Nonstop flight route between Ittoqqortoormiit, Greenland and College Park, Maryland, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ittoqqortoormiit Heliport (OBY), Ittoqqortoormiit, Greenland and College Park Airport (CGS), College Park, Maryland, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,908 miles (or 4,681 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 Ittoqqortoormiit Heliport and College Park 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 Ittoqqortoormiit Heliport and College Park Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Ittoqqortoormiit Heliport (OBY):

• The closest airport to Ittoqqortoormiit Heliport (OBY) is Nerlerit Inaat Airport (CNP), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) NW of OBY.
• Because of Ittoqqortoormiit Heliport's relatively low elevation of 238 feet, planes can take off or land at Ittoqqortoormiit 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 furthest airport from Ittoqqortoormiit Heliport (OBY) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 10,773 miles (17,337 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• Ittoqqortoormiit Heliport handled 834 passengers last year.

Facts about College Park Airport (CGS):

• Because of College Park Airport's relatively low elevation of 48 feet, planes can take off or land at College Park 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 furthest airport from College Park Airport (CGS) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,684 miles (18,803 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to College Park Airport (CGS) is Bolling Air Force Base (BOF), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) SSW of CGS.
• George Brinckerhoff took over management of the Airfield and ran it from 1927 until 1959, hosting numerous airshows and teaching hundreds of pilots to fly during his tenure.
• In April 1910, the Aero Club of America chapters from Washington and Baltimore chose the College Park Airport for the next James Gordon Bennett Race.
• College Park Airport (CGS) currently has only 1 runway.