Nonstop flight route between Indianapolis, Indiana, United States and Ittoqqortoormiit, Greenland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Indianapolis International Airport (IND), Indianapolis, Indiana, United States and Ittoqqortoormiit Heliport (OBY), Ittoqqortoormiit, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,073 miles (or 4,945 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 Indianapolis International Airport and Ittoqqortoormiit 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 Indianapolis International Airport and Ittoqqortoormiit Heliport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Indianapolis International Airport (IND):

• In the late 1990s and early 2000s Indianapolis was a hub for then locally based ATA Airlines and its regional affiliate, Chicago Express/ATA Connection.
• Indianapolis International Airport handled 7,526,414 passengers last year.
• On October 20, 1987 a United States Air Force A-7D Corsair II crashed into a Ramada Inn near the airport after the pilot was forced to eject due to an engine malfunction.
• During the annual running of the Indianapolis 500 and Brickyard 400 auto races, the Indianapolis Airport serves as one of several staging points around the Indianapolis area for shuttle buses that transport race fans to and from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
• The closest airport to Indianapolis International Airport (IND) is Pope Field (GFD), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) E of IND.
• The airport's master plan calls for a fourth runway to be built southeast of I-70 sometime in the future.
• The furthest airport from Indianapolis International Airport (IND) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,191 miles (18,011 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• A new 1,200,000-square-foot midfield passenger terminal opened between Indianapolis International Airport's two parallel runways, southwest of the previous terminal and the crosswind runway in 2008.
• Because of Indianapolis International Airport's relatively low elevation of 797 feet, planes can take off or land at Indianapolis 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.
• Indianapolis International Airport (IND) has 3 runways.

Facts about Ittoqqortoormiit Heliport (OBY):

• The closest airport to Ittoqqortoormiit Heliport (OBY) is Nerlerit Inaat Airport (CNP), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) NW of OBY.
• Because of Ittoqqortoormiit Heliport's relatively low elevation of 238 feet, planes can take off or land at Ittoqqortoormiit 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.
• Ittoqqortoormiit Heliport handled 834 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Ittoqqortoormiit Heliport (OBY) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 10,773 miles (17,337 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.