Nonstop flight route between Narsarsuaq, Greenland and La Chorrera, Colombia:
Departure Airport:
(61°9'38"N by 45°25'32"W)
Arrival Airport:
(1°27'28"S by 72°48'8"W)
Distance from UAK to LCR:
4,563.75 miles (7,344.62 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Narsarsuaq Airport (UAK), Narsarsuaq, Greenland and La Chorrera Airport (LCR), La Chorrera, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,564 miles (or 7,345 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 Narsarsuaq Airport and La Chorrera 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 Narsarsuaq Airport and La Chorrera Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | UAK / BGBW |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Narsarsuaq, Greenland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 61°9'38"N by 45°25'32"W |
| Area Served: | Narsarsuaq |
| Operator/Owner: | Mittarfeqarfiit |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 112 feet (34 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from UAK |
| More Information: | UAK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LCR / |
| Airport Name: | La Chorrera Airport |
| Location: | La Chorrera, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 1°27'28"S by 72°48'8"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Aerocivil |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from LCR |
| More Information: | LCR Maps & Info |
Facts about Narsarsuaq Airport (UAK):
- The US Air Force left Bluie West One in November 1958, and the airbase was closed.
- Because of Narsarsuaq Airport's relatively low elevation of 112 feet, planes can take off or land at Narsarsuaq 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.
- Narsarsuaq Airport handled 26,284 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Narsarsuaq Airport (UAK) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 11,062 miles (17,803 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
- Narsarsuaq Airport (UAK) currently has only 1 runway.
- On 21 September 1977, Douglas C-47 N723A of NJ Airlines crashed at Narsarsuaq Airport.
- The airfield at Narsarsuaq was first built by the American Department of Defense as an army airbase, its construction beginning in July 1941 and the first aircraft landing in January 1942.
- With the Boeing airliner sold on 26 April 2010, the entire Kujalleq municipality, and southern Greenland in general remains without prospects for a direct connection to Copenhagen.
- In addition to being known as "Narsarsuaq Airport", other names for UAK include "Mittarfik Narsarsuaq" and "Narsarsuaq Lufthavn".
- The closest airport to Narsarsuaq Airport (UAK) is Igaliku Heliport (QFX), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) S of UAK.
Facts about La Chorrera Airport (LCR):
- The closest airport to La Chorrera Airport (LCR) is Araracuara Airport (ACR), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) NNE of LCR.
- The furthest airport from La Chorrera Airport (LCR) is Matak Airport (MWK), which is nearly antipodal to La Chorrera Airport (meaning La Chorrera Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Matak Airport), and is located 12,291 miles (19,780 kilometers) away in Anambas Islands, Riau Province, Indonesia.
- La Chorrera Airport handled 23,164 passengers last year.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11.73 miles (18.87 km) S | Igaliku Heliport (QFX) | Igaliku, Greenland |     |
| 2 | 27.07 miles (43.56 km) SW | Narsaq Heliport (JNS) | Narsaq, Greenland | |
| 3 | 36.81 miles (59.24 km) SSW | Qaqortoq Heliport (JJU) | Qaqortoq, Greenland | |
| 4 | 38.97 miles (62.71 km) S | Ammassivik Heliport (QUW) | Ammassivik, Greenland | |
| 5 | 40.54 miles (65.24 km) SSW | Eqalugaarsuit Heliport (QFG) | Eqalugaarsuit, Greenland | |
| 6 | 47.52 miles (76.48 km) SSW | Saarloq Heliport (QOQ) | Saarloq, Greenland | |
| 7 | 48.34 miles (77.80 km) S | Alluitsup Paa Heliport (LLU) | Alluitsup Paa, Greenland | |
| 8 | 63.61 miles (102.38 km) WSW | Qassimiut Heliport (QJH) | Qassimiut, Greenland | |
| 9 | 69.97 miles (112.60 km) SSE | Tasiusaq Heliport (XEQ) | Tasiusaq, Kujalleq, Greenland | |
| 10 | 70.82 miles (113.97 km) S | Nanortalik Heliport (JNN) | Nanortalik, Greenland | |
| 11 | 79.62 miles (128.14 km) SSE | Aappilattoq Heliport (QUV) | Aappilattoq, Kujalleq, Greenland | |
| 12 | 84.12 miles (135.38 km) SSE | Narsaq Kujalleq Heliport (QFN) | Narsaq Kujalleq, Greenland | |
| 13 | 151.49 miles (243.81 km) WNW | Paamiut Airport (JFR) | Paamiut, Greenland | |
| 14 | 288.13 miles (463.69 km) NW | Nuuk Airport (GOH) | Nuuk, Greenland | |
