Nonstop flight route between Long Beach, California, United States and Uummannaq, Greenland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Long Beach Airport (LGB), Long Beach, California, United States and Uummannaq Heliport (UMD), Uummannaq, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,485 miles (or 5,609 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 Long Beach Airport and Uummannaq Heliport, 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 Long Beach Airport and Uummannaq Heliport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LGB / KLGB |
Airport Name: | Long Beach Airport |
Location: | Long Beach, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°49'4"N by 118°9'6"W |
Area Served: | Los Angeles and Orange counties |
Operator/Owner: | City of Long Beach |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 60 feet (18 meters) |
# of Runways: | 5 |
View all routes: | Routes from LGB |
More Information: | LGB 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 Long Beach Airport (LGB):
- The closest airport to Long Beach Airport (LGB) is Long Beach Airport (JLB), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of LGB.
- Long Beach Airport (LGB) has 5 runways.
- With increased activity by commercial airlines and the private airplane industry, particularly with Douglas Aircraft showing an interest in the Long Beach Municipal Airport, the facility needed more space.
- Long Beach Airport handled 2,978,433 passengers last year.
- The famous barnstormer Earl S.
- The Long Beach Airport has an aggressive noise abatement program which includes three full-time noise specialists.
- Because of Long Beach Airport's relatively low elevation of 60 feet, planes can take off or land at Long Beach 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 Long Beach Airport (LGB) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,489 miles (18,489 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
Facts about Uummannaq Heliport (UMD):
- Windmeter and vista from the helipad towards Salliaruseq Island across Sarqarput Strait
- 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.
- The closest airport to Uummannaq Heliport (UMD) is Qaarsut Airport (JQA), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) WNW of UMD.
- 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.