Nonstop flight route between Sermiligaaq, Greenland and Burnie, Tasmania, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sermiligaaq Heliport (SGG), Sermiligaaq, Greenland and Burnie Airport (BWT), Burnie, Tasmania, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,714 miles (or 17,243 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 Sermiligaaq Heliport and Burnie 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 Sermiligaaq Heliport and Burnie Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SGG / BGSG |
Airport Name: | Sermiligaaq Heliport |
Location: | Sermiligaaq, Greenland |
GPS Coordinates: | 65°54'14"N by 36°22'27"W |
Area Served: | Sermiligaaq, Greenland |
Operator/Owner: | Mittarfeqarfiit |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 33 feet (10 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from SGG |
More Information: | SGG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BWT / YWYY |
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Location: | Burnie, Tasmania, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°59'56"S by 145°43'51"E |
Area Served: | Burnie, Tasmania |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 62 feet (19 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BWT |
More Information: | BWT Maps & Info |
Facts about Sermiligaaq Heliport (SGG):
- Because of Sermiligaaq Heliport's relatively low elevation of 33 feet, planes can take off or land at Sermiligaaq 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 furthest airport from Sermiligaaq Heliport (SGG) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 10,847 miles (17,456 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Sermiligaaq Heliport (SGG) is Kuummiit Heliport (KUZ), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) W of SGG.
Facts about Burnie Airport (BWT):
- Burnie Airport (BWT) has 2 runways.
- Burnie Airport handled 70,402 passengers last year.
- Until early 2000, Burnie airport had the distinction of having a railway line cross the northern end of runway 05/23, complete with flashing red signals, but without boom gates.
- The closest airport to Burnie Airport (BWT) is Smithton Airport (SIO), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) WNW of BWT.
- The furthest airport from Burnie Airport (BWT) is Corvo Airport (CVU), which is nearly antipodal to Burnie Airport (meaning Burnie Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Corvo Airport), and is located 12,247 miles (19,709 kilometers) away in Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal.
- Because of Burnie Airport's relatively low elevation of 62 feet, planes can take off or land at Burnie 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 "Burnie Airport", another name for BWT is "Wynyard Airport".