Nonstop flight route between Trivandrum, Kerala, India and Qaarsut / Uummannaq, Greenland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Trivandrum International Airport (TRV), Trivandrum, Kerala, India and Qaarsut Airport (JQA), Qaarsut / Uummannaq, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,491 miles (or 10,446 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 Trivandrum International Airport and Qaarsut 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 Trivandrum International Airport and Qaarsut Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Trivandrum International Airport (TRV):

• In addition to civil operations, Trivandrum Airport also caters to the Indian Air Force and the Coast Guard for their strategic operations.
• The furthest airport from Trivandrum International Airport (TRV) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,395 miles (18,338 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
• The International terminal ground operations are handled by Air India and Bhadra Ground Handling services Ltd.
• Trivandrum International Airport (TRV) currently has only 1 runway.
• The Visa on Arrival facility service is available at the airport and the facility allows citizens of 11 countries - Japan, Singapore, Finland, Luxembourg, New Zealand, the Philippines, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar and Indonesia - to obtain tourist visas upon arrival in Trivandrum, Kerala.
• The airport was established in 1932 as part of the Royal Flying Club under the initiative of Colonel Goda Varma Raja, husband of HRH Princess Karthika Thirunal of Travancore Kingdom.
• Because of Trivandrum International Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Trivandrum International 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 cargo activities at the Trivandrum Airport are carried out through the Kerala State Industrial Enterprises.
• The closest airport to Trivandrum International Airport (TRV) is Cochin International Airport (COK), which is located 121 miles (195 kilometers) NNW of TRV.

Facts about Qaarsut Airport (JQA):

• Waiting area of Qaarsut Airport
• Qaarsut Airport (JQA) currently has only 1 runway.
• Proposals to close the airport have to date been rejected.Sunk costs, tourism potential for northwestern and northern Greenland, and the 2010 reinvigoration of the mining activities in Maamorilik northeast of Ukkusissat, as well as on Appat Island in the future−are the primary reasons for keeping the airport open.
• In addition to being known as "Qaarsut Airport", other names for JQA include "Mittarfik Qaarsut" and "Uummannaq/Qaarsut Airport".
• The airport thus functions as a mini-hub for Uummannaq, with the terminal building labelled 'Uummannaq', regardless of its actual location, registration, documentation, and existing booking systems.
• Because of Qaarsut Airport's relatively low elevation of 289 feet, planes can take off or land at Qaarsut 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.
• Qaarsut Airport handled 7,105 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Qaarsut Airport (JQA) is Uummannaq Heliport (UMD), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) ESE of JQA.
• The furthest airport from Qaarsut Airport (JQA) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,387 miles (16,716 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.