Nonstop flight route between Kangerlussuaq, Greenland and Norilsk, Russia:
Departure Airport:
(67°1'0"N by 50°41'21"W)
Arrival Airport:
(69°18'36"N by 87°19'59"E)
Distance from SFJ to NSK:
2,808.73 miles (4,520.20 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ) (SFJ), Kangerlussuaq, Greenland and Alykel Airport (NSK), Norilsk, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,809 miles (or 4,520 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 Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ) and Alykel 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 Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ) and Alykel Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SFJ / BGSF |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | NSK / UOOO |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Norilsk, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 69°18'36"N by 87°19'59"E |
| Area Served: | Norilsk |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 574 feet (175 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NSK |
| More Information: | NSK Maps & Info |
Facts about Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ) (SFJ):
- 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.
- 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 closest airport to Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ) (SFJ) is Sisimiut Airport (JHS), which is located 82 miles (132 kilometers) W of SFJ.
- 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.
- 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.
- Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ) handled 133,381 passengers last year.
Facts about Alykel Airport (NSK):
- The closest airport to Alykel Airport (NSK) is Igarka (IAA), which is located 131 miles (210 kilometers) S of NSK.
- The furthest airport from Alykel Airport (NSK) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 11,381 miles (18,315 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- Because of Alykel Airport's relatively low elevation of 574 feet, planes can take off or land at Alykel 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.
- In addition to being known as "Alykel Airport", another name for NSK is "Аэропорт Алыкель".
- Alykel Airport (NSK) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 82.24 miles (132.35 km) W | Sisimiut Airport (JHS) | Sisimiut, Greenland |     |
| 2 | 100.74 miles (162.12 km) NW | Attu Heliport (QGQ) | Attu Island, Greenland | |
| 3 | 102.73 miles (165.33 km) NNW | Niaqornaarsuk Heliport (QMK) | Niaqornaarsuk, Greenland | |
| 4 | 106.84 miles (171.94 km) NW | Ikerasaarsuk Heliport (QRY) | Ikerasaarsuk, Greenland | |
| 5 | 115.52 miles (185.91 km) NNW | Ikamiut Heliport (QJI) | Ikamiut, Greenland | |
| 6 | 125.02 miles (201.21 km) N | Qasigiannguit Heliport (JCH) | Qasigiannguit, Greenland | |
| 7 | 127.34 miles (204.93 km) SSW | Maniitsoq Airport (JSU) | Maniitsoq, Greenland | |
| 8 | 129.80 miles (208.89 km) NNW | Aasiaat Airport (JEG) | Aasiaat, Greenland | |
| 9 | 141.94 miles (228.43 km) NNW | Kitsissuarsuit Heliport (QJE) | Kitsissuarsuit, Greenland | |
| 10 | 154.12 miles (248.03 km) N | Ilulissat Airport (JAV) | Ilulissat, Greenland | |
| 11 | 170.84 miles (274.95 km) NNW | Qeqertarsuaq Heliport (JGO) | Qeqertarsuaq, Greenland | |
| 12 | 197.29 miles (317.50 km) S | Nuuk Airport (GOH) | Nuuk, Greenland | |
| 13 | 206.65 miles (332.58 km) N | Qeqertaq Heliport (PQT) | Qeqertaq, Greenland | |
| 14 | 240.84 miles (387.59 km) N | Ikerasak Heliport (IKE) | Ikerasak, Greenland | |
| 15 | 255.55 miles (411.26 km) N | Uummannaq Heliport (UMD) | Uummannaq, Greenland | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,632.66 miles (17,111.56 km) SSW | Hobart International Airport (HBA) | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,550.78 miles (16,979.79 km) SSW | Launceston Airport (LST) | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,536.10 miles (16,956.16 km) SSW | Devonport Airport (DPO) | Devonport, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,533.52 miles (16,952.02 km) SSW | Burnie Airport (BWT) | Burnie, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,530.43 miles (16,947.04 km) SSW | Smithton Airport (SIO) | Smithton, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,524.74 miles (16,937.89 km) SSW | George Town Aerodrome (GEE) | George Town, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,522.13 miles (16,933.69 km) SSW | St Helens Airport (HLS) | St. Helens, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,479.69 miles (16,865.39 km) SSW | King Island Airport (KNS) | Currie, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,478.69 miles (16,863.78 km) WSW | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,444.64 miles (16,808.97 km) WSW | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,443.22 miles (16,806.68 km) SSW | Flinders Island Airport (FLS) | Flinders Island, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,397.95 miles (16,733.83 km) SSW | Portland Airport (PTJ) | Portland, Victoria, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,387.24 miles (16,716.60 km) SSW | Warrnambool Airport (WMB) | Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,369.78 miles (16,688.49 km) WSW | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,364.93 miles (16,680.69 km) SSW | Mount Gambier Airport (MGB) | Mount Gambier, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 130.69 miles (210.33 km) S | Igarka (IAA) | Igarka, Russia | |
| 2 | 243.02 miles (391.11 km) S | Turukhansk (THX) | Turukhansk, Russia | |
| 3 | 328.03 miles (527.91 km) NNW | Dikson Airport (DKS) | Dikson, Russia | |
| 4 | 360.33 miles (579.89 km) WSW | Novy Urengoy Airport (NUX) | Novy Urengoy, Russia | |
| 5 | 391.21 miles (629.58 km) NE | Khatanga (HTG) | Khatanga, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia | |
| 6 | 468.26 miles (753.59 km) WSW | Nadym Airport (NYM) | Nadym, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia | |
| 7 | 538.32 miles (866.35 km) SW | Noyabrsk Airport (NOJ) | Noyabrsk, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia | |
| 8 | 538.63 miles (866.84 km) S | Podkamennaya Tunguska Airport (TGP) | Podkamennaya Tunguska, Krasnoyarsk, Russia | |
| 9 | 566.52 miles (911.73 km) W | Salekhard Airport (SLY) | Salekhard, Russia | |
| 10 | 568.35 miles (914.68 km) SW | Raduzhny Airport (RAT) | Raduzhny, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia | |
| 11 | 602.99 miles (970.41 km) W | Vorkuta Airport (VKT) | Vorkuta, Russia | |
| 12 | 608.92 miles (979.96 km) SW | Kogalym International Airport (KGP) | Kogalym, Tyumen Oblast, Russia | |
| 13 | 618.64 miles (995.60 km) WNW | Amderma (AMV) | Amderma, Russia | |
| 14 | 623.05 miles (1,002.70 km) E | Olenyok Airport (ONK) | Olenyok, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 15 | 655.87 miles (1,055.52 km) SSW | Nizhnevartovsk Airport (NJC) | Nizhnevartovsk, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,380.67 miles (18,315.36 km) W | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 11,181.75 miles (17,995.23 km) SW | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 3 | 11,112.26 miles (17,883.40 km) SW | Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ) | Punta Arenas, Chile | |
| 4 | 11,106.53 miles (17,874.18 km) SW | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 5 | 11,053.71 miles (17,789.18 km) SW | Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT) | Puerto Natales, Chile | |
| 6 | 10,998.01 miles (17,699.53 km) SW | Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 7 | 10,963.60 miles (17,644.15 km) SW | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 8 | 10,956.45 miles (17,632.65 km) SW | Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 9 | 10,830.04 miles (17,429.22 km) SW | Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) | Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 10 | 10,802.42 miles (17,384.76 km) WSW | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 11 | 10,779.98 miles (17,348.65 km) WSW | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 10,765.24 miles (17,324.93 km) SW | Cochrane Airfield (LGR) | Cochrane, Chile | |
| 13 | 10,708.98 miles (17,234.39 km) SW | Chile Chico Airfield (CCH) | Chile Chico, Aisén Region, Chile | |
| 14 | 10,695.85 miles (17,213.25 km) SW | Perito Moreno Airport (PMQ) | Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 15 | 10,692.49 miles (17,207.85 km) SW | Puerto Deseado Airport (PUD) | Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |