Nonstop flight route between Pama, Burkina Faso and Nuuk, Greenland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pama Airport (XPA), Pama, Burkina Faso and Nuuk Airport (GOH), Nuuk, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,431 miles (or 7,131 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 Pama Airport and Nuuk 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 Pama Airport and Nuuk Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | XPA / DFEP |
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| Location: | Pama, Burkina Faso |
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°15'18"N by 0°41'53"E |
| Area Served: | Pama |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 699 feet (213 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from XPA |
| More Information: | XPA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GOH / BGGH |
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| Location: | Nuuk, Greenland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 64°11'26"N by 51°40'41"W |
| Area Served: | Nuuk, Greenland |
| Operator/Owner: | Mittarfeqarfiit |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 283 feet (86 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GOH |
| More Information: | GOH Maps & Info |
Facts about Pama Airport (XPA):
- Because of Pama Airport's relatively low elevation of 699 feet, planes can take off or land at Pama 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 Pama Airport (XPA) is Arly Airport (ARL), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) ENE of XPA.
- In addition to being known as "Pama Airport", another name for XPA is "Pama Airport (Pama)".
- Pama Airport (XPA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Pama Airport (XPA) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Pama Airport (meaning Pama Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,222 miles (19,670 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
Facts about Nuuk Airport (GOH):
- The tragedy was one of the factors leading to the decision to invest in a helicopter fleet.
- The furthest airport from Nuuk Airport (GOH) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,779 miles (17,347 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
- Nuuk Airport (GOH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport is located 2 NM northeast of Nuuk Centrum.
- In addition to being known as "Nuuk Airport", other names for GOH include "Mittarfik Nuuk" and "Nuuk Lufthavn".
- Because of Nuuk Airport's relatively low elevation of 283 feet, planes can take off or land at Nuuk 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 Nuuk Airport (GOH) is Maniitsoq Airport (JSU), which is located 92 miles (148 kilometers) NNW of GOH.
- Nuuk Airport is also home to the Beechcraft King Air B200 "Amaalik", used for air ambulance flights and occasional charters.
- Unlike Nuuk Airport, the airport in Kangerlussuaq can serve large airliners, and remains the airline hub of Air Greenland, the flag-carrier of Greenland.
- Nuuk Airport handled 69,324 passengers last year.
