Nonstop flight route between Laredo, Texas, United States and Ikerasaarsuk, Greenland:
Departure Airport:
(27°32'38"N by 99°27'42"W)
Arrival Airport:
(68°9'0"N by 53°27'0"W)
Distance from LRD to QRY:
3,373.32 miles (5,428.81 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Laredo International Airport (LRD), Laredo, Texas, United States and Ikerasaarsuk Heliport (QRY), Ikerasaarsuk, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,373 miles (or 5,429 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 Laredo International Airport and Ikerasaarsuk 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 Laredo International Airport and Ikerasaarsuk Heliport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LRD / KLRD |
| Airport Name: | Laredo International Airport |
| Location: | Laredo, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°32'38"N by 99°27'42"W |
| Area Served: | Laredo, Texas |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Laredo |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 508 feet (155 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LRD |
| More Information: | LRD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | QRY / BGIK |
| Airport Name: | Ikerasaarsuk Heliport |
| Location: | Ikerasaarsuk, Greenland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 68°9'0"N by 53°27'0"W |
| Area Served: | Ikerasaarsuk, Greenland |
| Operator/Owner: | Mittarfeqarfiit |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 165 feet (50 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from QRY |
| More Information: | QRY Maps & Info |
Facts about Laredo International Airport (LRD):
- The furthest airport from Laredo International Airport (LRD) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,226 miles (18,066 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of Laredo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 508 feet, planes can take off or land at Laredo International 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.
- At the entrance to the airport is the statue "Among Friends There Are No Borders", designed by Armando Hinojosa of Laredo, which depicts a South Texas vaquero and a Mexican charro sharing a campfire.
- Laredo International Airport (LRD) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Laredo International Airport (LRD) is Quetzalcóatl International Airport (NLD), which is located only 10 miles (15 kilometers) SW of LRD.
- The Laredo International Airport was used by the United States Army Air Forces during World War II as Laredo Army Airfield, and by the United States Air Force as Laredo Air Force Base during the Cold War as a pilot training base with T-33 Shooting Star and later T-37 Tweet and T-38 Talon aircraft.
Facts about Ikerasaarsuk Heliport (QRY):
- The furthest airport from Ikerasaarsuk Heliport (QRY) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,527 miles (16,942 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
- Because of Ikerasaarsuk Heliport's relatively low elevation of 165 feet, planes can take off or land at Ikerasaarsuk 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 Ikerasaarsuk Heliport (QRY) is Attu Heliport (QGQ), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) SSW of QRY.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9.61 miles (15.46 km) SW | Quetzalcóatl International Airport (NLD) | Nuevo Laredo, Mexico |     |
| 2 | 64.79 miles (104.27 km) NNE | Cotulla–La Salle County Airport (COT) | Cotulla, Texas, United States | |
| 3 | 88.86 miles (143.01 km) E | Alice International Airport (ALI) | Alice, Texas, United States | |
| 4 | 99.44 miles (160.03 km) NW | Piedras Negras International Airport (PDS) | Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico | |
| 5 | 101.25 miles (162.95 km) E | Naval Air Station Kingsville (NQI) | Kingsville, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 116.48 miles (187.46 km) N | Garner Field (UVA) | Uvalde, Texas, United States | |
| 7 | 120.90 miles (194.57 km) SE | McAllen Miller International Airport (MFE) | McAllen, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 121.00 miles (194.73 km) E | Corpus Christi International Airport (CRP) | Corpus Christi, Texas, United States | |
| 9 | 126.61 miles (203.75 km) N | South Texas Regional Airport at Hondo (HDO) | Hondo, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 128.32 miles (206.51 km) SSW | General Mariano Escobedo International Airport (MTY) | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico | |
| 11 | 129.88 miles (209.02 km) WSW | Venustiano Carranza International Airport (LOV) | Monclova, Coahuila, Mexico | |
| 12 | 130.52 miles (210.05 km) SE | General Lucio Blanco International Airport (REX) | Reynosa, Mexico | |
| 13 | 133.28 miles (214.49 km) E | Naval Air Station Corpus Christi (NGP) | Corpus Christi, Texas, United States | |
