Nonstop flight route between Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States and Pituffik, Greenland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Fond du Lac County Airport (FLD), Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States and Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,335 miles (or 3,758 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 relatively short distance between Fond du Lac County Airport and Thule Air Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Fond du Lac County Airport (FLD):

• Fond du Lac County Airport (FLD) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Fond du Lac County Airport (FLD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,004 miles (17,709 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Fond du Lac County Airport (FLD) is Wittman Regional Airport (OSH), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) NNW of FLD.
• Because of Fond du Lac County Airport's relatively low elevation of 808 feet, planes can take off or land at Fond du Lac County 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.

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.
• 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.
• Thule AB was constructed in secret under the code name Operation Blue Jay, but the project was made public in September 1952.
• 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.
• Thule became an Air Force Space Command base in 1982.
• In 1949, Denmark joined NATO and abandoned its attempt to remove the United States bases.
• In addition to being known as "Thule Air Base", another name for THU is "Thule AB".
• 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.
• The closest airport to Thule Air Base (THU) is Savissivik Heliport (SVR), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) ESE of THU.