Nonstop flight route between Olive Branch, Mississippi, United States and Ilulissat, Greenland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Olive Branch Airport (OLV), Olive Branch, Mississippi, United States and Ilulissat Airport (JAV), Ilulissat, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,785 miles (or 4,482 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 Olive Branch Airport and Ilulissat 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 Olive Branch Airport and Ilulissat Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Olive Branch Airport (OLV):

• The closest airport to Olive Branch Airport (OLV) is Memphis International Airport (MEM), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) WNW of OLV.
• In the early 1970s, Holiday Inn announced they would construct what would be called Holiday Inn University and Conference Center in Olive Branch, Mississippi.
• The furthest airport from Olive Branch Airport (OLV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,021 miles (17,736 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Olive Branch Airport (OLV) currently has only 1 runway.
• Facilities include a general aviation terminal, 25 conventional hangars, 26 T-hangar units, and 140 paved tie-down spaces.
• Because of Olive Branch Airport's relatively low elevation of 402 feet, planes can take off or land at Olive Branch 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.

Facts about Ilulissat Airport (JAV):

• The furthest airport from Ilulissat Airport (JAV) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,495 miles (16,891 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
• Because of Ilulissat Airport's relatively low elevation of 95 feet, planes can take off or land at Ilulissat 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.
• Ilulissat Airport handled 41,965 passengers last year.
• Ilulissat Airport (JAV) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Ilulissat Airport", other names for JAV include "Mittarfik Ilulissat" and "Ilulissat Lufthavn".
• Cougar Helicopters Sikorsky S-92 landing at Ilulissat Airport
• Air Iceland de Havilland Canada Dash-8 106
• The closest airport to Ilulissat Airport (JAV) is Qasigiannguit Heliport (JCH), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) S of JAV.