Nonstop flight route between Ukkusissat, Greenland and Kristiansand, Vest-Agder, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ukkusissat Heliport (JUK), Ukkusissat, Greenland and Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS), Kristiansand, Vest-Agder, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,879 miles (or 3,023 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 Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Ukkusissat Heliport (JUK):

• Air Greenland Bell 212 approaching the heliport from the south
• 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.
• The closest airport to Ukkusissat Heliport (JUK) is Saattut Heliport (SAE), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) SSE of JUK.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Ukkusissat Heliport", another name for JUK is "UKK".

Facts about Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS):

• The furthest airport from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,423 miles (18,384 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The Royal Norwegian Air Force has a training centre at the airport.
• The closest airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) is Farsund Airport, Lista (FAN), which is located 54 miles (86 kilometers) W of KRS.
• Because of Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik's relatively low elevation of 57 feet, planes can take off or land at Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik 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.
• Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik handled 1,065,615 passengers last year.
• Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik", another name for KRS is "Kristiansand lufthavn, Kjevik".
• Before the war, Det Danske Luftfartsselskap operated a route between Kristiansand, Aalborg and Copenhagen.
• Avinor installed a 90 meters long section of engineered materials arrestor system at the end of each runway in 2012.
• When SAS Commuter closed down its Copenhagen route in 1994, Maersk Air started flying to Copenhagen itself, using Fokker F50 aircraft with three daily departures.
• In 1945, the Air Force moved its technical school to Kjevik.