Nonstop flight route between Kulusuk, Greenland and La Coloma, Cuba:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kulusuk Airport (KUS), Kulusuk, Greenland and La Coloma Airport (LCL), La Coloma, Cuba would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,625 miles (or 5,834 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 Kulusuk Airport and La Coloma 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 Kulusuk Airport and La Coloma Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LCL / MULM |
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| Location: | La Coloma, Cuba |
| GPS Coordinates: | 22°20'11"N by 83°38'31"W |
| Area Served: | Pinar del Río, Cuba |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 131 feet (40 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LCL |
| More Information: | LCL Maps & Info |
Facts about Kulusuk Airport (KUS):
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- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Kulusuk Airport", another name for KUS is "Mittarfik Kulusuk".
- Kulusuk Airport is an airport in Kulusuk, a settlement on an island of the same name off the shore of the North Atlantic in the Sermersooq municipality in southeastern Greenland.
- The airstrip was built by the US defense in 1956, in order to support a Distant Early Warning Line station.
- The closest airport to Kulusuk Airport (KUS) is Tasiilaq Heliport (AGM), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) W of KUS.
- Kulusuk Airport handled 14,738 passengers last year.
- 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.
- Before Air Greenland took over Air Alpha, flights had been operated on-demand by two helicopters.
- Kulusuk Airport (KUS) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about La Coloma Airport (LCL):
- La Coloma Airport (LCL) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of La Coloma Airport's relatively low elevation of 131 feet, planes can take off or land at La Coloma 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.
- In addition to being known as "La Coloma Airport", another name for LCL is "Aeropuerto "La Coloma"".
- The closest airport to La Coloma Airport (LCL) is Rafael Cabrera Mustelier Airport Rafael Cabrera Airport (GER), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) ESE of LCL.
- The furthest airport from La Coloma Airport (LCL) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,735 miles (18,886 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
