Nonstop flight route between Point Baker, Alaska, United States and Nuuk, Greenland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Point Baker Seaplane Base (KPB), Point Baker, Alaska, United States and Nuuk Airport (GOH), Nuuk, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,656 miles (or 4,275 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 Point Baker Seaplane Base and Nuuk 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 Point Baker Seaplane Base and Nuuk Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Point Baker Seaplane Base (KPB):

• Because of Point Baker Seaplane Base's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Point Baker Seaplane Base 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 Point Baker Seaplane Base (KPB) is Port Protection Seaplane Base (PPV), which is located only 2 miles (3 kilometers) SSE of KPB.
• The furthest airport from Point Baker Seaplane Base (KPB) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,610 miles (17,075 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
• Point Baker Seaplane Base (KPB) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Nuuk Airport (GOH):

• In addition to being known as "Nuuk Airport", other names for GOH include "Mittarfik Nuuk" and "Nuuk Lufthavn".
• In the early 1960s, water planes of the newly established Air Greenland landed in Nuuk Port.
• The furthest airport from Nuuk Airport (GOH) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,779 miles (17,347 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
• Nuuk Airport handled 69,324 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Nuuk Airport (GOH) is Maniitsoq Airport (JSU), which is located 92 miles (148 kilometers) NNW of GOH.
• Because of Nuuk Airport's relatively low elevation of 283 feet, planes can take off or land at Nuuk 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.
• Nuuk airport has one asphalt runway 950 m × 30 m 283 ft above sea level.
• Another option mentioned is to have Keflavik, Iceland as the international hub, close Kangerlussuaq, and expand Nuuk Airport runway slightly, so small jet planes can use it.
• There are three gates in the terminal, located in the same area as the check-in desks and the waiting hall, with unrestricted access.
• Nuuk Airport (GOH) currently has only 1 runway.
• The first international flights from Nuuk Airport were to Iqaluit in Nunavut, Canada.