Nonstop flight route between Ontario, Oregon, United States and Sisimiut, Greenland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ontario Municipal Airport (ONO), Ontario, Oregon, United States and Sisimiut Airport (JHS), Sisimiut, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,764 miles (or 4,448 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 Ontario Municipal Airport and Sisimiut 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 Ontario Municipal Airport and Sisimiut Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ONO / KONO |
| Airport Name: | Ontario Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Ontario, Oregon, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°1'9"N by 117°0'47"W |
| Area Served: | Ontario, Oregon |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Ontario |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2193 feet (668 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ONO |
| More Information: | ONO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | JHS / BGSS |
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| Location: | Sisimiut, Greenland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 66°57'5"N by 53°43'45"W |
| Area Served: | Sisimiut, Greenland |
| Operator/Owner: | Mittarfeqarfiit |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 33 feet (10 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from JHS |
| More Information: | JHS Maps & Info |
Facts about Ontario Municipal Airport (ONO):
- The closest airport to Ontario Municipal Airport (ONO) is Boise Airport (BOI), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) SE of ONO.
- The furthest airport from Ontario Municipal Airport (ONO) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,845 miles (17,454 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- West Coast Airlines and Hughes Airwest stopped there until 1972-73.
- Ontario Municipal Airport (ONO) currently has only 1 runway.
- Ontario Municipal Airport is three miles west of Ontario, in Malheur County, Oregon.
Facts about Sisimiut Airport (JHS):
- The closest airport to Sisimiut Airport (JHS) is Attu Heliport (QGQ), which is located 68 miles (110 kilometers) N of JHS.
- Roads in Sisimiut, including the road to the airport, are surfaced, but there is no road linking Sisimiut to any other settlement.
- Because of Sisimiut Airport's relatively low elevation of 33 feet, planes can take off or land at Sisimiut 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.
- There is a discussion to build a 170 km road to Kangerlussuaq.
- Sisimiut Airport (JHS) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Sisimiut Airport", other names for JHS include "Mittarfik Sisimiut" and "Sisimiut Lufthavn".
- The construction of Sisimiut Airport was part of the regional airport network extension in Greenland, with several airports built to serve STOL aircraft of Air Greenland − the venerable De Havilland Canada Dash-7s acquired in the preceding decade − planes particularly suited to the often severe weather conditions in Greenland.
- Sisimiut Airport handled 22,955 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Sisimiut Airport (JHS) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,591 miles (17,044 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
- Before the airport was opened in the 1990s, Sisimiut had been served by the now-closed heliport, located on the eastern outskirts of the town, in Sisimiut valley.
