Nonstop flight route between Paamiut, Greenland and Perth, Western Australia, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Paamiut Airport (JFR), Paamiut, Greenland and Perth Airport (PER), Perth, Western Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,263 miles (or 16,516 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 Perth 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 Paamiut Airport and Perth Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JFR / BGPT |
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Location: | Paamiut, Greenland |
GPS Coordinates: | 62°0'52"N by 49°40'14"W |
Area Served: | Paamiut, Greenland |
Operator/Owner: | Mittarfeqarfiit |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 120 feet (37 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JFR |
More Information: | JFR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PER / YPPH |
Airport Name: | Perth Airport |
Location: | Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°56'25"S by 115°58'0"E |
Area Served: | Perth, Western Australia |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Australia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 67 feet (20 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PER |
More Information: | PER Maps & Info |
Facts about Paamiut Airport (JFR):
- The closest airport to Paamiut Airport (JFR) is Qassimiut Heliport (QJH), which is located 119 miles (192 kilometers) SE of JFR.
- Paamiut Airport (JFR) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Paamiut Airport", other names for JFR include "Mittarfik Paamiut" and "Paamiut Lufthavn".
- 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.
Facts about Perth Airport (PER):
- Site selection and preparation of the original plans was undertaken by Mr N M Fricker of the Department of Civil Aviation.
- The removal of the steel structure made way for the construction of an entirely new combined domestic and international passenger terminal, constructed on the northern side of the airfield.
- From 1962 onwards, both the domestic and international passenger operations at the airport were provided by a single terminal.
- At this time also, airline operators Qantas and Ansett set about on ambitious capital works programs to construct new domestic terminals for their respective airlines on the northern side of the terminal, where they still stand to this day.
- Perth Airport (PER) has 2 runways.
- Because of Perth Airport's relatively low elevation of 67 feet, planes can take off or land at Perth 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.
- Despite military use of the airfield, civil services operated by Qantas Empire Airways and Australian National Airways commenced from the location in 1944.
- Towards the mid-1950s, airline travel was still only being used by a small percentage of the population.
- The closest airport to Perth Airport (PER) is Jandakot Airport (JAD), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) SSW of PER.
- Perth Airport handled 13,664,394 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Perth Airport (PER) is L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA), which is nearly antipodal to Perth Airport (meaning Perth Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from L.F. Wade International Airport), and is located 12,389 miles (19,938 kilometers) away in Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda.