Nonstop flight route between Concórdia, Amazonas, Brazil and Pituffik, Greenland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Olavo Cecco Rigon Airport (CCI), Concórdia, Amazonas, Brazil and Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,201 miles (or 11,589 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 Olavo Cecco Rigon Airport and Thule Air Base, 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 Olavo Cecco Rigon Airport and Thule Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CCI / SSCK |
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Location: | Concórdia, Amazonas, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 27°10'50"S by 52°3'3"W |
Area Served: | Concórdia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2461 feet (750 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CCI |
More Information: | CCI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | THU / BGTL |
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Location: | Pituffik, Greenland |
GPS Coordinates: | 76°31'51"N by 68°42'11"W |
View all routes: | Routes from THU |
More Information: | THU Maps & Info |
Facts about Olavo Cecco Rigon Airport (CCI):
- In addition to being known as "Olavo Cecco Rigon Airport", another name for CCI is "Aeroporto Olavo Cecco Rigon".
- The furthest airport from Olavo Cecco Rigon Airport (CCI) is Iejima Airport (IEJ), which is nearly antipodal to Olavo Cecco Rigon Airport (meaning Olavo Cecco Rigon Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Iejima Airport), and is located 12,404 miles (19,962 kilometers) away in Iejima, Japan.
- The closest airport to Olavo Cecco Rigon Airport (CCI) is Santa Terezinha Municipal Airport (JCB), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) E of CCI.
- Olavo Cecco Rigon Airport (CCI) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Thule Air Base (THU):
- Thule Air Base has served as the regional hub for nearby installations, including Cape Atholl, Camp Century, Camp TUTO, Sites 1 and 2, P-Mountain, J-Site, North and South Mountains, and a research rocket firing site.
- After liberation, Denmark ratified the Kauffmann treaty but began efforts to take over U.S.
- In addition to being known as "Thule Air Base", another name for THU is "Thule AB".
- A delegation from NATO's Parliamentary Assembly visited Thule in early September 2010 and were told by the base commander that, at that time, approximately 600 personnel were serving at Thule, a mix of mostly U.S.
- In 1954, the 378 m Globecom Tower, a tower for military radio communication, was built at Northmountain.
- The closest airport to Thule Air Base (THU) is Savissivik Heliport (SVR), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) ESE of THU.
- The furthest airport from Thule Air Base (THU) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 9,883 miles (15,905 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
- In the winter of 1956/57 three KC-97 tankers and alternately one of two RB-47H aircraft made polar flights to inspect Soviet defenses.