatively low elevation of 83 feet, planes can take off or land at Narsaq 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.
• Air Greenland Sikorsky S-61N helicopter, incoming from Qaqortoq Heliport, bound for Narsarsuaq Airport
• Air Greenland check-in desk
• The furthest airport from Narsaq Heliport (JNS) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 11,066 miles (17,810 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
• Heliport from the air during Narsaq-Narsarsuaq flight in the Air Greenland Sikorsky S-61N helicopter
• The closest airport to Narsaq Heliport (JNS) is Qaqortoq Heliport (JJU), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) S of JNS.