| 15 | 362.37 miles (583.18 km) NNE | Isortoq Heliport (IOQ) | Isortoq, Greenland | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,062.19 miles (17,802.83 km) SSW | Hobart International Airport (HBA) | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,981.82 miles (17,673.48 km) SSW | Launceston Airport (LST) | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,968.50 miles (17,652.04 km) SSW | Devonport Airport (DPO) | Devonport, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,966.78 miles (17,649.27 km) SSW | Burnie Airport (BWT) | Burnie, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,964.25 miles (17,645.21 km) SSW | Smithton Airport (SIO) | Smithton, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,956.63 miles (17,632.95 km) SSW | George Town Aerodrome (GEE) | George Town, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,951.37 miles (17,624.47 km) SSW | St Helens Airport (HLS) | St. Helens, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,914.05 miles (17,564.42 km) SSW | King Island Airport (KNS) | Currie, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,873.88 miles (17,499.78 km) SSW | Flinders Island Airport (FLS) | Flinders Island, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,830.84 miles (17,430.50 km) SSW | Portland Airport (PTJ) | Portland, Victoria, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,821.00 miles (17,414.67 km) SSW | Warrnambool Airport (WMB) | Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,797.32 miles (17,376.56 km) SSW | Geelong Airport (GEX) | Grovedale, Victoria, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,796.82 miles (17,375.75 km) SSW | Mount Gambier Airport (MGB) | Mount Gambier, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,786.50 miles (17,359.14 km) SSW | Avalon Airport (AVV) | Avalon, Victoria, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,786.40 miles (17,358.99 km) WSW | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 65.46 miles (105.35 km) NNE | Araracuara Airport (ACR) | Araracuara, Colombia | |
| 2 | 162.04 miles (260.78 km) WNW | Caucayá Airport (LQM) | Puerto Leguízamo, Colombia | |
| 3 | 164.52 miles (264.77 km) SSW | Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT) | Iquitos, Loreto, Peru | |
| 4 | 222.79 miles (358.55 km) E | La Pedrera Airport (LPD) | La Pedrera, Colombia | |
| 5 | 237.55 miles (382.29 km) ESE | Ipiranga Airport (IPG) | Santo Antônio do Içá, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 6 | 258.04 miles (415.28 km) NE | Fabio Alberto León Bentley Airport (MVP) | Mitú, Colombia | |
| 7 | 260.35 miles (418.99 km) NNW | La Macarena Airport (LMC) | La Macarena, Colombia | |
| 8 | 273.22 miles (439.70 km) SE | Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport (LET) | Leticia, Colombia | |
| 9 | 276.53 miles (445.03 km) SE | Tabatinga International Airport (TBT) | Tabatinga, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 10 | 279.20 miles (449.33 km) N | Jorge Enrique González Torres Airport (SJE) | San José del Guaviare, Colombia | |
| 11 | 284.14 miles (457.28 km) NW | Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport (FLA) | Florencia, Caquetá, Colombia | |
| 12 | 289.29 miles (465.57 km) WNW | Tres de Mayo Airport (PUU) | Puerto Asís, Colombia | |
| 13 | 297.13 miles (478.18 km) WNW | Francisco de Orellana Airport (OCC) | Coca, Ecuador | |
| 14 | 300.71 miles (483.94 km) WNW | Lago Agrio Airport (LGQ) | Nueva Loja, Ecuador | |
| 15 | 312.07 miles (502.23 km) WNW | Villa Garzón Airport (VGZ) | Villa Garzón, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,290.98 miles (19,780.36 km) NNE | Matak Airport (MWK) | Anambas Islands, Riau Province, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,257.94 miles (19,727.20 km) W | Sematan Airport (BSE) | Sematan, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 3 | 12,248.99 miles (19,712.80 km) ENE | Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport (TNJ) | Tanjung Pinang, Riau Islands, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,248.59 miles (19,712.15 km) NNW | Ranai Airport (NTX) | Natuna, Riau Islands, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,248.17 miles (19,711.46 km) NW | Supadio International Airport (SPA) (PNK) | Pontianak, Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,222.84 miles (19,670.70 km) E | Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH) | Batam, Riau Islands, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,215.09 miles (19,658.24 km) E | Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) | Changi, Singapore | |
| 8 | 12,209.57 miles (19,649.35 km) E | Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) (QPG) | Paya Lebar, Singapore | |
| 9 | 12,208.66 miles (19,647.88 km) WNW | Kuching International Airport (KCH) | Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 10 | 12,206.94 miles (19,645.12 km) ENE | Tioman Airport (TOD) | Tioman Island, Malaysia | |
| 11 | 12,206.78 miles (19,644.86 km) E | Seletar Airport (XSP) | Seletar, Singapore | |
| 12 | 12,197.58 miles (19,630.05 km) ENE | Mersing Airport (MEP) | Johor, Malaysia | |
| 13 | 12,195.75 miles (19,627.11 km) E | Tengah Air Base (TAB) (TGA) | Tengah, Singapore | |
| 14 | 12,192.84 miles (19,622.43 km) E | Senai International Airport (JHB) | Johor Bahru, Malaysia | |
| 15 | 12,143.83 miles (19,543.55 km) S | Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport (TJQ) | Tanjung Pandan, Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia | |