Nonstop flight route between San Diego, California, United States and Savissivik, Greenland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between NAS North Island (NZY), San Diego, California, United States and Savissivik Heliport (SVR), Savissivik, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,422 miles (or 5,508 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 NAS North Island and Savissivik 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 NAS North Island and Savissivik Heliport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about NAS North Island (NZY):

• In addition to being known as "NAS North Island", another name for NZY is "Halsey Field".
• The furthest airport from NAS North Island (NZY) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,542 miles (18,575 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The closest airport to NAS North Island (NZY) is San Diego International Airport (SAN), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) NNE of NZY.
• Because of NAS North Island's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at NAS North Island 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.
• Naval Air Station North Island or NAS North Island is located at the north end of the Coronado peninsula on San Diego Bay and is the home port of several aircraft carriers of the United States Navy.
• The Commanding Officer of NAS North Island is also the Commanding Officer, Naval Base Coronado.
• Fortunately for the Navy, North Coronado was never developed.
• NAS North Island (NZY) has 2 runways.
• The list of American military pilots trained at North Island reads like the Who's Who of aviation.
• NAS North Island resembles a small city in its facility content and its operations.
• During World War II North Island was the major continental U.S.

Facts about Savissivik Heliport (SVR):

• The closest airport to Savissivik Heliport (SVR) is Thule Air Base (THU), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) WNW of SVR.
• The furthest airport from Savissivik Heliport (SVR) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 9,949 miles (16,012 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
• Because of Savissivik Heliport's relatively low elevation of 24 feet, planes can take off or land at Savissivik 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.