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

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Roswell International Air Center (ROW), Roswell, New Mexico, United States and Savissivik Heliport (SVR), Savissivik, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,211 miles (or 5,168 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 Roswell International Air Center and Savissivik Heliport, 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 Roswell International Air Center and Savissivik Heliport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Roswell International Air Center (ROW):

• 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.
• In 1966, the Air Force announced that Walker AFB would be closed.
• Historically, Roswell was served by Trans-Texas Airways which flew Douglas DC-9-10 jet service to Albuquerque, Dallas, Houston, Midland/Odessa and Santa Fe.
• 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.
• On April 2, 2011, a Gulfstream G650 crashed shortly after takeoff from the airport during a test flight that was being conducted by the manufacturer of this large business jet, killing all four aboard.
• Roswell International Air Center (ROW) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Roswell International Air Center (ROW) is Artesia Municipal Airport (ATS), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) S of ROW.

Facts about Savissivik Heliport (SVR):

• The furthest airport from Savissivik Heliport (SVR) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 9,949 miles (16,012 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
• Because of Savissivik Heliport's relatively low elevation of 24 feet, planes can take off or land at Savissivik 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 Savissivik Heliport (SVR) is Thule Air Base (THU), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) WNW of SVR.