Nonstop flight route between Qeqertarsuaq, Greenland and Hiroshima, Honshū, Japan:
Departure Airport:
(69°15'3"N by 53°32'17"W)
Arrival Airport:
(34°26'9"N by 132°55'9"E)
Distance from JGO to HIJ:
5,265.15 miles (8,473.41 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Qeqertarsuaq Heliport (JGO), Qeqertarsuaq, Greenland and Hiroshima Airport (HIJ), Hiroshima, Honshū, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,265 miles (or 8,473 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 Qeqertarsuaq Heliport and Hiroshima Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | JGO / BGGN |
| Airport Name: | Qeqertarsuaq Heliport |
| Location: | Qeqertarsuaq, Greenland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 69°15'3"N by 53°32'17"W |
| Area Served: | Qeqertarsuaq, Greenland |
| Operator/Owner: | Mittarfeqarfiit |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 9 feet (3 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from JGO |
| More Information: | JGO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HIJ / RJOA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Hiroshima, Honshū, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°26'9"N by 132°55'9"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Hiroshima Prefectural Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1086 feet (331 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HIJ |
| More Information: | HIJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Qeqertarsuaq Heliport (JGO):
- The closest airport to Qeqertarsuaq Heliport (JGO) is Kitsissuarsuit Heliport (QJE), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) SSE of JGO.
- Because of Qeqertarsuaq Heliport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Qeqertarsuaq 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.
- The furthest airport from Qeqertarsuaq Heliport (JGO) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,463 miles (16,839 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
Facts about Hiroshima Airport (HIJ):
- The furthest airport from Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is nearly antipodal to Hiroshima Airport (meaning Hiroshima Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rio Grande Regional Airport), and is located 12,101 miles (19,475 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- 80% of the airport's domestic traffic is to and from Haneda Airport in Tokyo.
- New Hiroshima Airport opened for public use in 1993 as a replacement for Hiroshima Airport, which was renamed Hiroshima-Nishi Airport.
- In addition to being known as "Hiroshima Airport", other names for HIJ include "広島空港" and "Hiroshima Kūkō".
- Unusually among major Japanese airports, Hiroshima Airport has no railway station.
- Hiroshima has one terminal with separated departures and arrivals facilities for domestic and international flights and seven lettered gates.
- The closest airport to Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) is Matsuyama Airport (MYJ), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) SSW of HIJ.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 29.10 miles (46.83 km) SSE | Kitsissuarsuit Heliport (QJE) | Kitsissuarsuit, Greenland |     |
| 2 | 41.05 miles (66.06 km) SSE | Aasiaat Airport (JEG) | Aasiaat, Greenland | |
| 3 | 60.16 miles (96.81 km) SE | Ikamiut Heliport (QJI) | Ikamiut, Greenland | |
| 4 | 60.73 miles (97.74 km) E | Ilulissat Airport (JAV) | Ilulissat, Greenland | |
| 5 | 65.66 miles (105.68 km) ESE | Qasigiannguit Heliport (JCH) | Qasigiannguit, Greenland | |
| 6 | 71.22 miles (114.61 km) SSE | Niaqornaarsuk Heliport (QMK) | Niaqornaarsuk, Greenland | |
| 7 | 74.96 miles (120.63 km) NE | Qeqertaq Heliport (PQT) | Qeqertaq, Greenland | |
| 8 | 76.11 miles (122.49 km) S | Ikerasaarsuk Heliport (QRY) | Ikerasaarsuk, Greenland | |
| 9 | 90.51 miles (145.65 km) S | Attu Heliport (QGQ) | Attu Island, Greenland | |
| 10 | 101.06 miles (162.64 km) NNE | Ikerasak Heliport (IKE) | Ikerasak, Greenland | |
| 11 | 104.27 miles (167.81 km) NNE | Uummannaq Heliport (UMD) | Uummannaq, Greenland | |
| 12 | 104.38 miles (167.99 km) N | Qaarsut Airport (JQA) | Qaarsut / Uummannaq, Greenland | |
| 13 | 106.49 miles (171.37 km) N | Niaqornat Heliport (NIQ) | Niaqornat, Greenland | |
| 14 | 116.80 miles (187.98 km) NNE | Saattut Heliport (SAE) | Saattut, Greenland | |
