Nonstop flight route between Kangerlussuaq, Greenland and Sanday, Scotland, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ) (SFJ), Kangerlussuaq, Greenland and Sanday Airport (NDY), Sanday, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,548 miles (or 2,492 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 Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ) and Sanday Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SFJ / BGSF |
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Location: | Kangerlussuaq, Greenland |
GPS Coordinates: | 67°1'0"N by 50°41'21"W |
Area Served: | Kangerlussuaq, Greenland |
Operator/Owner: | Mittarfeqarfiit |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 165 feet (50 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SFJ |
More Information: | SFJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NDY / EGES |
Airport Name: | Sanday Airport |
Location: | Sanday, Scotland, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 59°15'1"N by 2°34'36"W |
Area Served: | Sanday, Orkney |
Operator/Owner: | Orkney Islands Council |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 66 feet (20 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from NDY |
More Information: | NDY Maps & Info |
Facts about Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ) (SFJ):
- Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ) (SFJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Access to several research camps on the Greenland ice sheet, including the Danish field camp North GRIP and the American Summit Camp, is handled through Kangerlussuaq via the 109th Airlift Wing of the New York Air National Guard.
- The closest airport to Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ) (SFJ) is Sisimiut Airport (JHS), which is located 82 miles (132 kilometers) W of SFJ.
- Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ) handled 133,381 passengers last year.
- The airport was handed over to civilian Greenlandic control in 1992.
- In addition to being known as "Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ)", other names for SFJ include "Mittarfik Kangerlussuaq" and "Kangerlussuaq Lufthavn".
- The furthest airport from Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ) (SFJ) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,633 miles (17,112 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
- Because of Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ)'s relatively low elevation of 165 feet, planes can take off or land at Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ) 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 Sanday Airport (NDY):
- The furthest airport from Sanday Airport (NDY) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,502 miles (18,510 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Because of Sanday Airport's relatively low elevation of 66 feet, planes can take off or land at Sanday 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.
- The closest airport to Sanday Airport (NDY) is Stronsay Airport (SOY), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) SSW of NDY.
- Sanday Airport (NDY) has 3 runways.