Nonstop flight route between Sermiligaaq, Greenland and Sanford, Florida (near Orlando), United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sermiligaaq Heliport (SGG), Sermiligaaq, Greenland and Orlando/Sanford International Airport (SFB), Sanford, Florida (near Orlando), United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,187 miles (or 5,129 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 Orlando/Sanford International 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 Orlando/Sanford International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Sermiligaaq Heliport (SGG):

• The closest airport to Sermiligaaq Heliport (SGG) is Kuummiit Heliport (KUZ), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) W of 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.

Facts about Orlando/Sanford International Airport (SFB):

• The closest airport to Orlando/Sanford International Airport (SFB) is Orlando Executive Airport (ORL), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) SSW of SFB.
• The furthest airport from Orlando/Sanford International Airport (SFB) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,507 miles (18,518 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
• In 2010 Allegiant Air announced it was moving many flights to larger and more centrally located Orlando International Airport to compete with AirTran Airways.
• Orlando/Sanford International Airport (SFB) has 4 runways.
• Due to flight training, the airport is consistently in the top 30 busiest airports in the world in terms of total flight operations.
• Because of Orlando/Sanford International Airport's relatively low elevation of 55 feet, planes can take off or land at Orlando/Sanford International 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 City of Sanford assumed control of the former NAS Sanford in 1969 and renamed the facility Sanford Airport, hiring the air station's recently retired Executive Officer, Commander J.