Nonstop flight route between Ikerasaarsuk, Greenland and Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia:
Departure Airport:
(68°9'0"N by 53°27'0"W)
Arrival Airport:
(23°48'24"S by 133°54'7"E)
Distance from QRY to ASP:
9,357.16 miles (15,058.86 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ikerasaarsuk Heliport (QRY), Ikerasaarsuk, Greenland and Alice Springs Airport (ASP), Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,357 miles (or 15,059 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 Ikerasaarsuk Heliport and Alice Springs 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 Ikerasaarsuk Heliport and Alice Springs Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | QRY / BGIK |
| Airport Name: | Ikerasaarsuk Heliport |
| Location: | Ikerasaarsuk, Greenland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 68°9'0"N by 53°27'0"W |
| Area Served: | Ikerasaarsuk, Greenland |
| Operator/Owner: | Mittarfeqarfiit |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 165 feet (50 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from QRY |
| More Information: | QRY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ASP / YBAS |
| Airport Name: | Alice Springs Airport |
| Location: | Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 23°48'24"S by 133°54'7"E |
| Area Served: | Alice Springs, Northern Territory |
| Operator/Owner: | Northern Territory Airports Pty Ltd |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1789 feet (545 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ASP |
| More Information: | ASP Maps & Info |
Facts about Ikerasaarsuk Heliport (QRY):
- The furthest airport from Ikerasaarsuk Heliport (QRY) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,527 miles (16,942 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
- The closest airport to Ikerasaarsuk Heliport (QRY) is Attu Heliport (QGQ), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) SSW of QRY.
- Because of Ikerasaarsuk Heliport's relatively low elevation of 165 feet, planes can take off or land at Ikerasaarsuk 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.
Facts about Alice Springs Airport (ASP):
- Alice Springs Airport (ASP) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Alice Springs Airport (ASP) is Cowra Airport (CWT), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) E of ASP.
- Tragedy struck the airport again on 5 January 1977, when a former employee of Connair, Colin Richard Forman, flew a stolen aircraft into the Connair offices located at the airport, killing himself and three of the airline's employees.
- During 2010–11 a total of 640,519 domestic passengers passed through Alice Springs Airport making it the 18th busiest in Australia.
- The furthest airport from Alice Springs Airport (ASP) is Barbuda Codrington Airport (BBQ), which is located 11,336 miles (18,243 kilometers) away in Codrington, Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda.
- Alice Springs Airport handled 598,749 passengers last year.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 15.15 miles (24.39 km) SSW | Attu Heliport (QGQ) | Attu Island, Greenland |     |
| 2 | 16.13 miles (25.95 km) ENE | Niaqornaarsuk Heliport (QMK) | Niaqornaarsuk, Greenland | |
| 3 | 42.98 miles (69.16 km) NNE | Aasiaat Airport (JEG) | Aasiaat, Greenland | |
| 4 | 49.51 miles (79.69 km) N | Kitsissuarsuit Heliport (QJE) | Kitsissuarsuit, Greenland | |
| 5 | 52.93 miles (85.18 km) NE | Ikamiut Heliport (QJI) | Ikamiut, Greenland | |
| 6 | 73.81 miles (118.79 km) NE | Qasigiannguit Heliport (JCH) | Qasigiannguit, Greenland | |
| 7 | 76.11 miles (122.49 km) N | Qeqertarsuaq Heliport (JGO) | Qeqertarsuaq, Greenland | |
| 8 | 83.14 miles (133.81 km) S | Sisimiut Airport (JHS) | Sisimiut, Greenland | |
| 9 | 96.50 miles (155.29 km) NE | Ilulissat Airport (JAV) | Ilulissat, Greenland | |
| 10 | 106.84 miles (171.94 km) SE | Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ) (SFJ) | Kangerlussuaq, Greenland | |
| 11 | 138.54 miles (222.95 km) NNE | Qeqertaq Heliport (PQT) | Qeqertaq, Greenland | |
| 12 | 170.29 miles (274.06 km) NNE | Ikerasak Heliport (IKE) | Ikerasak, Greenland | |
| 13 | 177.75 miles (286.06 km) N | Uummannaq Heliport (UMD) | Uummannaq, Greenland | |
| 14 | 179.48 miles (288.84 km) N | Qaarsut Airport (JQA) | Qaarsut / Uummannaq, Greenland | |
