Nonstop flight route between Ittoqqortoormiit, Greenland and Humacao, Puerto Rico, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ittoqqortoormiit Heliport (OBY), Ittoqqortoormiit, Greenland and Humacao Airport (HUC), Humacao, Puerto Rico, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,042 miles (or 6,506 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 Humacao 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 Humacao Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | OBY / BGSC |
| Airport Name: | Ittoqqortoormiit Heliport |
| Location: | Ittoqqortoormiit, Greenland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 70°29'17"N by 21°58'18"W |
| Area Served: | Ittoqqortoormiit, Greenland |
| Operator/Owner: | Mittarfeqarfiit |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 238 feet (73 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from OBY |
| More Information: | OBY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HUC / |
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| Location: | Humacao, Puerto Rico, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°8'17"N by 65°48'2"W |
| Area Served: | Humacao, Puerto Rico |
| Operator/Owner: | Puerto Rico Ports Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 33 feet (10 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HUC |
| More Information: | HUC Maps & Info |
Facts about Ittoqqortoormiit Heliport (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 closest airport to Ittoqqortoormiit Heliport (OBY) is Nerlerit Inaat Airport (CNP), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) NW of OBY.
- 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 Humacao Airport (HUC):
- The furthest airport from Humacao Airport (HUC) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is nearly antipodal to Humacao Airport (meaning Humacao Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barrow Island Airport), and is located 12,233 miles (19,686 kilometers) away in Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia.
- Humacao Airport covers an area of 14 acres at an elevation of 33 ft above mean sea level.
- Humacao Airport (HUC) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Humacao Airport's relatively low elevation of 33 feet, planes can take off or land at Humacao 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.
- Because of the new José Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba which opened in November 2008, Humacao Airport and Fajardo Airport are scheduled to shut down operations.
- In addition to being known as "Humacao Airport", another name for HUC is "X63".
- The closest airport to Humacao Airport (HUC) is Diego Jiménez Torres Airport (FAJ), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) NE of HUC.