| 14 | 137.73 miles (221.65 km) NNE | Stinson Municipal Airport (SSF) | San Antonio, Texas, United States | |
| 15 | 137.94 miles (221.99 km) NNE | Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF) | San Antonio, Texas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,225.58 miles (18,065.77 km) ESE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,941.41 miles (17,608.45 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,915.52 miles (17,566.79 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 10,802.95 miles (17,385.61 km) E | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 5 | 10,797.86 miles (17,377.43 km) E | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 6 | 10,497.00 miles (16,893.23 km) SSE | Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM) | Fuvahmulah, Maldives | |
| 7 | 10,436.34 miles (16,795.61 km) SSE | Kaadedhdhoo Airport (KDM) | Kaadedhdhoo Island, Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives | |
| 8 | 10,421.14 miles (16,771.16 km) WSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,400.60 miles (16,738.10 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,380.70 miles (16,706.07 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,378.88 miles (16,703.15 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,370.86 miles (16,690.24 km) E | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,360.91 miles (16,674.23 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,355.87 miles (16,666.12 km) ESE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,355.57 miles (16,665.64 km) E | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 15.15 miles (24.39 km) SSW | Attu Heliport (QGQ) | Attu Island, Greenland | |
| 2 | 16.13 miles (25.95 km) ENE | Niaqornaarsuk Heliport (QMK) | Niaqornaarsuk, Greenland | |
| 3 | 42.98 miles (69.16 km) NNE | Aasiaat Airport (JEG) | Aasiaat, Greenland | |
| 4 | 49.51 miles (79.69 km) N | Kitsissuarsuit Heliport (QJE) | Kitsissuarsuit, Greenland | |
| 5 | 52.93 miles (85.18 km) NE | Ikamiut Heliport (QJI) | Ikamiut, Greenland | |
| 6 | 73.81 miles (118.79 km) NE | Qasigiannguit Heliport (JCH) | Qasigiannguit, Greenland | |
| 7 | 76.11 miles (122.49 km) N | Qeqertarsuaq Heliport (JGO) | Qeqertarsuaq, Greenland | |
| 8 | 83.14 miles (133.81 km) S | Sisimiut Airport (JHS) | Sisimiut, Greenland | |
| 9 | 96.50 miles (155.29 km) NE | Ilulissat Airport (JAV) | Ilulissat, Greenland | |
| 10 | 106.84 miles (171.94 km) SE | Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ) (SFJ) | Kangerlussuaq, Greenland | |
| 11 | 138.54 miles (222.95 km) NNE | Qeqertaq Heliport (PQT) | Qeqertaq, Greenland | |
| 12 | 170.29 miles (274.06 km) NNE | Ikerasak Heliport (IKE) | Ikerasak, Greenland | |
| 13 | 177.75 miles (286.06 km) N | Uummannaq Heliport (UMD) | Uummannaq, Greenland | |
| 14 | 179.48 miles (288.84 km) N | Qaarsut Airport (JQA) | Qaarsut / Uummannaq, Greenland | |
| 15 | 182.60 miles (293.86 km) N | Niaqornat Heliport (NIQ) | Niaqornat, Greenland | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,527.44 miles (16,942.23 km) SW | Hobart International Airport (HBA) | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,445.98 miles (16,811.13 km) SSW | Launceston Airport (LST) | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,431.84 miles (16,788.38 km) SSW | Devonport Airport (DPO) | Devonport, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,429.77 miles (16,785.04 km) SSW | Burnie Airport (BWT) | Burnie, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,427.17 miles (16,780.86 km) SSW | Smithton Airport (SIO) | Smithton, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,420.26 miles (16,769.74 km) SSW | George Town Aerodrome (GEE) | George Town, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,416.82 miles (16,764.21 km) SW | St Helens Airport (HLS) | St. Helens, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,379.79 miles (16,704.62 km) WSW | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,377.63 miles (16,701.13 km) SSW | King Island Airport (KNS) | Currie, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,345.57 miles (16,649.53 km) WSW | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,338.28 miles (16,637.81 km) SSW | Flinders Island Airport (FLS) | Flinders Island, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,298.56 miles (16,573.88 km) SSW | Portland Airport (PTJ) | Portland, Victoria, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,286.87 miles (16,555.07 km) SSW | Warrnambool Airport (WMB) | Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,271.98 miles (16,531.11 km) WSW | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,266.41 miles (16,522.14 km) SSW | Mount Gambier Airport (MGB) | Mount Gambier, Australia | |