Nonstop flight route between Nadi, Fiji and Uummannaq, Greenland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Nadi International Airport (NAN), Nadi, Fiji and Uummannaq Heliport (UMD), Uummannaq, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,255 miles (or 13,286 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 Nadi International 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 Nadi International 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: | NAN / NFFN |
Airport Name: | Nadi International Airport |
Location: | Nadi, Fiji |
GPS Coordinates: | 17°45'19"S by 177°26'35"E |
Area Served: | Nadi |
Operator/Owner: | Airports Fiji Limited (AFL) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 59 feet (18 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from NAN |
More Information: | NAN 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 Nadi International Airport (NAN):
- Then, as now, Fiji was the crossroads of the Pacific – and in those days was even more important as a refuelling stop.
- Nadi is the operational base for Fiji Airways, which services six airports throughout the southwest Pacific, and many more on the Pacific Rim.
- Because of Nadi International Airport's relatively low elevation of 59 feet, planes can take off or land at Nadi 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.
- Nadi International Airport (NAN) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Nadi International Airport (NAN) is Timbuktu Airport (TOM), which is nearly antipodal to Nadi International Airport (meaning Nadi International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Timbuktu Airport), and is located 12,360 miles (19,891 kilometers) away in Timbuktu, Mali.
- After the war ended, control of Nadi Airport was handed over to New Zealand on 20 December 1946, and the Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand began operations from Nadi in 1947.
- The closest airport to Nadi International Airport (NAN) is Mana Island Airport (MNF), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) WNW of NAN.
- The Civil Aviation Authority of the Fiji Islands head office is at Nadi Airport.Air Pacific has its head office in the Air Pacific Maintenance & Administration Centre at the airport.
- Nadi was selected as the major airport for Fiji mainly due to its location on the drier west coast of Viti Levu.
Facts about Uummannaq Heliport (UMD):
- 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.
- Air Greenland operates government contract flights to villages in the Uummannaq Fjord region.
- 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.
- Air Greenland Bell 212 helicopter approaching helipad