Nonstop flight route between Saranac Lake, New York, United States and Ilulissat, Greenland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Adirondack Regional Airport (SLK), Saranac Lake, New York, United States and Ilulissat Airport (JAV), Ilulissat, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,901 miles (or 3,059 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 relatively short distance between Adirondack Regional Airport and Ilulissat Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Adirondack Regional Airport (SLK):

• Day-to-day operations are under the jurisdiction of the airport manager who is appointed by the Town Board.
• Adirondack Regional Airport (SLK) has 2 runways.
• In the 1960s, the Adirondack Airport had three runways.
• The furthest airport from Adirondack Regional Airport (SLK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,560 miles (18,605 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Adirondack Regional Airport is a public use airport located four nautical miles northwest of the central business district of Saranac Lake, in Franklin County, New York, United States.
• The closest airport to Adirondack Regional Airport (SLK) is Lake Placid Airport (LKP), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) SE of SLK.
• Adirondack Regional Airport covers an area of 1,499 acres at an elevation of 1,663 feet above mean sea level.
• With the requirement of public ownership thus complied with, events moved swiftly toward the realization of an airport for the Adirondacks.
• In the autumn of 1940, a group of local men from the Saranac Lake Planning board got together to discuss the possibility of an airport in the Adirondack Mountains, near Saranac Lake.

Facts about Ilulissat Airport (JAV):

• Ilulissat Airport handled 41,965 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Ilulissat Airport (JAV) is Qasigiannguit Heliport (JCH), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) S of JAV.
• In addition to being known as "Ilulissat Airport", other names for JAV include "Mittarfik Ilulissat" and "Ilulissat Lufthavn".
• Cougar Helicopters Sikorsky S-92 landing at Ilulissat Airport
• Ilulissat Airport (JAV) currently has only 1 runway.
• The purpose of Ilulissat Airport is debated in Greenland.
• The furthest airport from Ilulissat Airport (JAV) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,495 miles (16,891 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
• Because of Ilulissat Airport's relatively low elevation of 95 feet, planes can take off or land at Ilulissat 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.