Nonstop flight route between Tehran, Iran and Ilulissat, Greenland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Mehrabad Airport (THR), Tehran, Iran and Ilulissat Airport (JAV), Ilulissat, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,219 miles (or 6,790 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 Mehrabad Airport and Ilulissat 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 Mehrabad Airport and Ilulissat Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Mehrabad Airport (THR):

• In addition to being known as "Mehrabad Airport", another name for THR is "فرودگاه مهرآباد".
• Mehrabad Airport (THR) has 3 runways.
• The airport has the head offices of Iran Air and the Iran Civil Aviation Organization.
• The closest airport to Mehrabad Airport (THR) is Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) SSW of THR.
• The airport was first time used as an airfield for aviation club planes in 1938, then after World War II along with becoming internationally recognized by joining Iran civil aviation organization to the ICAO in 1949, the airport also became an air force base.
• Training, maintenance and engineering facilities of Iran Air and Iran Aseman Airlines are located at the airport.
• The furthest airport from Mehrabad Airport (THR) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,490 miles (18,491 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
• Mehrabad Airport handled 13,163,368 passengers last year.

Facts about Ilulissat Airport (JAV):

• The closest airport to Ilulissat Airport (JAV) is Qasigiannguit Heliport (JCH), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) S of JAV.
• Because of Ilulissat Airport's relatively low elevation of 95 feet, planes can take off or land at Ilulissat 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.
• In addition to being known as "Ilulissat Airport", other names for JAV include "Mittarfik Ilulissat" and "Ilulissat Lufthavn".
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• Ilulissat Airport handled 41,965 passengers last year.
• On 29 January 2014, a De Havilland DHC-8 operated by Air Greenland suffered substantial damage in a landing accident, causing three injuries.
• The furthest airport from Ilulissat Airport (JAV) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,495 miles (16,891 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
• Ilulissat Airport (JAV) currently has only 1 runway.