Nonstop flight route between Aasiaat, Greenland and Avalon, Victoria, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Aasiaat Airport (JEG), Aasiaat, Greenland and Avalon Airport (AVV), Avalon, Victoria, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,222 miles (or 16,451 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 Aasiaat Airport and Avalon 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 Aasiaat Airport and Avalon Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Aasiaat Airport (JEG):

• Aasiaat Airport (JEG) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Aasiaat Airport (JEG) is Kitsissuarsuit Heliport (QJE), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) NW of JEG.
• The furthest airport from Aasiaat Airport (JEG) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,504 miles (16,904 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
• In addition to being known as "Aasiaat Airport", another name for JEG is "Mittarfik Aasiaat".
• Aasiaat Airport handled 19,427 passengers last year.
• Because of Aasiaat Airport's relatively low elevation of 74 feet, planes can take off or land at Aasiaat 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.

Facts about Avalon Airport (AVV):

• Because of Avalon Airport's relatively low elevation of 115 feet, planes can take off or land at Avalon 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 first scheduled passenger flights out of the airport were operated by Hazelton Airlines, who commenced flights between Avalon Airport and Sydney in February 1995.
• Unlike Melbourne Airport, which is governed by the Commonwealth Airports Act, Avalon Airport falls under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defence, and is privately leased by Linfox Group.
• The furthest airport from Avalon Airport (AVV) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is nearly antipodal to Avalon Airport (meaning Avalon Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flores Airport), and is located 12,165 miles (19,578 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
• The Airport is a single runway, curfew free airport with a helipad.
• Following its suspension from the airport, Tiger’s CEO quit and all pilots were put through new training.
• In addition to being known as "Avalon Airport", another name for AVV is "Melbourne/Avalon".
• Training of pilots from Japan's All Nippon Airways commenced at the airport on 8 September 1993.
• The closest airport to Avalon Airport (AVV) is Geelong Airport (GEX), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) SE of AVV.
• Avalon Airport (AVV) currently has only 1 runway.