Nonstop flight route between Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe and Ilulissat, Greenland:
Departure Airport:
(16°15'51"N by 61°31'32"W)
Arrival Airport:
(69°14'35"N by 51°3'25"W)
Distance from PTP to JAV:
3,688.51 miles (5,936.07 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (PTP), Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe and Ilulissat Airport (JAV), Ilulissat, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,689 miles (or 5,936 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PTP / TFFR |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe |
| GPS Coordinates: | 16°15'51"N by 61°31'32"W |
| Area Served: | Pointe-à-Pitre, Grande-Terre, Guadeloupe |
| Operator/Owner: | CCI de Pointe à Pitre |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 35 feet (11 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PTP |
| More Information: | PTP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | JAV / BGJN |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Ilulissat, Greenland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 69°14'35"N by 51°3'25"W |
| Area Served: | Ilulissat, Greenland |
| Operator/Owner: | Greenland Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 95 feet (29 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from JAV |
| More Information: | JAV Maps & Info |
Facts about Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (PTP):
- Because of Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport's relatively low elevation of 35 feet, planes can take off or land at Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet 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.
- In addition to being known as "Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport", other names for PTP include "Aérodrome de Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet" and "Aéroport Guadeloupe Pôle Caraïbes".
- The closest airport to Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (PTP) is Les Saintes Airport (LSS), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) S of PTP.
- The airport resides at an elevation of 35 ft above mean sea level.
- The furthest airport from Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (PTP) is Broome International Airport (BME), which is nearly antipodal to Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (meaning Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Broome International Airport), and is located 12,163 miles (19,574 kilometers) away in Broome, Western Australia, Australia.
- Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (PTP) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Ilulissat Airport (JAV):
- On 29 January 2014, a De Havilland DHC-8 operated by Air Greenland suffered substantial damage in a landing accident, causing three injuries.
- 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".
- 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.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Ilulissat Airport (JAV) is Qasigiannguit Heliport (JCH), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) S of JAV.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 27.86 miles (44.83 km) S | Les Saintes Airport (LSS) | Terre-de-Haut Island, Les Saintes, Guadeloupe |     |
| 2 | 51.78 miles (83.33 km) SSE | Melville Hall Airport (DOM) | Melville Hall (near Roseau), Dominica | |
| 3 | 57.29 miles (92.19 km) NW | John A. Osborne Airport (MNI) | Montserrat, British Overseas Territories, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 62.82 miles (101.11 km) NNW | V. C. Bird International Airport (ANU) | St. John's, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda | |
| 5 | 64.70 miles (104.12 km) S | Canefield Airport (DCF) | Canefield, Dominica | |
| 6 | 95.86 miles (154.27 km) NW | Vance W. Amory International Airport (NEV) | Nevis, Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
| 7 | 96.84 miles (155.85 km) NNW | Barbuda Codrington Airport (BBQ) | Codrington, Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda | |
| 8 | 107.05 miles (172.29 km) NW | Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport (SKB) | Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
| 9 | 120.78 miles (194.38 km) SSE | Aimé Césaire Airport (FDF) | Le Lamentin / Fort de France, Martinique | |
| 10 | 128.39 miles (206.63 km) NW | F.D. Roosevelt Airport (EUX) | Sint Eustatius, Caribbean Netherlands | |
| 11 | 142.90 miles (229.98 km) NW | Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean Airport (SBH) | Gustavia, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Barthélemy | |
| 12 | 147.15 miles (236.82 km) NW | Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport (SAB) | Saba, Caribbean Netherlands | |
| 13 | 159.06 miles (255.98 km) SSE | George F. L. Charles Airport (SLU) | Castries, Saint Lucia | |
| 14 | 161.24 miles (259.49 km) NW | Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) | Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands | |
