Nonstop flight route between Maringá, Paraná, Brazil and Pituffik, Greenland:
Departure Airport:
(23°28'45"S by 52°0'43"W)
Arrival Airport:
(76°31'51"N by 68°42'11"W)
Distance from MGF to THU:
6,946.27 miles (11,178.92 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sílvio Name Júnior Regional Airport (MGF), Maringá, Paraná, Brazil and Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,946 miles (or 11,179 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 Sílvio Name Júnior Regional Airport and Thule Air Base, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MGF / SBMG |
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| Location: | Maringá, Paraná, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 23°28'45"S by 52°0'43"W |
| Area Served: | Maringá |
| Operator/Owner: | Terminais Aéreos de Maringá – SBMG S.A. SEIL |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1788 feet (545 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MGF |
| More Information: | MGF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | THU / BGTL |
| Airport Names: |
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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 Sílvio Name Júnior Regional Airport (MGF):
- The airport is located 12 km from downtown Maringá.
- The airport has service with over 120 parking places.
- It is operated by Terminais Aéreos de Maringá – SBMG, a semi-independent Transportation Authority of Maringá, indirectly related to the Municipality of Maringá, and under the supervision of Aeroportos do Paraná.
- In addition to being known as "Sílvio Name Júnior Regional Airport", another name for MGF is "Aeroporto Regional Sílvio Name Júnior".
- Sílvio Name Júnior Regional Airport handled 677,264 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Sílvio Name Júnior Regional Airport (MGF) is Naha Airport (OKA), which is nearly antipodal to Sílvio Name Júnior Regional Airport (meaning Sílvio Name Júnior Regional Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Naha Airport), and is located 12,248 miles (19,711 kilometers) away in Okinawa, Japan.
- Sílvio Name Júnior Regional Airport (MGF) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Sílvio Name Júnior Regional Airport (MGF) is Alberto Bertelli Airport (APX), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) ENE of MGF.
Facts about Thule Air Base (THU):
- In addition to being known as "Thule Air Base", another name for THU is "Thule AB".
- Late 1950s the DEW 1 to 4 where build as "weather stations", Thule Air Base would act as an supply station for the DYE bases.
- 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.
- A board of Air Force officers headed by Gordon P.
- Knud Rasmussen was the first to recognize the Pituffik plain as ideal for an airport.
- The closest airport to Thule Air Base (THU) is Savissivik Heliport (SVR), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) ESE of 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 34.14 miles (54.95 km) ENE | Alberto Bertelli Airport (APX) | Arapongas, Paraná, Brazil |     |
| 2 | 40.77 miles (65.62 km) ESE | Capitão João Busse Airport (APU) | Apucarana, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 3 | 56.47 miles (90.87 km) E | Londrina-Governador José Richa Airport (LDB) | Londrina, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 4 | 92.23 miles (148.44 km) ENE | Francisco Lacerda Junior Airport (CKO) | Cornélio Procópio, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 5 | 114.84 miles (184.82 km) ENE | Marcelo Pires Halzhausen State Airport (AIF) | Assis, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 6 | 135.43 miles (217.96 km) SSE | Tancredo Thomas de Faria Airport (GPB) | Guarapuava, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 7 | 140.99 miles (226.90 km) SW | Adalberto Mendes da Silva Airport (CAC) | Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 8 | 143.69 miles (231.24 km) WSW | Guaíra Municipal Airport (QGA) | Guaíra, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 9 | 146.94 miles (236.47 km) ESE | Avelino Vieira Airport (AAG) | Arapoti, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 10 | 159.69 miles (256.99 km) ENE | Frank Miloye Milenkowichi State Airport (MII) | Marília, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 11 | 190.08 miles (305.90 km) SSW | Paulo Abdala Airport (FBE) | Francisco Beltrao, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 12 | 190.54 miles (306.65 km) NNE | Dario Guarita State Airport (ARU) | Araçatuba, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 13 | 199.14 miles (320.49 km) SSE | José Cleto Airport (QVB) | União da Vitória, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 14 | 203.97 miles (328.26 km) ENE | Bauru State Airport (BAU) | Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 15 | 205.47 miles (330.67 km) WNW | Francisco de Matos Pereira Airport (DOU) | Dourados, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,247.89 miles (19,711.03 km) N | Naha Airport (OKA) | Okinawa, Japan | |
| 2 | 12,245.98 miles (19,707.95 km) NNE | Kerama Airport (KJP) | Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 3 | 12,244.61 miles (19,705.74 km) ENE | Miyako Airport (MMY) | Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 4 | 12,237.88 miles (19,694.90 km) N | Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 5 | 12,234.84 miles (19,690.01 km) ENE | Shimojishima Airport (SHI) | Shimojishima, Japan | |
| 6 | 12,216.66 miles (19,660.76 km) NNE | Aguni Airport (AGJ) | Aguni, Japan | |
| 7 | 12,212.37 miles (19,653.86 km) N | Iejima Airport (IEJ) | Iejima, Japan | |
| 8 | 12,189.40 miles (19,616.90 km) ENE | Ishigaki Airport (ISG) | Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 9 | 12,174.03 miles (19,592.15 km) NW | Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 10 | 12,169.24 miles (19,584.45 km) E | Hateruma Airport (HTR) | Hateruma, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 11 | 12,166.75 miles (19,580.44 km) NW | Kitadaito Airport (KTD) | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 12 | 12,113.36 miles (19,494.52 km) ENE | Yonaguni Airport (OGN) | Yonaguni, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 13 | 12,081.20 miles (19,442.76 km) NNW | Kikai Airport (KKX) | Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan | |
| 14 | 12,078.32 miles (19,438.13 km) NNW | Amami Airport (ASJ) | Amami Island, Japan | |
| 15 | 12,032.24 miles (19,363.96 km) E | Hualien Airport (HUN) | Hualien, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 69.00 miles (111.05 km) ESE | Savissivik Heliport (SVR) | Savissivik, Greenland | |
| 2 | 92.13 miles (148.27 km) NNW | Siorapaluk Heliport (SRK) | Siorapaluk, Greenland | |
| 3 | 229.06 miles (368.63 km) W | Grise Fiord Airport (YGZ) | Grise Fiord, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 4 | 238.65 miles (384.06 km) ESE | Kullorsuaq Heliport (KHQ) | Kullorsuaq, Greenland | |
| 5 | 262.86 miles (423.04 km) ESE | Nuussuaq Heliport (NSQ) | Nuussuaq, Greenland | |
| 6 | 313.53 miles (504.57 km) SE | Tasiusaq Heliport (TQA) | Tasiusaq, Qaasuitsup, Greenland | |
| 7 | 314.36 miles (505.92 km) SW | Pond Inlet Airport (YIO) | Pond Inlet, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 8 | 322.94 miles (519.72 km) SE | Innaarsuit Heliport (IUI) | Innaarsuit, Greenland | |
| 9 | 336.81 miles (542.05 km) NW | Eureka Aerodrome (YEU) | Eureka, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 10 | 344.46 miles (554.35 km) SE | Upernavik Airport (JUV) | Upernavik, Greenland | |
| 11 | 345.57 miles (556.13 km) SE | Aappilattoq Heliport (AOQ) | Aappilattoq, Qaasuitsup, Greenland | |
| 12 | 374.63 miles (602.91 km) SE | Kangersuatsiaq Heliport (KGQ) | Kangersuatsiaq, Greenland | |
| 13 | 376.92 miles (606.58 km) WSW | Nanisivik Airport (YSR) | Nanisivik, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 14 | 381.61 miles (614.14 km) WSW | Arctic Bay Airport (YAB) | Arctic Bay, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 15 | 417.70 miles (672.23 km) S | Clyde River Airport (YCY) | Clyde River, Nunavut, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9,882.84 miles (15,904.85 km) SW | Hobart International Airport (HBA) | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 2 | 9,870.98 miles (15,885.76 km) WSW | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 9,835.86 miles (15,829.25 km) WSW | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 9,799.28 miles (15,770.37 km) SW | Launceston Airport (LST) | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 5 | 9,782.86 miles (15,743.95 km) SW | Devonport Airport (DPO) | Devonport, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 6 | 9,779.11 miles (15,737.92 km) SW | Burnie Airport (BWT) | Burnie, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 7 | 9,775.29 miles (15,731.77 km) WSW | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 9,775.14 miles (15,731.52 km) SW | Smithton Airport (SIO) | Smithton, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 9 | 9,772.93 miles (15,727.96 km) SW | St Helens Airport (HLS) | St. Helens, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 10 | 9,772.19 miles (15,726.78 km) SW | George Town Aerodrome (GEE) | George Town, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 11 | 9,741.00 miles (15,676.59 km) WSW | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 9,738.17 miles (15,672.03 km) WSW | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 9,727.70 miles (15,655.17 km) WSW | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 9,723.24 miles (15,648.00 km) SW | King Island Airport (KNS) | Currie, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 15 | 9,710.84 miles (15,628.05 km) WSW | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |