Nonstop flight route between Mount Cook, New Zealand and Eqalugaarsuit, Greenland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mount Cook Airport (MON), Mount Cook, New Zealand and Eqalugaarsuit Heliport (QFG), Eqalugaarsuit, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,556 miles (or 16,987 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 Mount Cook Airport and Eqalugaarsuit 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 Mount Cook Airport and Eqalugaarsuit Heliport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MON / NZMC |
Airport Name: | Mount Cook Airport |
Location: | Mount Cook, New Zealand |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°46'0"S by 170°8'8"E |
Operator/Owner: | Aoraki Mount Cook Airport Ltd |
Elevation: | 2153 feet (656 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MON |
More Information: | MON Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | QFG / BGET |
Airport Name: | Eqalugaarsuit Heliport |
Location: | Eqalugaarsuit, Greenland |
GPS Coordinates: | 60°37'27"N by 45°54'51"W |
Area Served: | Eqalugaarsuit, Greenland |
Operator/Owner: | Mittarfeqarfiit |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 9 feet (3 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from QFG |
More Information: | QFG Maps & Info |
Facts about Mount Cook Airport (MON):
- The closest airport to Mount Cook Airport (MON) is Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) S of MON.
- Mount Cook Airport (MON) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Mount Cook Airport (MON) is A Coruña Airport (LCG), which is nearly antipodal to Mount Cook Airport (meaning Mount Cook Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from A Coruña Airport), and is located 12,356 miles (19,885 kilometers) away in A Coruña, Spain.
Facts about Eqalugaarsuit Heliport (QFG):
- The furthest airport from Eqalugaarsuit Heliport (QFG) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 11,086 miles (17,842 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
- Because of Eqalugaarsuit Heliport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Eqalugaarsuit 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 Eqalugaarsuit Heliport (QFG) is Saarloq Heliport (QOQ), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) SSW of QFG.