Nonstop flight route between Macas, Ecuador and Ilulissat, Greenland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport (XMS), Macas, Ecuador and Ilulissat Airport (JAV), Ilulissat, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,104 miles (or 8,214 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 Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport and Ilulissat 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 Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport and Ilulissat Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | XMS / SEMC |
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Location: | Macas, Ecuador |
GPS Coordinates: | 2°17'57"S by 78°7'14"W |
Area Served: | Macas, Ecuador |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3452 feet (1,052 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from XMS |
More Information: | XMS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JAV / BGJN |
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Location: | Ilulissat, Greenland |
GPS Coordinates: | 69°14'35"N by 51°3'25"W |
Area Served: | Ilulissat, Greenland |
Operator/Owner: | Greenland Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 95 feet (29 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JAV |
More Information: | JAV Maps & Info |
Facts about Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport (XMS):
- In addition to being known as "Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport", another name for XMS is "Aeropuerto "Coronel Edmundo Carvajal"".
- Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport (XMS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport (XMS) is Rio Amazonas Airport (PTZ), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) N of XMS.
- The furthest airport from Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport (XMS) is Melaka International Airport (MKZ), which is nearly antipodal to Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport (meaning Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Melaka International Airport), and is located 12,411 miles (19,973 kilometers) away in Batu Berendam, Malaysia.
Facts about Ilulissat Airport (JAV):
- Ilulissat Airport handled 41,965 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Ilulissat Airport", other names for JAV include "Mittarfik Ilulissat" and "Ilulissat Lufthavn".
- Air Greenland Sikorsky S-61N helicopter
- Because of Ilulissat Airport's relatively low elevation of 95 feet, planes can take off or land at Ilulissat 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 closest airport to Ilulissat Airport (JAV) is Qasigiannguit Heliport (JCH), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) S of JAV.
- The furthest airport from Ilulissat Airport (JAV) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,495 miles (16,891 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
- Ilulissat Airport (JAV) currently has only 1 runway.