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> In 2017 the motor of an airplane exploded over the southern part of the Greenland icecap. Part of the engine landed on the ice while the plane continued to the first suitable airport way up north in Canada.

eh, Happy Valley-Goose Bay isn't that far north as far as Canada goes. 53 degrees north.

The actual droppings in Greendland were around 61 degrees N.

Nuuk would have been ~60% closer, but not a chance it could handle an A380.




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