Nonstop flight route between Qassimiut, Greenland and Lawas, Sarawak, Malaysia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Qassimiut Heliport (QJH), Qassimiut, Greenland and Lawas Airport (LWY), Lawas, Sarawak, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,806 miles (or 12,562 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 Qassimiut Heliport and Lawas 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 Qassimiut Heliport and Lawas Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | QJH / BGQT |
Airport Name: | Qassimiut Heliport |
Location: | Qassimiut, Greenland |
GPS Coordinates: | 60°46'45"N by 47°9'9"W |
Area Served: | Qassimiut, Greenland |
Operator/Owner: | Qaqortoq |
Airport Type: | Public |
View all routes: | Routes from QJH |
More Information: | QJH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LWY / WBGW |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Lawas, Sarawak, Malaysia |
GPS Coordinates: | 4°50'57"N by 115°24'10"E |
Area Served: | Lawas, Sarawak, East Malaysia |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Malaysia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LWY |
More Information: | LWY Maps & Info |
Facts about Qassimiut Heliport (QJH):
- The furthest airport from Qassimiut Heliport (QJH) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 11,055 miles (17,791 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
- The closest airport to Qassimiut Heliport (QJH) is Narsaq Heliport (JNS), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) ENE of QJH.
Facts about Lawas Airport (LWY):
- In addition to being known as "Lawas Airport", other names for LWY include "Lapangan Terbang Lawas" and "老越机场".
- The closest airport to Lawas Airport (LWY) is Long Sukang Airport (LSU), which is located 21 miles (35 kilometers) SSE of LWY.
- The furthest airport from Lawas Airport (LWY) is Tefé Airport (TFF), which is nearly antipodal to Lawas Airport (meaning Lawas Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tefé Airport), and is located 12,335 miles (19,851 kilometers) away in Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil.
- Because of Lawas Airport's relatively low elevation of 5 feet, planes can take off or land at Lawas 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.
- Lawas Airport (LWY) currently has only 1 runway.