Nonstop flight route between Labuan Bajo, Flores Island, Indonesia and Ilulissat, Greenland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Komodo Airport (LBJ), Labuan Bajo, Flores Island, Indonesia and Ilulissat Airport (JAV), Ilulissat, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,219 miles (or 13,227 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 Komodo Airport and Ilulissat 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 Komodo Airport and Ilulissat Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Komodo Airport (LBJ):

• In addition to being known as "Komodo Airport", other names for LBJ include "Bandar Udara Komodo" and "Mutiara II Airport".
• The furthest airport from Komodo Airport (LBJ) is El Dorado Airport (EOR), which is nearly antipodal to Komodo Airport (meaning Komodo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from El Dorado Airport), and is located 12,277 miles (19,758 kilometers) away in El Dorado, Venezuela.
• On September 14, 2011 an Aviastar aircraft hit a group of cows upon landing at Komodo Airport, slightly damaging its forward part, although the airport officers had driven the cows away using motorcycles, before the aircraft landed.
• Komodo Airport (LBJ) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Komodo Airport's relatively low elevation of 67 feet, planes can take off or land at Komodo 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.
• Runway being extended to 2150 meters by Sep 2013 to accommodate 737's.
• It was formerly known as Mutiara II Airport, not to be confused with Mutiara Airport located near the city of Palu in Indonesia's Central Sulawesi province.
• The closest airport to Komodo Airport (LBJ) is Bajawa Soa Airport (BJW), which is located 82 miles (131 kilometers) E of LBJ.

Facts about Ilulissat Airport (JAV):

• Ilulissat Airport handled 41,965 passengers last year.
• Air Greenland de Havilland Canada Dash 7, "Nipiki"
• The furthest airport from Ilulissat Airport (JAV) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,495 miles (16,891 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
• Because of Ilulissat Airport's relatively low elevation of 95 feet, planes can take off or land at Ilulissat 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 Ilulissat Airport (JAV) is Qasigiannguit Heliport (JCH), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) S of JAV.
• Air Greenland operates government contract flights to villages in the Disko Bay area.
• Ilulissat Airport (JAV) currently has only 1 runway.
• Beechcraft Super King Air B200 of Icelandic Civil Aviation Administration
• In addition to being known as "Ilulissat Airport", other names for JAV include "Mittarfik Ilulissat" and "Ilulissat Lufthavn".
• Cougar Helicopters Sikorsky S-92 landing at Ilulissat Airport