Nonstop flight route between Eqalugaarsuit, Greenland and Roswell, New Mexico, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Eqalugaarsuit Heliport (QFG), Eqalugaarsuit, Greenland and Roswell International Air Center (ROW), Roswell, New Mexico, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,193 miles (or 5,139 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 Eqalugaarsuit Heliport and Roswell International Air Center, 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 Eqalugaarsuit Heliport and Roswell International Air Center. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Eqalugaarsuit Heliport (QFG):

• Because of Eqalugaarsuit Heliport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Eqalugaarsuit 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 Eqalugaarsuit Heliport (QFG) is Saarloq Heliport (QOQ), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) SSW of QFG.
• The furthest airport from Eqalugaarsuit Heliport (QFG) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 11,086 miles (17,842 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

Facts about Roswell International Air Center (ROW):

• The closest airport to Roswell International Air Center (ROW) is Artesia Municipal Airport (ATS), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) S of ROW.
• Roswell International Air Center (ROW) has 2 runways.
• In 1966, the Air Force announced that Walker AFB would be closed.
• The base was renamed in his honor on January 13, 1948.
• The site is the storage facility for many of American Airlines' retired Airbus A300-600R wide body jetliners.
• The furthest airport from Roswell International Air Center (ROW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,241 miles (18,090 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The airport was used by Felix Baumgartner to launch his record-breaking freefall jump from the stratosphere on October 14, 2012.
• The Boeing Company uses RIAC for braking performance testing of its aircraft, most recent was the testing of the BF Goodrich carbon brakes on the 737-900ER model.
• Currently, American Eagle operates Embraer ERJ-140 regional jets on nonstop flights to Dallas/Ft.