Nonstop flight route between Uummannaq, Greenland and Salmon, Idaho, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Uummannaq Heliport (UMD), Uummannaq, Greenland and Lemhi County Airport (SMN), Salmon, Idaho, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,682 miles (or 4,316 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 Uummannaq Heliport and Lemhi County 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 Uummannaq Heliport and Lemhi County Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | UMD / BGUM |
Airport Name: | Uummannaq Heliport |
Location: | Uummannaq, Greenland |
GPS Coordinates: | 70°40'46"N by 52°7'1"W |
Area Served: | Uummannaq, Greenland |
Operator/Owner: | Mittarfeqarfiit |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 50 feet (15 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from UMD |
More Information: | UMD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SMN / KSMN |
Airport Name: | Lemhi County Airport |
Location: | Salmon, Idaho, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°7'26"N by 113°52'53"W |
Operator/Owner: | Lemhi County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4043 feet (1,232 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SMN |
More Information: | SMN Maps & Info |
Facts about Uummannaq Heliport (UMD):
- The furthest airport from Uummannaq Heliport (UMD) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,397 miles (16,732 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
- The closest airport to Uummannaq Heliport (UMD) is Qaarsut Airport (JQA), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) WNW of UMD.
- Because of Uummannaq Heliport's relatively low elevation of 50 feet, planes can take off or land at Uummannaq Heliport 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.
- Windmeter and vista from the helipad towards Salliaruseq Island across Sarqarput Strait
Facts about Lemhi County Airport (SMN):
- The furthest airport from Lemhi County Airport (SMN) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,686 miles (17,197 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Lemhi County Airport (SMN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Lemhi County Airport (SMN) is Challis Airport (CHL), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) SSW of SMN.
- Because of Lemhi County Airport's high elevation of 4,043 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SMN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SMN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.