Nonstop flight route between Upernavik, Greenland and Mountain Home, Idaho, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Upernavik Airport (JUV), Upernavik, Greenland and Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO), Mountain Home, Idaho, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,795 miles (or 4,498 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 Upernavik Airport and Mountain Home Air Force Base, 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 Upernavik Airport and Mountain Home Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Upernavik Airport (JUV):

• Upernavik Airport (JUV) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Upernavik Airport", other names for JUV include "Mittarfik Upernavik" and "Upernavik Lufthavn".
• Upernavik Airport handled 6,776 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Upernavik Airport (JUV) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,227 miles (16,459 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
• Because of Upernavik Airport's relatively low elevation of 414 feet, planes can take off or land at Upernavik 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 closest airport to Upernavik Airport (JUV) is Aappilattoq Heliport (AOQ), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) ENE of JUV.

Facts about Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO):

• The furthest airport from Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,858 miles (17,474 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• The pending assignment of the new RB-36 Peacemaker to the 5th SRW, along with the inadequacy of its World War II facilities to support the large aircraft led SAC to move the 5th SRW to Fairfield-Suisun AFB, California on 9 November 1949.
• Two years later, SAC's mission at MHAFB began to wind down as part of the phaseout of the B-47.
• In addition to being known as "Mountain Home Air Force Base", another name for MUO is "Mountain Home AFB".
• With the move of the RF-4Cs to Bergstrom, TAC activated its 347th Tactical Fighter Wing at Mountain Home, which has been phased down by PACAF at Yokota AB, Japan in May 1971.
• The base also received fighter aircraft to add realism to its training.
• Mountain Home Air Force Base is a United States Air Force installation located in southwestern Idaho, United States.
• In early 1991, the Air Force announced that the 366th would become the Air Force's premier "air intervention" composite wing.
• The closest airport to Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO) is Boise Airport (BOI), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) NNW of MUO.