Nonstop flight route between Birch Creek, Alaska, United States and Uummannaq, Greenland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Birch Creek Airport (KBC), Birch Creek, Alaska, United States and Uummannaq Heliport (UMD), Uummannaq, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,156 miles (or 3,470 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 Birch Creek Airport and Uummannaq Heliport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KBC / | 
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| Location: | Birch Creek, Alaska, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 66°16'26"N by 145°49'27"W | 
| Area Served: | Birch Creek, Alaska | 
| Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 450 feet (137 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KBC | 
| More Information: | KBC Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | UMD / BGUM | 
| Airport Name: | Uummannaq Heliport | 
| Location: | Uummannaq, Greenland | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 70°40'46"N by 52°7'1"W | 
| Area Served: | Uummannaq, Greenland | 
| Operator/Owner: | Mittarfeqarfiit | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 50 feet (15 meters) | 
| View all routes: | Routes from UMD | 
| More Information: | UMD Maps & Info | 
Facts about Birch Creek Airport (KBC):
- The furthest airport from Birch Creek Airport (KBC) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,178 miles (16,381 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
 - Because of Birch Creek Airport's relatively low elevation of 450 feet, planes can take off or land at Birch Creek 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.
 - Birch Creek Airport (KBC) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The closest airport to Birch Creek Airport (KBC) is Fort Yukon Airport (FYU), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) NE of KBC.
 - In addition to being known as "Birch Creek Airport", another name for KBC is "Z91".
 
Facts about Uummannaq Heliport (UMD):
- The closest airport to Uummannaq Heliport (UMD) is Qaarsut Airport (JQA), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) WNW of UMD.
 - Unloading baggage from the Air Greenland Bell 212 helicopter
 - The furthest airport from Uummannaq Heliport (UMD) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,397 miles (16,732 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
 - Air Greenland Bell 212 helicopter
 - A red postbox of Post Greenland by the entrance
 - Because of Uummannaq Heliport's relatively low elevation of 50 feet, planes can take off or land at Uummannaq 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.
 