| 15 | 182.60 miles (293.86 km) N | Niaqornat Heliport (NIQ) | Niaqornat, Greenland | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,527.44 miles (16,942.23 km) SW | Hobart International Airport (HBA) | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,445.98 miles (16,811.13 km) SSW | Launceston Airport (LST) | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,431.84 miles (16,788.38 km) SSW | Devonport Airport (DPO) | Devonport, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,429.77 miles (16,785.04 km) SSW | Burnie Airport (BWT) | Burnie, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,427.17 miles (16,780.86 km) SSW | Smithton Airport (SIO) | Smithton, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,420.26 miles (16,769.74 km) SSW | George Town Aerodrome (GEE) | George Town, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,416.82 miles (16,764.21 km) SW | St Helens Airport (HLS) | St. Helens, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,379.79 miles (16,704.62 km) WSW | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,377.63 miles (16,701.13 km) SSW | King Island Airport (KNS) | Currie, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,345.57 miles (16,649.53 km) WSW | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,338.28 miles (16,637.81 km) SSW | Flinders Island Airport (FLS) | Flinders Island, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,298.56 miles (16,573.88 km) SSW | Portland Airport (PTJ) | Portland, Victoria, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,286.87 miles (16,555.07 km) SSW | Warrnambool Airport (WMB) | Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,271.98 miles (16,531.11 km) WSW | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,266.41 miles (16,522.14 km) SSW | Mount Gambier Airport (MGB) | Mount Gambier, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 44.08 miles (70.93 km) E | Cowra Airport (CWT) | Cowra, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 2 | 207.21 miles (333.47 km) WSW | Ayers Rock Airport (AYQ) | Yulara, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 3 | 352.55 miles (567.37 km) E | Bedourie Airport (BEU) | Bedourie, Queensland, Australia | |
| 4 | 365.10 miles (587.57 km) S | Coober Pedy Airport (CPD) | Coober Pedy, South Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 370.64 miles (596.49 km) ESE | Birdsville Airport (BVI) | Birdsville, Queensland, Australia | |
| 6 | 381.73 miles (614.33 km) NE | Camooweal Airport (CML) | Camooweal, Queensland, Australia | |
| 7 | 385.37 miles (620.18 km) E | Boulia Airport (BQL) | Boulia, Queensland, Australia | |
| 8 | 418.03 miles (672.75 km) ENE | Mount Isa Airport (ISA) | Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia | |
| 9 | 430.71 miles (693.15 km) E | Springvale Airport (KSV) | Springvale, Queensland, Australia | |
| 10 | 456.20 miles (734.18 km) WNW | Balgo Hill Airport (BQW) | Balgo Hill, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 465.22 miles (748.69 km) ENE | Trepell Airport (TQP) | Trapell, Queensland, Australia | |
| 12 | 474.56 miles (763.73 km) ENE | Cloncurry Airport (CNJ) | Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia | |
| 13 | 476.78 miles (767.29 km) WNW | Lake Gregory Airport (LGE) | Lake Gregory, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 483.73 miles (778.48 km) NNW | Kalkgurung Airport (KFG) | Daguragu / Kalkaringi, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 15 | 488.78 miles (786.61 km) ESE | Arrabury Airport (AAB) | Arrabury, Queensland, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,335.53 miles (18,242.73 km) ENE | Barbuda Codrington Airport (BBQ) | Codrington, Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda | |
| 2 | 11,322.30 miles (18,221.43 km) ENE | V. C. Bird International Airport (ANU) | St. John's, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda | |
| 3 | 11,309.06 miles (18,200.13 km) ENE | Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (PTP) | Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe | |
| 4 | 11,296.23 miles (18,179.47 km) ENE | Melville Hall Airport (DOM) | Melville Hall (near Roseau), Dominica | |
| 5 | 11,291.90 miles (18,172.51 km) ENE | Les Saintes Airport (LSS) | Terre-de-Haut Island, Les Saintes, Guadeloupe | |
| 6 | 11,289.06 miles (18,167.93 km) NE | Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) | Bridgetown, Barbados | |
| 7 | 11,287.85 miles (18,165.99 km) ENE | John A. Osborne Airport (MNI) | Montserrat, British Overseas Territories, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 11,283.22 miles (18,158.54 km) ENE | Canefield Airport (DCF) | Canefield, Dominica | |
| 9 | 11,282.31 miles (18,157.08 km) ENE | Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean Airport (SBH) | Gustavia, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Barthélemy | |
| 10 | 11,277.64 miles (18,149.56 km) ENE | Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (AXA) | The Valley, Anguilla | |
| 11 | 11,277.32 miles (18,149.04 km) ENE | Vance W. Amory International Airport (NEV) | Nevis, Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
| 12 | 11,276.18 miles (18,147.20 km) ENE | Aimé Césaire Airport (FDF) | Le Lamentin / Fort de France, Martinique | |
| 13 | 11,275.25 miles (18,145.71 km) ENE | L'Espérance Airport Grand Case Airport (CCE) | Saint Martin, Guadeloupe | |
| 14 | 11,272.84 miles (18,141.83 km) ENE | Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport (SKB) | Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
| 15 | 11,269.98 miles (18,137.23 km) ENE | Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) | Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands | |