Nonstop flight route between Røros, Norway and Nuuk, Greenland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Røros Airport (RRS), Røros, Norway and Nuuk Airport (GOH), Nuuk, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,874 miles (or 3,015 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 relatively short distance between Røros Airport and Nuuk Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RRS / ENRO |
Airport Name: | Røros Airport |
Location: | Røros, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 62°34'42"N by 11°20'32"E |
Area Served: | Røros, Norway |
Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
Airport Type: | Civil |
Elevation: | 2054 feet (626 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from RRS |
More Information: | RRS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GOH / BGGH |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Nuuk, Greenland |
GPS Coordinates: | 64°11'26"N by 51°40'41"W |
Area Served: | Nuuk, Greenland |
Operator/Owner: | Mittarfeqarfiit |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 283 feet (86 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GOH |
More Information: | GOH Maps & Info |
Facts about Røros Airport (RRS):
- The Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications attempted to find a replacement for Coast Air, contacting six different airlines.
- The furthest airport from Røros Airport (RRS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,103 miles (17,868 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Røros Airport handled 17,416 passengers last year.
- Røros Airport is a regional airport serving the town of Røros in Sør-Trøndelag, Norway.
- Røros Airport (RRS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Røros Airport (RRS) is Trondheim Airport, Værnes (TRD), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) NNW of RRS.
Facts about Nuuk Airport (GOH):
- The airport was constructed to serve the largest town in Greenland, yet due to space constraints at the location in a mountainous area and problems with the weather, it is unable to service large airliners or flights reaching Denmark.
- Nuuk Airport handled 69,324 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Nuuk Airport", other names for GOH include "Mittarfik Nuuk" and "Nuuk Lufthavn".
- To land at the airport, fixed-wing planes flying from the north, and going to land towards north, must perform a full 180-degree U-turn, flying directly over the city.
- The furthest airport from Nuuk Airport (GOH) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,779 miles (17,347 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
- Nuuk Airport (GOH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The tragedy was one of the factors leading to the decision to invest in a helicopter fleet.
- Even in the later era of the fixed-wing, turboprop plane domination, the S-61N helicopters continued to link Nuuk with the smaller Paamiut town, until the airport was built there in 2007, replacing the old heliport.
- Nuuk Airport was built in 1979, when the then newly formed Home Rule government decided to create a network of the STOL-capable domestic airports.
- The northern end of the runway is less than 700 m from the shore of Nuup Kangerlua fjord.
- The closest airport to Nuuk Airport (GOH) is Maniitsoq Airport (JSU), which is located 92 miles (148 kilometers) NNW of GOH.
- Because of Nuuk Airport's relatively low elevation of 283 feet, planes can take off or land at Nuuk 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.