Nonstop flight route between Qaarsut / Uummannaq, Greenland and Minaçu, Goiás, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Qaarsut Airport (JQA), Qaarsut / Uummannaq, Greenland and Minaçu Airport (MQH), Minaçu, Goiás, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,827 miles (or 9,378 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 Minaçu 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 Minaçu 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: | MQH / SBMC |
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| Location: | Minaçu, Goiás, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°33'2"S by 48°12'2"W |
| Area Served: | Minaçu |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1401 feet (427 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MQH |
| More Information: | MQH Maps & Info |
Facts about Qaarsut Airport (JQA):
- Qaarsut airport was inaugurated on 29 September 1999, with the purpose of serving the much larger neighboring town of Uummannaq, 13.5 NM southeast of the airport, located on an island of the same name in the south-central part of Uummannaq Fjord.
- Qaarsut Airport handled 7,105 passengers last year.
- The decision to build the airport in Qaarsut was intended to solve the bottleneck on the Ilulissat-Uummannaq route, until then operated by Air Greenland with Sikorsky S-61N helicopters.
- The closest airport to Qaarsut Airport (JQA) is Uummannaq Heliport (UMD), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) ESE of JQA.
- 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.
- The bottleneck problem is considered unsolved, since passengers must still be shuttled between the airport and Uummannaq Heliport.
- Qaarsut Airport (JQA) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Qaarsut Airport", other names for JQA include "Mittarfik Qaarsut" and "Uummannaq/Qaarsut Airport".
Facts about Minaçu Airport (MQH):
- The closest airport to Minaçu Airport (MQH) is Arraias Airport (AAI), which is located 96 miles (154 kilometers) ENE of MQH.
- The furthest airport from Minaçu Airport (MQH) is Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (ROR), which is located 11,971 miles (19,265 kilometers) away in Koror, Palau.
- Minaçu Airport (MQH) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Minaçu Airport", other names for MQH include "Aeroporto de Minaçu" and "SWIQ".
