Nonstop flight route between Vunisea, Kadavu Island, Fiji and Kulusuk, Greenland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vunisea Airport (KDV), Vunisea, Kadavu Island, Fiji and Kulusuk Airport (KUS), Kulusuk, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,848 miles (or 14,239 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 Vunisea Airport and Kulusuk 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 Vunisea Airport and Kulusuk Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KDV / NFKD |
Airport Name: | Vunisea Airport |
Location: | Vunisea, Kadavu Island, Fiji |
GPS Coordinates: | 19°3'29"S by 178°9'24"E |
Operator/Owner: | Airports Fiji Limited |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from KDV |
More Information: | KDV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KUS / BGKK |
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Location: | Kulusuk, Greenland |
GPS Coordinates: | 65°34'24"N by 37°7'24"W |
Area Served: | Kulusuk, Greenland |
Operator/Owner: | Mittarfeqarfiit |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 117 feet (36 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KUS |
More Information: | KUS Maps & Info |
Facts about Vunisea Airport (KDV):
- Because of Vunisea Airport's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Vunisea 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 furthest airport from Vunisea Airport (KDV) is Timbuktu Airport (TOM), which is nearly antipodal to Vunisea Airport (meaning Vunisea Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Timbuktu Airport), and is located 12,259 miles (19,728 kilometers) away in Timbuktu, Mali.
- The closest airport to Vunisea Airport (KDV) is Suva International Airport (SUV), which is located 75 miles (121 kilometers) NNE of KDV.
Facts about Kulusuk Airport (KUS):
- There is no deicing equipment at the airport, which is costly and problematic in Greenlandic winter.
- In addition to being known as "Kulusuk Airport", another name for KUS is "Mittarfik Kulusuk".
- The closest airport to Kulusuk Airport (KUS) is Tasiilaq Heliport (AGM), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) W of KUS.
- Bell and Lynx helicopters
- Kulusuk Airport (KUS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kulusuk Airport (KUS) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,856 miles (17,471 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
- Kulusuk Airport handled 14,738 passengers last year.
- The airstrip was built by the US defense in 1956, in order to support a Distant Early Warning Line station.
- Because of Kulusuk Airport's relatively low elevation of 117 feet, planes can take off or land at Kulusuk 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.