Nonstop flight route between Sugar Land, Texas (near Houston), United States and Maniitsoq, Greenland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sugar Land Regional Airport (SGR), Sugar Land, Texas (near Houston), United States and Maniitsoq Airport (JSU), Maniitsoq, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,064 miles (or 4,930 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 Sugar Land Regional Airport and Maniitsoq 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 Sugar Land Regional Airport and Maniitsoq Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SGR / KSGR |
Airport Name: | Sugar Land Regional Airport |
Location: | Sugar Land, Texas (near Houston), United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°37'19"N by 95°39'24"W |
Area Served: | Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown |
Operator/Owner: | City of Sugar Land |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 82 feet (25 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SGR |
More Information: | SGR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JSU / BGMQ |
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Location: | Maniitsoq, Greenland |
GPS Coordinates: | 65°24'44"N by 52°56'21"W |
Area Served: | Maniitsoq, Greenland |
Operator/Owner: | Mittarfeqarfiit |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 91 feet (28 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JSU |
More Information: | JSU Maps & Info |
Facts about Sugar Land Regional Airport (SGR):
- Because of Sugar Land Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 82 feet, planes can take off or land at Sugar Land Regional 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.
- Sugar Land Regional Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located in Sugar Land, Texas, 17 miles southwest of the central business district of Houston.
- The airport today serves the area's general aviation aircraft serving corporate, governmental, and private clientele.
- Sugar Land Regional Airport (SGR) currently has only 1 runway.
- Sugar Land Regional Airport covers an area of 426 acres and contains one concrete paved runway designated 17/35 which measures 8,000 x 100 ft.
- The furthest airport from Sugar Land Regional Airport (SGR) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,990 miles (17,687 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The closest airport to Sugar Land Regional Airport (SGR) is Andrau Airpark (AAP), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NE of SGR.
Facts about Maniitsoq Airport (JSU):
- The closest airport to Maniitsoq Airport (JSU) is Nuuk Airport (GOH), which is located 92 miles (148 kilometers) SSE of JSU.
- Maniitsoq Airport (JSU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Maniitsoq Airport (JSU) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,689 miles (17,203 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
- Maniitsoq Airport handled 8,829 passengers last year.
- Because of Maniitsoq Airport's relatively low elevation of 91 feet, planes can take off or land at Maniitsoq 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 "Maniitsoq Airport", other names for JSU include "Mittarfik Maniitsoq" and "Maniitsoq Lufthavn".