Nonstop flight route between Paamiut, Greenland and Montgomery, Alabama, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Paamiut Airport (JFR), Paamiut, Greenland and Maxwell Air Force Base (MXF), Montgomery, Alabama, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,608 miles (or 4,198 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 Paamiut Airport and Maxwell Air Force Base, 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 Paamiut Airport and Maxwell Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Paamiut Airport (JFR):

• In addition to being known as "Paamiut Airport", other names for JFR include "Mittarfik Paamiut" and "Paamiut Lufthavn".
• Paamiut Airport handled 4,249 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Paamiut Airport (JFR) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,938 miles (17,602 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
• Paamiut Airport (JFR) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Paamiut Airport's relatively low elevation of 120 feet, planes can take off or land at Paamiut 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 Paamiut Airport (JFR) is Qassimiut Heliport (QJH), which is located 119 miles (192 kilometers) SE of JFR.

Facts about Maxwell Air Force Base (MXF):

• The furthest airport from Maxwell Air Force Base (MXF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,193 miles (18,013 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In May 1928 General Benjamin Foulois, General Fechet's assistant, during an inspection visit with Third Army commander General Frank Parker to Maxwell Field mentioned that the Air Corps Tactical School would be moving to a still undecided location.
• By early 1928 the decision of the attack group had come down to Shreveport, Louisiana, and Montgomery.
• On January 25, 1930, President Herbert Hoover asked Congress to re-appropriate an additional $100,000 for the main school building at Maxwell Field.
• The closest airport to Maxwell Air Force Base (MXF) is Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) SSW of MXF.
• In addition to being known as "Maxwell Air Force Base", another name for MXF is "Maxwell AFB".
• The Aviation Repair Depot's land was leased by the U.S.
• Gunter Annex is a separate installation under the 42 ABW.