Nonstop flight route between Ukkusissat, Greenland and Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ukkusissat Heliport (JUK), Ukkusissat, Greenland and George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD), Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,770 miles (or 2,848 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 relatively short distance between Ukkusissat Heliport and George Best Belfast City Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Ukkusissat Heliport (JUK):

• Because of Ukkusissat Heliport's relatively low elevation of 223 feet, planes can take off or land at Ukkusissat 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 Ukkusissat Heliport (JUK) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,377 miles (16,700 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
• Air Greenland operates government contract flights to villages in the Uummannaq Fjord area.
• The closest airport to Ukkusissat Heliport (JUK) is Saattut Heliport (SAE), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) SSE of JUK.
• Air Greenland Bell 212 approaching the heliport from the south
• In addition to being known as "Ukkusissat Heliport", another name for JUK is "UKK".
• On the way from Uummannaq Heliport, Air Greenland helicopters fly alongside the southern and western wall of Appat Island, to then pass above the narrow Appat Ikerat strait between Appat and the smaller Salleq Island, a high, standalone flooded mountain.

Facts about George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD):

• Because of George Best Belfast City Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at George Best Belfast City 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.
• George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport has recently applied for a complete removal of the limit on the seats it can sell – a key element of the 1997 planning agreement, which guards against over-expansion of an airport which is sited in a densely populated location.
• Following major capital investment Bombardier sold the airport in 2003 for £35 million to the Spanish company Ferrovial, the owner of BAA Airports.
• The closest airport to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) is Belfast International Airport (BFS), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) WNW of BHD.
• The furthest airport from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,843 miles (19,059 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• As the airport is adjacent to residential areas, the issue of noise pollution is a major one and a source of public debate.
• In addition to being known as "George Best Belfast City Airport", another name for BHD is "Belfast City Airport".
• The airport is located on the A2, Sydenham by-pass road between Belfast and Holywood.
• George Best Belfast City Airport handled 2,541,759 passengers last year.