Nonstop flight route between Gaoua, Burkina Faso and Qasigiannguit, Greenland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gaoua Airport (XGA), Gaoua, Burkina Faso and Qasigiannguit Heliport (JCH), Qasigiannguit, Greenland 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 Gaoua Airport and Qasigiannguit Heliport, 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 Gaoua Airport and Qasigiannguit Heliport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | XGA / DFOG | 
| Airport Name: | Gaoua Airport | 
| Location: | Gaoua, Burkina Faso | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°22'58"N by 3°9'51"W | 
| Area Served: | Gaoua | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1099 feet (335 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from XGA | 
| More Information: | XGA Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | JCH / BGCH | 
| Airport Name: | Qasigiannguit Heliport | 
| Location: | Qasigiannguit, Greenland | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 68°49'1"N by 51°10'28"W | 
| Area Served: | Qasigiannguit, Greenland | 
| Operator/Owner: | Mittarfeqarfiit | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 70 feet (21 meters) | 
| View all routes: | Routes from JCH | 
| More Information: | JCH Maps & Info | 
Facts about Gaoua Airport (XGA):
- Gaoua Airport (XGA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Gaoua Airport (XGA) is Diébougou Airport (XDE), which is located 39 miles (64 kilometers) N of XGA.
- The furthest airport from Gaoua Airport (XGA) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Gaoua Airport (meaning Gaoua Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,231 miles (19,684 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
Facts about Qasigiannguit Heliport (JCH):
- The closest airport to Qasigiannguit Heliport (JCH) is Ikamiut Heliport (QJI), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) SW of JCH.
- The furthest airport from Qasigiannguit Heliport (JCH) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,519 miles (16,929 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
- Because of Qasigiannguit Heliport's relatively low elevation of 70 feet, planes can take off or land at Qasigiannguit 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.




