Nonstop flight route between Sármellék, Hungary and Narsarsuaq, Greenland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hévíz-Balaton Airport (SOB), Sármellék, Hungary and Narsarsuaq Airport (UAK), Narsarsuaq, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,615 miles (or 4,208 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 Hévíz-Balaton Airport and Narsarsuaq 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 Hévíz-Balaton Airport and Narsarsuaq Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SOB / LHSM |
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Location: | Sármellék, Hungary |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°41'11"N by 17°9'33"E |
Area Served: | Lake Balaton, Hungary |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 408 feet (124 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SOB |
More Information: | SOB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | UAK / BGBW |
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Location: | Narsarsuaq, Greenland |
GPS Coordinates: | 61°9'38"N by 45°25'32"W |
Area Served: | Narsarsuaq |
Operator/Owner: | Mittarfeqarfiit |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 112 feet (34 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from UAK |
More Information: | UAK Maps & Info |
Facts about Hévíz-Balaton Airport (SOB):
- Sármellék International Airport had operated as a public airport since 1991 and became the second international airport of the country on 15 May 2002 after Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport.
- In addition to being known as "Hévíz-Balaton Airport", another name for SOB is "Hévíz-Balaton Repülőtér".
- Because of Hévíz-Balaton Airport's relatively low elevation of 408 feet, planes can take off or land at Hévíz-Balaton 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.
- Due to financial problems, the airport closed over the winter period 2008–09, but closed indefinitely on 10 October 2009.
- The furthest airport from Hévíz-Balaton Airport (SOB) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,746 miles (18,904 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Hévíz-Balaton Airport (SOB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Hévíz-Balaton Airport (SOB) is Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport (MBX), which is located 71 miles (115 kilometers) W of SOB.
Facts about Narsarsuaq Airport (UAK):
- Narsarsuaq Airport handled 26,284 passengers last year.
- Civil air traffic began in 1949 with DC-4s from the Scandinavian Airlines System and Icelandair.
- Narsarsuaq Airport (UAK) currently has only 1 runway.
- In the 1960s and 1970s Greenlandair and SAS were operating with Douglas DC-6s and Icelandair with Boeing 727s in Greenland, and in the 80's SAS was using DC-8s at Narsarsuaq.
- In the terminal there is a large cafeteria, a duty-free 'Nanoq' shop, as well as a small tourist office, which helps coordinate general aviation activities at the airport.
- Because of Narsarsuaq Airport's relatively low elevation of 112 feet, planes can take off or land at Narsarsuaq 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 furthest airport from Narsarsuaq Airport (UAK) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 11,062 miles (17,803 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
- The closest airport to Narsarsuaq Airport (UAK) is Igaliku Heliport (QFX), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) S of UAK.
- In addition to being known as "Narsarsuaq Airport", other names for UAK include "Mittarfik Narsarsuaq" and "Narsarsuaq Lufthavn".