Nonstop flight route between Kangerlussuaq, Greenland and Aribinda, Burkina Faso:
Departure Airport:
(67°1'0"N by 50°41'21"W)
Arrival Airport:
(14°12'55"N by 0°53'44"W)
Distance from SFJ to XAR:
4,279.57 miles (6,887.28 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ) (SFJ), Kangerlussuaq, Greenland and Aribinda Airport (XAR), Aribinda, Burkina Faso would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,280 miles (or 6,887 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 Aribinda 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 Aribinda 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: | XAR / DFOY |
| Airport Name: | Aribinda Airport |
| Location: | Aribinda, Burkina Faso |
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°12'55"N by 0°53'44"W |
| Area Served: | Aribinda, Soum Province, Sahel Region, Burkina Faso |
| View all routes: | Routes from XAR |
| More Information: | XAR Maps & Info |
Facts about Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ) (SFJ):
- In addition to being known as "Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ)", other names for SFJ include "Mittarfik Kangerlussuaq" and "Kangerlussuaq Lufthavn".
- 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 is an airport in Kangerlussuaq, a settlement in the Qeqqata municipality in central-western Greenland.
- Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ) handled 133,381 passengers last year.
- 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.
- Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ) (SFJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In the 1950s, transatlantic civilian flights began using the air base for refuelling.
- The closest airport to Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ) (SFJ) is Sisimiut Airport (JHS), which is located 82 miles (132 kilometers) W of SFJ.
- 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.
Facts about Aribinda Airport (XAR):
- The furthest airport from Aribinda Airport (XAR) is Labasa Airport (LBS), which is nearly antipodal to Aribinda Airport (meaning Aribinda Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Labasa Airport), and is located 12,280 miles (19,763 kilometers) away in Labasa, Fiji.
- The closest airport to Aribinda Airport (XAR) is Gorom Gorom Airport (XGG), which is located 48 miles (78 kilometers) ENE of XAR.
| 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 | 48.31 miles (77.75 km) ENE | Gorom Gorom Airport (XGG) | Gorom Gorom, Burkina Faso | |
| 2 | 49.24 miles (79.25 km) W | Djibo Airport (XDJ) | Djibo, Burkina Faso | |
| 3 | 57.17 miles (92.00 km) ESE | Dori Airport (DOR) | Dori, Burkina Faso | |
| 4 | 74.21 miles (119.43 km) ENE | Tambao Airport (TMQ) | Tambao, Burkina Faso | |
| 5 | 79.82 miles (128.45 km) S | Kaya Airport (XKY) | Kaya, Burkina Faso | |
| 6 | 98.44 miles (158.43 km) SSE | Bogandé Airport (XBG) | Bogande, Burkina Faso | |
| 7 | 107.49 miles (172.99 km) ESE | Sebba Airport (XSE) | Sebba, Burkina Faso | |
| 8 | 109.82 miles (176.73 km) SSE | Boulsa Airport (XBO) | Boulsa, Burkina Faso | |
| 9 | 111.93 miles (180.14 km) WSW | Ouahigouya Airport (OUG) | Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso | |
| 10 | 135.18 miles (217.56 km) SSW | Ouagadougou Airport (OUA) | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | |
| 11 | 152.78 miles (245.87 km) NNE | Gao International Airport (GAQ) | Gao, Mali | |
| 12 | 166.85 miles (268.53 km) WSW | Tougan Airport (TUQ) | Tougan, Burkina Faso | |
| 13 | 170.41 miles (274.25 km) SSE | Tenkodogo Airport (TEG) | Tenkodogo, Burkina Faso | |
| 14 | 172.51 miles (277.63 km) SSE | Fada N'Gourma Airport (FNG) | Fada N'gourma, Burkina Faso | |
| 15 | 201.06 miles (323.58 km) SE | Kantchari Airport (XKA) | Kantchari, Burkina Faso | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,280.45 miles (19,763.43 km) S | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |
| 2 | 12,247.21 miles (19,709.93 km) W | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 3 | 12,232.69 miles (19,686.56 km) SSE | Yasawa Island Airport (YAS) | Yasawa Island, Fiji | |
| 4 | 12,219.47 miles (19,665.28 km) S | Koro Airport (KXF) | Koro Island, Fiji | |
| 5 | 12,194.17 miles (19,624.57 km) S | Levuka Airfield (LEV) | Bureta, Ovalau Island, Fiji | |
| 6 | 12,172.11 miles (19,589.07 km) SSW | Cicia Airport (ICI) | Cicia, Fiji | |
| 7 | 12,169.84 miles (19,585.41 km) S | Suva International Airport (SUV) | Suva / Nausori, Viti Levu, Fiji | |
| 8 | 12,168.48 miles (19,583.23 km) SSE | Nadi International Airport (NAN) | Nadi, Fiji | |
| 9 | 12,163.24 miles (19,574.79 km) SSE | Mana Island Airport (MNF) | Mana Island, Fiji | |
| 10 | 12,130.94 miles (19,522.80 km) S | Moala Airport (MFJ) | Moala, Moala Islands, Fiji | |
| 11 | 12,114.92 miles (19,497.03 km) W | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 12 | 12,096.37 miles (19,467.17 km) S | Vunisea Airport (KDV) | Vunisea, Kadavu Island, Fiji | |
| 13 | 12,073.01 miles (19,429.58 km) WSW | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 14 | 12,043.59 miles (19,382.23 km) S | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 15 | 11,880.05 miles (19,119.04 km) W | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |