Nonstop flight route between Qaarsut / Uummannaq, Greenland and Barra, Bahia, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Qaarsut Airport (JQA), Qaarsut / Uummannaq, Greenland and Barra Airport (BQQ), Barra, Bahia, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,671 miles (or 9,127 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 Qaarsut Airport and Barra 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 Qaarsut Airport and Barra Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JQA / BGUQ |
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Location: | Qaarsut / Uummannaq, Greenland |
GPS Coordinates: | 70°44'3"N by 52°41'45"W |
Area Served: | Qaarsut and Uummannaq, Greenland |
Operator/Owner: | Mittarfeqarfiit |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 289 feet (88 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JQA |
More Information: | JQA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BQQ / SNBX |
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Location: | Barra, Bahia, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 11°5'2"S by 43°8'2"W |
Area Served: | Barra |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1345 feet (410 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BQQ |
More Information: | BQQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Qaarsut Airport (JQA):
- The closest airport to Qaarsut Airport (JQA) is Uummannaq Heliport (UMD), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) ESE of JQA.
- Tower of Qaarsut Airport
- Qaarsut Airport (JQA) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Qaarsut Airport", other names for JQA include "Mittarfik Qaarsut" and "Uummannaq/Qaarsut Airport".
- The furthest airport from Qaarsut Airport (JQA) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,387 miles (16,716 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
- Because of Qaarsut Airport's relatively low elevation of 289 feet, planes can take off or land at Qaarsut 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.
- Qaarsut Airport handled 7,105 passengers last year.
- The bottleneck problem is considered unsolved, since passengers must still be shuttled between the airport and Uummannaq Heliport.
Facts about Barra Airport (BQQ):
- Barra Airport (BQQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport is located 3 km from downtown Barra.
- The closest airport to Barra Airport (BQQ) is Barreiras Airport (BRA), which is located 144 miles (232 kilometers) WSW of BQQ.
- In addition to being known as "Barra Airport", another name for BQQ is "Aeroporto de Barra".
- The furthest airport from Barra Airport (BQQ) is Yap International Airport (YAP), which is nearly antipodal to Barra Airport (meaning Barra Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yap International Airport), and is located 12,300 miles (19,794 kilometers) away in Yap, Federated States of Micronesia.