Nonstop flight route between Hurghada, Egypt and Narsarsuaq, Greenland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hurghada International Airport (HRG), Hurghada, Egypt and Narsarsuaq Airport (UAK), Narsarsuaq, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,235 miles (or 6,815 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 Hurghada International Airport and Narsarsuaq 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 Hurghada International Airport and Narsarsuaq Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HRG / HEGN |
Airport Name: | Hurghada International Airport |
Location: | Hurghada, Egypt |
GPS Coordinates: | 27°10'41"N by 33°47'57"E |
Area Served: | Hurghada |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 52 feet (16 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HRG |
More Information: | HRG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | UAK / BGBW |
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Location: | Narsarsuaq, Greenland |
GPS Coordinates: | 61°9'38"N by 45°25'32"W |
Area Served: | Narsarsuaq |
Operator/Owner: | Mittarfeqarfiit |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 112 feet (34 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from UAK |
More Information: | UAK Maps & Info |
Facts about Hurghada International Airport (HRG):
- Because of Hurghada International Airport's relatively low elevation of 52 feet, planes can take off or land at Hurghada International 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.
- Hurghada International Airport (HRG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Hurghada International Airport (HRG) is Sharm el-Sheikh International Airpoirt (SSH), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) NNE of HRG.
- The furthest airport from Hurghada International Airport (HRG) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,976 miles (19,273 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
Facts about Narsarsuaq Airport (UAK):
- In the 1960s and 1970s Greenlandair and SAS were operating with Douglas DC-6s and Icelandair with Boeing 727s in Greenland, and in the 80's SAS was using DC-8s at Narsarsuaq.
- A military hospital with 250 beds was completed in 1943.
- In addition to being known as "Narsarsuaq Airport", other names for UAK include "Mittarfik Narsarsuaq" and "Narsarsuaq Lufthavn".
- In the terminal there is a large cafeteria, a duty-free 'Nanoq' shop, as well as a small tourist office, which helps coordinate general aviation activities at the airport.
- The furthest airport from Narsarsuaq Airport (UAK) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 11,062 miles (17,803 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
- The closest airport to Narsarsuaq Airport (UAK) is Igaliku Heliport (QFX), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) S of UAK.
- The airfield at Narsarsuaq was first built by the American Department of Defense as an army airbase, its construction beginning in July 1941 and the first aircraft landing in January 1942.
- Because of Narsarsuaq Airport's relatively low elevation of 112 feet, planes can take off or land at Narsarsuaq 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.
- Narsarsuaq Airport (UAK) currently has only 1 runway.
- Narsarsuaq Airport handled 26,284 passengers last year.