Nonstop flight route between Trieste, Italy and Kangerlussuaq, Greenland:
Departure Airport:
(45°49'39"N by 13°28'19"E)
Arrival Airport:
(67°1'0"N by 50°41'21"W)
Distance from TRS to SFJ:
2,683.64 miles (4,318.88 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS), Trieste, Italy and Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ) (SFJ), Kangerlussuaq, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,684 miles (or 4,319 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 Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport and Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ), 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 Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport and Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TRS / LIPQ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Trieste, Italy |
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°49'39"N by 13°28'19"E |
| Area Served: | Trieste |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeroporto FVG Spa plc |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 39 feet (12 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TRS |
| More Information: | TRS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SFJ / BGSF |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Kangerlussuaq, Greenland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 67°1'0"N by 50°41'21"W |
| Area Served: | Kangerlussuaq, Greenland |
| Operator/Owner: | Mittarfeqarfiit |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 165 feet (50 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SFJ |
| More Information: | SFJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS):
- In addition to this, the Company aims at developing non-aviation activities at the airport.
- Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport handled 853,285 passengers last year.
- Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport's relatively low elevation of 39 feet, planes can take off or land at Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia 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 Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,931 miles (19,201 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) is Portorož Airport (POW), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) SSE of TRS.
- The first official documents citing the airfield of Ronchi dei Legionari date back to 30 November 1935, when the 4th Fighter Wing of the Royal Italian Air Force was based here.
- In addition to being known as "Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport", other names for TRS include "Friuli Venezia Giulia "Pietro Savorgnan di Brazzà" Airport", "Aeroporto di Trieste–Friuli Venezia Giulia" and "Ronchi dei Legionari Airport".
Facts about Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ) (SFJ):
- An airport was first built here by the US military in 1941, under the name Bluie West-8, later renamed Sondrestromfjord Air Base and Sondrestrom Air Base.
- Because of Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ)'s relatively low elevation of 165 feet, planes can take off or land at Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ) 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.
- Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ) handled 133,381 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ)", other names for SFJ include "Mittarfik Kangerlussuaq" and "Kangerlussuaq Lufthavn".
- The closest airport to Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ) (SFJ) is Sisimiut Airport (JHS), which is located 82 miles (132 kilometers) W of SFJ.
- Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ) (SFJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ) (SFJ) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,633 miles (17,112 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
- Access to several research camps on the Greenland ice sheet, including the Danish field camp North GRIP and the American Summit Camp, is handled through Kangerlussuaq via the 109th Airlift Wing of the New York Air National Guard.
- The terminal is open for 24 hours during summer.
- In the 1950s, transatlantic civilian flights began using the air base for refuelling.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.42 miles (40.91 km) SSE | Portorož Airport (POW) | Portorož, Slovenia |     |
| 2 | 44.36 miles (71.39 km) WNW | Aviano Air Base (AVB) | Aviano, Pordenone, Italy | |
| 3 | 54.59 miles (87.85 km) ENE | Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU) | Ljubljana, Slovenia | |
| 4 | 58.49 miles (94.14 km) WSW | Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) | Venice, Italy | |
| 5 | 62.66 miles (100.83 km) W | Treviso-Sant'Angelo Airport (TSF) | Treviso, Italy | |
| 6 | 63.26 miles (101.80 km) WNW | Belluno Airport (BLX) | Belluno, Italy | |
| 7 | 67.86 miles (109.21 km) SE | Rijeka Airport (RJK) | Rijeka, Croatia | |
| 8 | 68.12 miles (109.63 km) SSE | Pula Airport (PUY) | Pula, Croatia | |