| 15 | 130.55 miles (210.10 km) NNE | Ukkusissat Heliport (JUK) | Ukkusissat, Greenland | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,463.08 miles (16,838.65 km) SSW | Hobart International Airport (HBA) | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,380.80 miles (16,706.24 km) SSW | Launceston Airport (LST) | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,365.76 miles (16,682.02 km) SSW | Devonport Airport (DPO) | Devonport, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,362.95 miles (16,677.52 km) SSW | Burnie Airport (BWT) | Burnie, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,359.71 miles (16,672.29 km) SSW | Smithton Airport (SIO) | Smithton, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,354.54 miles (16,663.98 km) SSW | George Town Aerodrome (GEE) | George Town, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,352.67 miles (16,660.96 km) SSW | St Helens Airport (HLS) | St. Helens, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,345.72 miles (16,649.78 km) WSW | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,311.24 miles (16,594.30 km) WSW | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,308.85 miles (16,590.44 km) SSW | King Island Airport (KNS) | Currie, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,273.37 miles (16,533.34 km) SSW | Flinders Island Airport (FLS) | Flinders Island, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,239.78 miles (16,479.29 km) WSW | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,227.59 miles (16,459.67 km) SSW | Portland Airport (PTJ) | Portland, Victoria, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,216.61 miles (16,441.99 km) SSW | Warrnambool Airport (WMB) | Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,216.29 miles (16,441.49 km) WSW | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 43.91 miles (70.66 km) SSW | Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) | Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan | |
| 2 | 57.66 miles (92.79 km) ENE | Okayama Airport (OKJ) | Okayama, Japan | |
| 3 | 64.40 miles (103.64 km) ESE | Takamatsu Airport (TAK) | Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan | |
| 4 | 66.36 miles (106.80 km) WNW | Iwami Airport (IWJ) | Masuda, Shimane, Japan, Japan | |
| 5 | 67.56 miles (108.73 km) N | Izumo Airport (IZO) | Izumo, Shimane, Japan | |
| 6 | 75.02 miles (120.73 km) SE | Kōchi Airport (KCZ) | Kōchi, Japan | |
| 7 | 75.26 miles (121.11 km) NNE | Miho-Yonago Airport (YGJ) | Yonago, Tottori, Japan | |
| 8 | 94.65 miles (152.33 km) SW | Oita Airport (OIT) | Oita, Japan | |
| 9 | 100.09 miles (161.08 km) WSW | Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ) | Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan | |
| 10 | 120.17 miles (193.40 km) WSW | Kokura Airport (KKJ) | Kita Kyūshū, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| 11 | 131.82 miles (212.15 km) E | Kansai International Airport (KIX) | Osaka, Japan | |
| 12 | 131.86 miles (212.21 km) E | Kobe Airport (UKB) | Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan | |
| 13 | 145.29 miles (233.82 km) E | Osaka International Airport (ITM) | Itami (near Osaka), Japan | |
| 14 | 145.29 miles (233.82 km) E | Osaka International Airport (OSA) | Osaka, Japan | |
| 15 | 149.83 miles (241.13 km) ESE | Nanki-Shirahama Airport (SHM) | Shirahama, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,101.16 miles (19,474.87 km) ESE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,079.49 miles (19,440.01 km) ESE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,047.81 miles (19,389.02 km) SE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,018.84 miles (19,342.40 km) SSE | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,011.04 miles (19,329.84 km) E | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 6 | 12,000.30 miles (19,312.56 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 7 | 11,980.49 miles (19,280.69 km) E | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 8 | 11,978.16 miles (19,276.93 km) ESE | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,964.12 miles (19,254.33 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 10 | 11,961.29 miles (19,249.79 km) S | Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,939.67 miles (19,214.99 km) SSE | Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) | Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,930.63 miles (19,200.44 km) SE | Santa Maria Airport (RIA) | Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,927.41 miles (19,195.25 km) E | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 14 | 11,908.91 miles (19,165.49 km) SE | Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB) | Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,906.37 miles (19,161.41 km) S | Navegantes Airport (NVT) | Navegantes, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |