Nonstop flight route between Savissivik, Greenland and Fort Rucker / Ozark, Alabama, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Savissivik Heliport (SVR), Savissivik, Greenland and Lowe Army Heliport (AHP) (LOR), Fort Rucker / Ozark, Alabama, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,160 miles (or 5,086 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 Savissivik Heliport and Lowe Army Heliport (AHP), 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 Savissivik Heliport and Lowe Army Heliport (AHP). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Savissivik Heliport (SVR):

• Because of Savissivik Heliport's relatively low elevation of 24 feet, planes can take off or land at Savissivik 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.
• The closest airport to Savissivik Heliport (SVR) is Thule Air Base (THU), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) WNW of SVR.
• The furthest airport from Savissivik Heliport (SVR) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 9,949 miles (16,012 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

Facts about Lowe Army Heliport (AHP) (LOR):

• The furthest airport from Lowe Army Heliport (AHP) (LOR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,213 miles (18,045 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Lowe Army Heliport (AHP) (LOR) is Hanchey Army Heliport (AHP) (HEY), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) E of LOR.
• Lowe Army Heliport (AHP) (LOR) has 4 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Lowe Army Heliport (AHP)", other names for LOR include "Lowe Army Heliport" and "Fort Rucker".
• Because of Lowe Army Heliport (AHP)'s relatively low elevation of 294 feet, planes can take off or land at Lowe Army Heliport (AHP) 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.