Nonstop flight route between Andrews, South Carolina, United States and Pituffik, Greenland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Robert F. Swinnie Airport (ADR), Andrews, South Carolina, United States and Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,996 miles (or 4,822 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 Robert F. Swinnie 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 Robert F. Swinnie Airport and Thule Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Robert F. Swinnie Airport (ADR):

• The closest airport to Robert F. Swinnie Airport (ADR) is Georgetown County Airport (GGE), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) SE of ADR.
• In addition to being known as "Robert F. Swinnie Airport", another name for ADR is "PHH".
• Robert F. Swinnie Airport (ADR) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Robert F. Swinnie Airport (ADR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,596 miles (18,662 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Robert F. Swinnie Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Robert F. Swinnie 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):

• 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.
• Thule became an Air Force Space Command base in 1982.
• 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.
• In 1949, Denmark joined NATO and abandoned its attempt to remove the United States bases.