Nonstop flight route between Moranbah, Queensland, Australia and Kulusuk, Greenland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Moranbah Airport (MOV), Moranbah, Queensland, Australia and Kulusuk Airport (KUS), Kulusuk, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,421 miles (or 15,162 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 Moranbah Airport and Kulusuk 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 Moranbah Airport and Kulusuk Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Moranbah Airport (MOV):

• The furthest airport from Moranbah Airport (MOV) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,880 miles (19,119 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
• Moranbah Airport (MOV) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Moranbah Airport's relatively low elevation of 770 feet, planes can take off or land at Moranbah 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 airport resides at an elevation of 770 ft above sea level.
• The airport averages 65 QantasLink flights each week, most of these are Dash-8 Q400 aircraft.
• The closest airport to Moranbah Airport (MOV) is Dysart Airport (DYA), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) SSE of MOV.
• All private general aviation aircraft are required to contact BMA's Airports Team for slot times and permission to land at the aerodrome.
• Hertz, Budget and Avis car rental companies all operate from the terminal.

Facts about Kulusuk Airport (KUS):

• Bell and Lynx helicopters
• The furthest airport from Kulusuk Airport (KUS) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,856 miles (17,471 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
• Access to the departures hall is limited due to the need to screen purchases at the duty-free.
• In addition to being known as "Kulusuk Airport", another name for KUS is "Mittarfik Kulusuk".
• Kulusuk Airport handled 14,738 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Kulusuk Airport (KUS) is Tasiilaq Heliport (AGM), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) W of KUS.
• Because of Kulusuk Airport's relatively low elevation of 117 feet, planes can take off or land at Kulusuk 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 are political discussions on building a new airport at Tasiilaq, the major settlement in the region, and to close the Kulusuk Airport.
• Kulusuk Airport (KUS) currently has only 1 runway.
• Given the increasing number of passengers travelling through the airport due to connections provided by Air Iceland, both domestic to Nerlerit Inaat Airport and international to Iceland, the number of fixed-schedule helicopter flights to Tasiilaq is not sufficient to cover demand, due to a single Bell 212 helicopter of Air Greenland stationed at the airport.
• Approaching Kulusuk Airport from the east