Nonstop flight route between Tumbes, Peru and Pituffik, Greenland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP), Tumbes, Peru and Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,553 miles (or 8,936 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 Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez 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 Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez 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: | TBP / SPME |
Airport Name: | Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport |
Location: | Tumbes, Peru |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°33'9"S by 80°22'51"W |
Area Served: | Tumbes |
Operator/Owner: | ADP |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TBP |
More Information: | TBP 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 Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP):
- Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP) is Santa Rosa International Airport (ETR), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) ENE of TBP.
- The furthest airport from Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP) is Kualanamu International Airport (KNO), which is nearly antipodal to Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (meaning Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kualanamu International Airport), and is located 12,385 miles (19,931 kilometers) away in Medan, Indonesia.
Facts about Thule Air Base (THU):
- After liberation, Denmark ratified the Kauffmann treaty but began efforts to take over U.S.
- There is only a brief period each year in the summer when sea ice thins sufficiently to send supply ships to the base.
- The closest airport to Thule Air Base (THU) is Savissivik Heliport (SVR), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) ESE of THU.
- 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 Air Base is the U.S.
- In 1959, the airbase was the main staging point for the construction of Camp Century, some 150 mi from the base.
- 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 1818, Sir John Ross’s expedition made first contact with nomadic Polar Eskimos in the area.
- In addition to being known as "Thule Air Base", another name for THU is "Thule AB".