| 9 | 69.87 miles (112.45 km) NE | Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) | Klagenfurt, Austria | |
| 10 | 82.93 miles (133.46 km) NW | Cortina Airport (CDF) | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | |
| 11 | 83.97 miles (135.14 km) WSW | Padua “Gino Allegri” Airport (QPA) | Padua, Italy | |
| 12 | 95.36 miles (153.47 km) W | Vicenza “Tommaso Dal Molin” Airport (VIC) | Vicenza, Italy | |
| 13 | 98.02 miles (157.76 km) SSE | Lošinj Airport (LSZ) | Mali Lošinj, Lošinj, Croatia | |
| 14 | 111.64 miles (179.66 km) WNW | Bolzano Airport (BZO) | Bolzano, Italy | |
| 15 | 115.14 miles (185.30 km) ENE | Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport (MBX) | Maribor, Slovenia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,930.97 miles (19,200.98 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,504.88 miles (18,515.27 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,488.17 miles (18,488.37 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,483.11 miles (18,480.22 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,461.33 miles (18,445.18 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,454.78 miles (18,434.64 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,450.84 miles (18,428.29 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,427.86 miles (18,391.31 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,426.56 miles (18,389.22 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,425.10 miles (18,386.86 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,421.97 miles (18,381.83 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,415.97 miles (18,372.17 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,409.95 miles (18,362.48 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,398.15 miles (18,343.51 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,386.49 miles (18,324.73 km) ESE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 82.24 miles (132.35 km) W | Sisimiut Airport (JHS) | Sisimiut, Greenland | |
| 2 | 100.74 miles (162.12 km) NW | Attu Heliport (QGQ) | Attu Island, Greenland | |
| 3 | 102.73 miles (165.33 km) NNW | Niaqornaarsuk Heliport (QMK) | Niaqornaarsuk, Greenland | |
| 4 | 106.84 miles (171.94 km) NW | Ikerasaarsuk Heliport (QRY) | Ikerasaarsuk, Greenland | |
| 5 | 115.52 miles (185.91 km) NNW | Ikamiut Heliport (QJI) | Ikamiut, Greenland | |
| 6 | 125.02 miles (201.21 km) N | Qasigiannguit Heliport (JCH) | Qasigiannguit, Greenland | |
| 7 | 127.34 miles (204.93 km) SSW | Maniitsoq Airport (JSU) | Maniitsoq, Greenland | |
| 8 | 129.80 miles (208.89 km) NNW | Aasiaat Airport (JEG) | Aasiaat, Greenland | |
| 9 | 141.94 miles (228.43 km) NNW | Kitsissuarsuit Heliport (QJE) | Kitsissuarsuit, Greenland | |
| 10 | 154.12 miles (248.03 km) N | Ilulissat Airport (JAV) | Ilulissat, Greenland | |
| 11 | 170.84 miles (274.95 km) NNW | Qeqertarsuaq Heliport (JGO) | Qeqertarsuaq, Greenland | |
| 12 | 197.29 miles (317.50 km) S | Nuuk Airport (GOH) | Nuuk, Greenland | |
| 13 | 206.65 miles (332.58 km) N | Qeqertaq Heliport (PQT) | Qeqertaq, Greenland | |
| 14 | 240.84 miles (387.59 km) N | Ikerasak Heliport (IKE) | Ikerasak, Greenland | |
| 15 | 255.55 miles (411.26 km) N | Uummannaq Heliport (UMD) | Uummannaq, Greenland | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,632.66 miles (17,111.56 km) SSW | Hobart International Airport (HBA) | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,550.78 miles (16,979.79 km) SSW | Launceston Airport (LST) | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,536.10 miles (16,956.16 km) SSW | Devonport Airport (DPO) | Devonport, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,533.52 miles (16,952.02 km) SSW | Burnie Airport (BWT) | Burnie, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,530.43 miles (16,947.04 km) SSW | Smithton Airport (SIO) | Smithton, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,524.74 miles (16,937.89 km) SSW | George Town Aerodrome (GEE) | George Town, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,522.13 miles (16,933.69 km) SSW | St Helens Airport (HLS) | St. Helens, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,479.69 miles (16,865.39 km) SSW | King Island Airport (KNS) | Currie, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,478.69 miles (16,863.78 km) WSW | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,444.64 miles (16,808.97 km) WSW | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,443.22 miles (16,806.68 km) SSW | Flinders Island Airport (FLS) | Flinders Island, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,397.95 miles (16,733.83 km) SSW | Portland Airport (PTJ) | Portland, Victoria, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,387.24 miles (16,716.60 km) SSW | Warrnambool Airport (WMB) | Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,369.78 miles (16,688.49 km) WSW | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,364.93 miles (16,680.69 km) SSW | Mount Gambier Airport (MGB) | Mount Gambier, Australia | |