Nonstop flight route between Sulphur Springs, Texas, United States and Sisimiut, Greenland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport (SLR), Sulphur Springs, Texas, United States and Sisimiut Airport (JHS), Sisimiut, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,877 miles (or 4,631 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 Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport and Sisimiut 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 Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport and Sisimiut Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SLR / KSLR |
Airport Name: | Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport |
Location: | Sulphur Springs, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°9'34"N by 95°37'15"W |
Area Served: | Sulphur Springs, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Sulphur Springs |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 489 feet (149 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SLR |
More Information: | SLR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JHS / BGSS |
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Location: | Sisimiut, Greenland |
GPS Coordinates: | 66°57'5"N by 53°43'45"W |
Area Served: | Sisimiut, Greenland |
Operator/Owner: | Mittarfeqarfiit |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 33 feet (10 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JHS |
More Information: | JHS Maps & Info |
Facts about Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport (SLR):
- It was named Texas Airport of the Year for 2003 by the Federal Aviation Administration.
- Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport (SLR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport (SLR) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,846 miles (17,455 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 489 feet, planes can take off or land at Sulphur Springs Municipal 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 closest airport to Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport (SLR) is Majors Airport (GVT), which is located 26 miles (43 kilometers) WSW of SLR.
Facts about Sisimiut Airport (JHS):
- Because of Sisimiut Airport's relatively low elevation of 33 feet, planes can take off or land at Sisimiut 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.
- Roads in Sisimiut, including the road to the airport, are surfaced, but there is no road linking Sisimiut to any other settlement.
- The furthest airport from Sisimiut Airport (JHS) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,591 miles (17,044 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
- Sisimiut Airport is an airport located 2.2 NM northwest of Sisimiut, a town in the Qeqqata municipality in central-western Greenland.
- With 5,460 inhabitants as of 2010, Sisimiut is the second-largest town in Greenland, one of the few towns in the country exhibiting growth patterns, with corresponding increasing passenger traffic at Sisimiut Airport.
- Sisimiut Airport (JHS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Sisimiut Airport (JHS) is Attu Heliport (QGQ), which is located 68 miles (110 kilometers) N of JHS.
- In addition to being known as "Sisimiut Airport", other names for JHS include "Mittarfik Sisimiut" and "Sisimiut Lufthavn".
- Sisimiut Airport handled 22,955 passengers last year.