Nonstop flight route between Cartago, Colombia and Pituffik, Greenland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Santa Ana Airport (CRC), Cartago, Colombia and Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,967 miles (or 7,993 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 Santa Ana 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 Santa Ana 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: | CRC / SKGO |
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Location: | Cartago, Colombia |
GPS Coordinates: | 4°45'29"N by 75°57'20"W |
Area Served: | Cartago, Colombia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2979 feet (908 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CRC |
More Information: | CRC 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 Santa Ana Airport (CRC):
- In addition to being known as "Santa Ana Airport", another name for CRC is "Aeropuerto Nacional de Santa Ana".
- The closest airport to Santa Ana Airport (CRC) is Matecaña International Airport (PEI), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) ENE of CRC.
- The furthest airport from Santa Ana Airport (CRC) is Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ), which is nearly antipodal to Santa Ana Airport (meaning Santa Ana Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gunung Batin Airport), and is located 12,354 miles (19,882 kilometers) away in Astraksetra, Indonesia.
- Santa Ana Airport (CRC) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Thule Air Base (THU):
- 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.
- 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.
- A board of Air Force officers headed by Gordon P.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Thule Air Base (THU) is Savissivik Heliport (SVR), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) ESE of 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.
- In addition to being known as "Thule Air Base", another name for THU is "Thule AB".
- In 1957 construction began on 4 Nike Missile sites around the base, and they and their radar systems were operational by the end of 1958.
- In 1954, the 378 m Globecom Tower, a tower for military radio communication, was built at Northmountain.