Nonstop flight route between Sioux City, Iowa, United States and Kuummiit, Greenland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sioux Gateway Airport (SUX), Sioux City, Iowa, United States and Kuummiit Heliport (KUZ), Kuummiit, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,744 miles (or 4,416 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 Sioux Gateway Airport and Kuummiit Heliport, 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 Sioux Gateway Airport and Kuummiit Heliport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SUX / KSUX |
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Location: | Sioux City, Iowa, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°24'9"N by 96°23'3"W |
Area Served: | Sioux City, Iowa |
Operator/Owner: | Sioux Gateway Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1098 feet (335 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SUX |
More Information: | SUX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KUZ / BGKM |
Airport Name: | Kuummiit Heliport |
Location: | Kuummiit, Greenland |
GPS Coordinates: | 65°51'29"N by 37°0'29"W |
Area Served: | Kuummiit, Greenland |
Operator/Owner: | Mittarfeqarfiit |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 89 feet (27 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from KUZ |
More Information: | KUZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Sioux Gateway Airport (SUX):
- Sioux Gateway Airport, also known as Colonel Bud Day Field, is a public and military use airport in Woodbury County, Iowa, United States.
- Sioux Gateway Airport (SUX) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Sioux Gateway Airport (SUX) is Le Mars Municipal Airport (LRJ), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) NNE of SUX.
- The airport designator "SUX" has been contentious.
- American Airlines announced on December 9, 2011 that their subsidiary, American Eagle Airlines, would begin serving Sioux City from Chicago O'Hare in the spring of 2012.
- The furthest airport from Sioux Gateway Airport (SUX) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,641 miles (17,125 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Sioux Gateway Airport covers 2,460 acres at an elevation of 1,098 feet above mean sea level.
- By the mid-1960s ADC was reducing its forces, and on April 1, 1966 the 31st AD was reassigned and the airport was turned over to the Air Force Reserve and Iowa Air National Guard for limited military use.
- In addition to being known as "Sioux Gateway Airport", another name for SUX is "Colonel Bud Day Field".
- In June 2011 work was completed on a $6.2 million remodeling of the 58-year-old terminal building.
Facts about Kuummiit Heliport (KUZ):
- The closest airport to Kuummiit Heliport (KUZ) is Sermiligaaq Heliport (SGG), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) E of KUZ.
- The furthest airport from Kuummiit Heliport (KUZ) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,837 miles (17,440 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
- Because of Kuummiit Heliport's relatively low elevation of 89 feet, planes can take off or land at Kuummiit 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.