Nonstop flight route between Narsarsuaq, Greenland and Skive, Denmark:
Departure Airport:
(61°9'38"N by 45°25'32"W)
Arrival Airport:
(56°32'59"N by 9°10'22"E)
Distance from UAK to SQW:
1,918.00 miles (3,086.72 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Narsarsuaq Airport (UAK), Narsarsuaq, Greenland and Skive Airport (SQW), Skive, Denmark would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,918 miles (or 3,087 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 Narsarsuaq Airport and Skive Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | SQW / EKSV |
| Airport Name: | Skive Airport |
| Location: | Skive, Denmark |
| GPS Coordinates: | 56°32'59"N by 9°10'22"E |
| Elevation: | 67 feet (20 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SQW |
| More Information: | SQW Maps & Info |
Facts about Narsarsuaq Airport (UAK):
- In the 1960s and 1970s Greenlandair and SAS were operating with Douglas DC-6s and Icelandair with Boeing 727s in Greenland, and in the 80's SAS was using DC-8s at Narsarsuaq.
- 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.
- On 21 September 1977, Douglas C-47 N723A of NJ Airlines crashed at Narsarsuaq Airport.
- In addition to being known as "Narsarsuaq Airport", other names for UAK include "Mittarfik Narsarsuaq" and "Narsarsuaq Lufthavn".
- Narsarsuaq Airport is an airport located in Narsarsuaq, a settlement in the Kujalleq municipality in southern Greenland.
- A military hospital with 250 beds was completed in 1943.
- 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.
- The new route was closed before the first flights could commence, adding to resentment amongst businesses and the community of South Greenland.
- Narsarsuaq Airport handled 26,284 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Narsarsuaq Airport (UAK) is Igaliku Heliport (QFX), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) S of UAK.
- Narsarsuaq Airport (UAK) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Skive Airport (SQW):
- Because of Skive Airport's relatively low elevation of 67 feet, planes can take off or land at Skive 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 Skive Airport (SQW) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,523 miles (18,544 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Skive Airport (SQW) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Skive Airport (SQW) is Karup Airport (KRP), which is located only 18 miles (28 kilometers) S of SQW.
| 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 | 17.54 miles (28.23 km) S | Karup Airport (KRP) | Karup, Denmark | |
| 2 | 39.97 miles (64.33 km) NNW | Thisted Airport (TED) | Thisted, Denmark | |
| 3 | 45.39 miles (73.05 km) NE | Aalborg Airport (AAL) | Aalborg, Denmark | |
| 4 | 49.81 miles (80.17 km) SW | Stauning Vestjylland Airport (STA) | Skjern, Denmark | |
| 5 | 55.95 miles (90.05 km) S | Billund Airport (BLL) | Billund, Denmark | |
| 6 | 57.81 miles (93.04 km) ESE | Aarhus Airport (AAR) | Aarhus, Denmark | |
| 7 | 74.69 miles (120.21 km) SSW | Esbjerg Airport (EBJ) | Esbjerg, Denmark | |
| 8 | 76.95 miles (123.84 km) NNE | Sindal Airport (CNL) | Sindal, Denmark | |
| 9 | 85.27 miles (137.22 km) NE | Laesoe Airfield (BYR) | Læsø, Denmark | |
| 10 | 86.60 miles (139.37 km) SSE | Hans Christian Andersen Airport (ODE) | Odense, Denmark | |
| 11 | 91.05 miles (146.52 km) S | Vojens Airport (SKS) | Vojens, Denmark | |
| 12 | 112.16 miles (180.51 km) SSE | Sønderborg Airport (SGD) | Sønderborg, Denmark | |
| 13 | 117.62 miles (189.30 km) SSW | Sylt Airport (GWT) | Westerland, Germany | |
| 14 | 121.24 miles (195.12 km) NNW | Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) | Kristiansand, Vest-Agder, Norway | |
| 15 | 131.84 miles (212.18 km) NE | Göteborg City Airport (GSE) | Gothenburg (Göteborg), Sweden | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,522.74 miles (18,544.01 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,342.43 miles (18,253.82 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,322.78 miles (18,222.21 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,318.53 miles (18,215.36 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,305.96 miles (18,195.13 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,286.02 miles (18,163.04 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,280.08 miles (18,153.48 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,278.88 miles (18,151.55 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,276.91 miles (18,148.39 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,248.96 miles (18,103.40 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,248.79 miles (18,103.13 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,242.45 miles (18,092.92 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,231.59 miles (18,075.45 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,224.07 miles (18,063.35 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,204.82 miles (18,032.37 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |