Nonstop flight route between Alluitsup Paa, Greenland and Angleton / Lake Jackson, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Alluitsup Paa Heliport (LLU), Alluitsup Paa, Greenland and Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (LJN), Angleton / Lake Jackson, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,145 miles (or 5,061 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 Alluitsup Paa Heliport and Texas Gulf Coast Regional 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 Alluitsup Paa Heliport and Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Alluitsup Paa Heliport (LLU):

• Because of Alluitsup Paa Heliport's relatively low elevation of 89 feet, planes can take off or land at Alluitsup Paa 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 furthest airport from Alluitsup Paa Heliport (LLU) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 11,102 miles (17,866 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
• The closest airport to Alluitsup Paa Heliport (LLU) is Ammassivik Heliport (QUW), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NE of LLU.

Facts about Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (LJN):

• The closest airport to Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (LJN) is Bay City Municipal Airport (BBC), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) WSW of LJN.
• Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (LJN) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport", another name for LJN is "LBX".
• On March 24, 2010, the Brazoria County Commissioners' Court voted to change the name of the airport to Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport, effective October 1, 2010.
• The furthest airport from Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (LJN) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,026 miles (17,744 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• Following the opening of the Brazoria County Airport, Metro Airlines, which by then had changed its name from Houston Metro Airlines, occasionally used larger, flight attendant staffed Short 330 commuter airliner turboprops in addition to the smaller de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter STOL turboprops on flights to and from Houston Intercontinental.
• Because of Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at Texas Gulf Coast Regional 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.