Nonstop flight route between Kahului, Hawaii, United States and Nuussuaq, Greenland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kahului Airport (OGG), Kahului, Hawaii, United States and Nuussuaq Heliport (NSQ), Nuussuaq, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,006 miles (or 8,057 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 Kahului Airport and Nuussuaq 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 Kahului Airport and Nuussuaq Heliport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | OGG / PHOG |
| Airport Name: | Kahului Airport |
| Location: | Kahului, Hawaii, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°53'54"N by 156°25'50"W |
| Area Served: | Kahului, Hawaii |
| Operator/Owner: | Hawaii Department of Transportation |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 54 feet (16 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OGG |
| More Information: | OGG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NSQ / BGNU |
| Airport Name: | Nuussuaq Heliport |
| Location: | Nuussuaq, Greenland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 74°6'35"N by 57°3'53"W |
| Area Served: | Nuussuaq, Greenland |
| Operator/Owner: | Mittarfeqarfiit |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 184 feet (56 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from NSQ |
| More Information: | NSQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Kahului Airport (OGG):
- Because of Kahului Airport's relatively low elevation of 54 feet, planes can take off or land at Kahului 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.
- Aloha Island Air Flight 1712
- The furthest airport from Kahului Airport (OGG) is Maun Airport (MUB), which is nearly antipodal to Kahului Airport (meaning Kahului Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maun Airport), and is located 12,372 miles (19,911 kilometers) away in Maun, Botswana.
- The closest airport to Kahului Airport (OGG) is Kapalua Airport (JHM), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) WNW of OGG.
- Kahului Airport (OGG) has 2 runways.
- Aloha Airlines Flight 243
- Eighteen jetways are available for enplaning or deplaning passengers.
- Kahului Airport handled 5,346,694 passengers last year.
- Maui Bus operates two routes that stop at Kahului Airport.
- On October 28, 1989, Aloha Island Air Flight 1712, a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft, collided with mountainous terrain near Halawa Valley, Molokai, while en route on a scheduled passenger flight from Kahului Airport to Molokai Airport in Hoolehua.
Facts about Nuussuaq Heliport (NSQ):
- The furthest airport from Nuussuaq Heliport (NSQ) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,141 miles (16,320 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
- Because of Nuussuaq Heliport's relatively low elevation of 184 feet, planes can take off or land at Nuussuaq 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 Nuussuaq Heliport (NSQ) is Kullorsuaq Heliport (KHQ), which is located 33 miles (52 kilometers) N of NSQ.
