Nonstop flight route between Ikerasaarsuk, Greenland and Carcassonne, France:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ikerasaarsuk Heliport (QRY), Ikerasaarsuk, Greenland and Carcassonne Airport (CCF), Carcassonne, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,624 miles (or 4,224 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 Carcassonne 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 Carcassonne Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Ikerasaarsuk Heliport (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.
• 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.

Facts about Carcassonne Airport (CCF):

• The closest airport to Carcassonne Airport (CCF) is Castres - Mazamet Airport (DCM), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) N of CCF.
• In addition to being known as "Carcassonne Airport", another name for CCF is "Aéroport de Carcassonne".
• Carcassonne Airport (CCF) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Carcassonne Airport (CCF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Carcassonne Airport (meaning Carcassonne Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,363 miles (19,896 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In 2011, the airport served 368,000 passengers.
• Because of Carcassonne Airport's relatively low elevation of 434 feet, planes can take off or land at Carcassonne 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.