Nonstop flight route between Calgary, Alberta, Canada and Kulusuk, Greenland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Calgary International Airport (YYC), Calgary, Alberta, Canada and Kulusuk Airport (KUS), Kulusuk, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,754 miles (or 4,432 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 Calgary International Airport and Kulusuk 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 Calgary International Airport and Kulusuk Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YYC / CYYC |
| Airport Name: | Calgary International Airport |
| Location: | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°7'21"N by 114°0'47"W |
| Area Served: | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3606 feet (1,099 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YYC |
| More Information: | YYC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KUS / BGKK |
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| Location: | Kulusuk, Greenland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 65°34'24"N by 37°7'24"W |
| Area Served: | Kulusuk, Greenland |
| Operator/Owner: | Mittarfeqarfiit |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 117 feet (36 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KUS |
| More Information: | KUS Maps & Info |
Facts about Calgary International Airport (YYC):
- Comprising gates 1–19, Concourse A is used mostly for domestic outbound flights, although US-bound flights and other international flights sometimes depart from the A-gates.
- The furthest airport from Calgary International Airport (YYC) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,372 miles (16,692 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- When built, the International Terminal will feature 22 gates.
- The structure was designed by Stevenson, Raines, Barret, Hutton, Seton and Partners and completed in 1977.
- The closest airport to Calgary International Airport (YYC) is Banff Airport (YBA), which is located 66 miles (107 kilometers) W of YYC.
- Apron II is the main cargo facility at the airport which can park up to four Boeing 747s.
- Gates 31 to 50 are located on this concourse.
- Decommissioned runways
- The terminal has four concourses, one of which is subdivided into two wings, one wing to accommodate international flights, and another wing to accommodate international flights to the United States utilizing the airport's US border pre-clearance facilities.
- Air Canada and Air Canada Express operations at the Calgary International Airport.
- As of November 2007, expansion construction are in progress for Apron VII to allow seven parking pads, including three for Purolator and four for FedEx.
- Calgary International Airport (YYC) has 4 runways.
Facts about Kulusuk Airport (KUS):
- The airstrip was built by the US defense in 1956, in order to support a Distant Early Warning Line station.
- The closest airport to Kulusuk Airport (KUS) is Tasiilaq Heliport (AGM), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) W of KUS.
- Because of Kulusuk Airport's relatively low elevation of 117 feet, planes can take off or land at Kulusuk 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.
- Kulusuk Airport (KUS) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Kulusuk Airport", another name for KUS is "Mittarfik Kulusuk".
- Unlike the heliport in Tasiilaq on the nearby Ammassalik Island, the airport in Kulusuk can serve STOL aircraft, thus functioning as a mini-hub for Tasiilaq.
- The furthest airport from Kulusuk Airport (KUS) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,856 miles (17,471 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
- de Havilland Canada Dash-8 106 of Air Iceland
- Kulusuk Airport handled 14,738 passengers last year.
