Nonstop flight route between Trivandrum, Kerala, India and Pituffik, Greenland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Trivandrum International Airport (TRV), Trivandrum, Kerala, India and Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,403 miles (or 10,305 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 Trivandrum International 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 Trivandrum International 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: | TRV / VOTV |
Airport Name: | Trivandrum International Airport |
Location: | Trivandrum, Kerala, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°28'55"N by 76°55'12"E |
Area Served: | Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha; Tamil Nadu: Nagercoil, Marthandam, Kanyakumari |
Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TRV |
More Information: | TRV 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 Trivandrum International Airport (TRV):
- On 1 March 2011, The first flight operated from the new international terminal.
- Trivandrum International Airport (TRV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The International terminal ground operations are handled by Air India and Bhadra Ground Handling services Ltd.
- Because of Trivandrum International Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Trivandrum International 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.
- The furthest airport from Trivandrum International Airport (TRV) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,395 miles (18,338 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
- The entrance to the terminal is from the Chaka-Eenchakkal road.
- The closest airport to Trivandrum International Airport (TRV) is Cochin International Airport (COK), which is located 121 miles (195 kilometers) NNW of TRV.
Facts about Thule Air Base (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 addition to being known as "Thule Air Base", another name for THU is "Thule AB".
- Originally established as a Strategic Air Command installation, Thule would periodically serve as a dispersal base for B-36 Peacemaker and B-47 Stratojet aircraft during the 1950s, as well as providing an ideal site to test the operability and maintainability of these weapon systems in extreme cold weather.
- A cluster of huts known as Pituffik stood on the wide plain where the base was built in 1951.
- The closest airport to Thule Air Base (THU) is Savissivik Heliport (SVR), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) ESE of THU.
- 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 the winter of 1956/57 three KC-97 tankers and alternately one of two RB-47H aircraft made polar flights to inspect Soviet defenses.