Nonstop flight route between Sheffield, England, United Kingdom and Uummannaq, Greenland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sheffield City Heliport (SZD), Sheffield, England, United Kingdom and Uummannaq Heliport (UMD), Uummannaq, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,939 miles (or 3,120 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 Sheffield City Heliport and Uummannaq Heliport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SZD / EGSY | 
| Airport Name: | Sheffield City Heliport | 
| Location: | Sheffield, England, United Kingdom | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°23'39"N by 1°23'18"W | 
| Area Served: | Sheffield | 
| Operator/Owner: | Peel Airports and Heliports | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 231 feet (70 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from SZD | 
| More Information: | SZD Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | UMD / BGUM | 
| Airport Name: | Uummannaq Heliport | 
| Location: | Uummannaq, Greenland | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 70°40'46"N by 52°7'1"W | 
| Area Served: | Uummannaq, Greenland | 
| Operator/Owner: | Mittarfeqarfiit | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 50 feet (15 meters) | 
| View all routes: | Routes from UMD | 
| More Information: | UMD Maps & Info | 
Facts about Sheffield City Heliport (SZD):
- The furthest airport from Sheffield City Heliport (SZD) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,799 miles (18,989 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- The airport was built, after a consultants report, on a short-runway STOLPORT model similar to London City Airport.
- Because of Sheffield City Heliport's relatively low elevation of 231 feet, planes can take off or land at Sheffield City 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 airport was built as part of a plan by the Sheffield Development Corporation to regenerate a very rundown old industrial area and to reclaim the land, which had previously been mined and was the site of derelict steelworks and waste tips.
- Sheffield City Heliport (SZD) currently has only 1 runway.
- Sheffield City Airport was a small airport in Sheffield.
- An assessment commissioned by the City Council revealed it was losing £400,000 a year and was not sustainable.
- The closest airport to Sheffield City Heliport (SZD) is Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) ENE of SZD.
Facts about Uummannaq Heliport (UMD):
- Unloading baggage from the Air Greenland Bell 212 helicopter
- Because of Uummannaq Heliport's relatively low elevation of 50 feet, planes can take off or land at Uummannaq 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 Uummannaq Heliport (UMD) is Qaarsut Airport (JQA), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) WNW of UMD.
- Neighboring Qaarsut Airport, located on Nuussuaq Peninsula on the other side of the Uummannaq fjord is the only daily connection available from Uummannaq, serving Dash-7 aircraft of Air Greenland.
- The furthest airport from Uummannaq Heliport (UMD) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,397 miles (16,732 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
- Air Greenland Bell 212 helicopter




