Nonstop flight route between Nuugaatsiaq, Greenland and near Kralendijk, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Nuugaatsiaq Heliport (JUU), Nuugaatsiaq, Greenland and Flamingo International Airport (BON), near Kralendijk, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,155 miles (or 6,686 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 Nuugaatsiaq Heliport and Flamingo International 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 Nuugaatsiaq Heliport and Flamingo International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Nuugaatsiaq Heliport (JUU):

• The closest airport to Nuugaatsiaq Heliport (JUU) is Ukkusissat Heliport (JUK), which is located 46 miles (73 kilometers) SE of JUU.
• Because of Nuugaatsiaq Heliport's relatively low elevation of 57 feet, planes can take off or land at Nuugaatsiaq 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 Nuugaatsiaq Heliport (JUU) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,332 miles (16,628 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

Facts about Flamingo International Airport (BON):

• Because of Flamingo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Flamingo International 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.
• It is planned to expand the current airport building as more airlines and tourists come to Bonaire.
• In addition to being known as "Flamingo International Airport", another name for BON is "Bonaire International Airport".
• BonAeroClub also offers sightseeing opportunities and also flight lessons with their Cessna 172.
• The Dutch national carrier, KLM, used the airport to refuel planes en route from Amsterdam to Ecuador using MD-11 between 2000 and 2011.
• The airport registered a more than 10% increase in passengers in the first quarter of 2008.
• Apart from the passenger terminal Bonaire Airport has facilities for freight and mail.
• The furthest airport from Flamingo International Airport (BON) is Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG), which is nearly antipodal to Flamingo International Airport (meaning Flamingo International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport), and is located 12,139 miles (19,535 kilometers) away in Malang, East Java, Indonesia.
• The closest airport to Flamingo International Airport (BON) is Hato International Airport Curaçao International Airport (CUR), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) W of BON.
• American soldiers arrived on Bonaire in the second half of 1943 and their commander stated that a new airport had to be built.
• Flamingo International Airport handled 462,897 passengers last year.
• Due to the introduction of this new system, Bonaire International Airport N.V.
• Flamingo International Airport (BON) currently has only 1 runway.