| 15 | 161.88 miles (260.52 km) NW | L'Espérance Airport Grand Case Airport (CCE) | Saint Martin, Guadeloupe | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,162.94 miles (19,574.31 km) WSW | Broome International Airport (BME) | Broome, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,152.40 miles (19,557.34 km) S | Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) | Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 12,109.90 miles (19,488.94 km) SSE | Karratha Airport (KTA) | Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 12,085.39 miles (19,449.50 km) WSW | Derby Airport (DRB) | Derby, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 12,060.66 miles (19,409.71 km) SSE | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 12,051.87 miles (19,395.56 km) S | Coolawanyah Station Airport (COY) | Coolawanyah Station, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 12,020.26 miles (19,344.68 km) S | Solomon Airport (SLJ) | Karijini National Park, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,991.64 miles (19,298.63 km) S | Barimunya Airport (BYP) | Barimunya, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,987.21 miles (19,291.50 km) S | Tom Price Airport (TPR) | Tom Price, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,973.21 miles (19,268.96 km) S | Coondewanna Airport (CJF) | Coondewanna, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,972.54 miles (19,267.89 km) SSW | Tardamu Airport (SAU) | Savu Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,964.82 miles (19,255.47 km) SSW | Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP) | Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,957.21 miles (19,243.22 km) S | Paraburdoo Airport (PBO) | Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,950.90 miles (19,233.06 km) WSW | Fitzroy Crossing Airport (FIZ) | Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,935.06 miles (19,207.57 km) S | Newman Airport (ZNE) | Newman, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 29.58 miles (47.61 km) S | Qasigiannguit Heliport (JCH) | Qasigiannguit, Greenland | |
| 2 | 46.42 miles (74.70 km) SSW | Ikamiut Heliport (QJI) | Ikamiut, Greenland | |
| 3 | 52.56 miles (84.59 km) N | Qeqertaq Heliport (PQT) | Qeqertaq, Greenland | |
| 4 | 55.95 miles (90.04 km) SW | Aasiaat Airport (JEG) | Aasiaat, Greenland | |
| 5 | 57.64 miles (92.77 km) WSW | Kitsissuarsuit Heliport (QJE) | Kitsissuarsuit, Greenland | |
| 6 | 60.73 miles (97.74 km) W | Qeqertarsuaq Heliport (JGO) | Qeqertarsuaq, Greenland | |
| 7 | 82.52 miles (132.80 km) SW | Niaqornaarsuk Heliport (QMK) | Niaqornaarsuk, Greenland | |
| 8 | 86.72 miles (139.56 km) N | Ikerasak Heliport (IKE) | Ikerasak, Greenland | |
| 9 | 96.50 miles (155.29 km) SW | Ikerasaarsuk Heliport (QRY) | Ikerasaarsuk, Greenland | |
| 10 | 102.36 miles (164.74 km) NNW | Uummannaq Heliport (UMD) | Uummannaq, Greenland | |
| 11 | 109.21 miles (175.76 km) N | Saattut Heliport (SAE) | Saattut, Greenland | |
| 12 | 110.05 miles (177.10 km) NNW | Qaarsut Airport (JQA) | Qaarsut / Uummannaq, Greenland | |
| 13 | 110.93 miles (178.52 km) SW | Attu Heliport (QGQ) | Attu Island, Greenland | |
| 14 | 123.43 miles (198.64 km) NNW | Niaqornat Heliport (NIQ) | Niaqornat, Greenland | |
| 15 | 126.68 miles (203.87 km) N | Ukkusissat Heliport (JUK) | Ukkusissat, Greenland | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,495.33 miles (16,890.56 km) SSW | Hobart International Airport (HBA) | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,412.07 miles (16,756.56 km) SSW | Launceston Airport (LST) | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,399.97 miles (16,737.08 km) WSW | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,395.80 miles (16,730.37 km) SSW | Devonport Airport (DPO) | Devonport, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,391.97 miles (16,724.21 km) SSW | Burnie Airport (BWT) | Burnie, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,387.75 miles (16,717.43 km) SSW | Smithton Airport (SIO) | Smithton, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,385.25 miles (16,713.40 km) SSW | St Helens Airport (HLS) | St. Helens, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,385.10 miles (16,713.16 km) SSW | George Town Aerodrome (GEE) | George Town, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,365.40 miles (16,681.45 km) WSW | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,334.83 miles (16,632.26 km) SSW | King Island Airport (KNS) | Currie, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,305.04 miles (16,584.31 km) SSW | Flinders Island Airport (FLS) | Flinders Island, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,294.79 miles (16,567.81 km) WSW | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,270.11 miles (16,528.10 km) WSW | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,268.38 miles (16,525.32 km) WSW | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,265.69 miles (16,520.99 km) WSW | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |