Nonstop flight route between Ati, Chad and Pituffik, Greenland:
Departure Airport:
(13°14'22"N by 18°18'48"E)
Arrival Airport:
(76°31'51"N by 68°42'11"W)
Distance from ATV to THU:
5,281.24 miles (8,499.30 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ati Airport (ATV), Ati, Chad and Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,281 miles (or 8,499 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 Ati 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 Ati 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: | ATV / FTTI |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Ati, Chad |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°14'22"N by 18°18'48"E |
| Area Served: | Ati |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1096 feet (334 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ATV |
| More Information: | ATV 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 Ati Airport (ATV):
- In addition to being known as "Ati Airport", another name for ATV is "Ati Airport (Ati)".
- The furthest airport from Ati Airport (ATV) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Ati Airport (meaning Ati Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,234 miles (19,688 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
- Ati Airport (ATV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Ati Airport (ATV) is Mongo Airport (MVO), which is located 78 miles (125 kilometers) SSE of ATV.
Facts about Thule Air Base (THU):
- A cluster of huts known as Pituffik stood on the wide plain where the base was built in 1951.
- Thule Air Base or Thule Air Base/Pituffik Airport, is the United States Air Force's northernmost base, located 1,207 km north of the Arctic Circle and 1,524 km from the North Pole on the northwest side of the island of Greenland.
- The closest airport to Thule Air Base (THU) is Savissivik Heliport (SVR), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) ESE of THU.
- 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.
- In 1961, a Ballistic Missile Early Warning System radar was constructed at "J-Site," 21 km northeast of main 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.
- Knud Rasmussen was the first to recognize the Pituffik plain as ideal for an airport.
- 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".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 77.81 miles (125.23 km) SSE | Mongo Airport (MVO) | Mongo, Chad |     |
| 2 | 93.93 miles (151.16 km) E | Oum-Hadjer Airport (OUM) | Oum Hadjer, Chad | |
| 3 | 102.43 miles (164.85 km) SW | Bokoro Airport (BKR) | Bokoro, Chad | |
| 4 | 138.86 miles (223.48 km) SSE | Abou-Deïa Airport (AOD) | Abou-Deia, Chad | |
| 5 | 153.28 miles (246.67 km) S | Melfi Airport (MEF) | Melfi, Chad | |
| 6 | 175.08 miles (281.77 km) ENE | Abéché Airport (AEH) | Abéché, Chad | |
| 7 | 191.48 miles (308.15 km) SSE | Zakouma Airport (AKM) | Zakouma, Chad | |
| 8 | 201.85 miles (324.85 km) SE | Am Timan Airport (AMC) | Am Timan, Chad | |
| 9 | 210.80 miles (339.26 km) WNW | Mao Airport (AMO) | Mao, Chad | |
| 10 | 218.29 miles (351.31 km) SSW | Bousso Airport (OUT) | Bousso, Chad | |
| 11 | 233.90 miles (376.43 km) WSW | N'Djamena International Airport (NDJ) | N'Djamena, Chad | |
| 12 | 240.71 miles (387.38 km) W | Bol-Berim Airport (OTC) | Bol, Chad | |
| 13 | 279.69 miles (450.11 km) E | Geneina Airport (EGN) | Geneina, Sudan | |
| 14 | 282.87 miles (455.24 km) S | Sarh Airport (SRH) | Sarh, Chad | |
| 15 | 284.53 miles (457.91 km) SW | Bongor Airport (OGR) | Bongor, Chad | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,233.86 miles (19,688.45 km) SSW | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 2 | 11,913.15 miles (19,172.30 km) E | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 3 | 11,909.89 miles (19,167.06 km) SSW | Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) | Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands | |
| 4 | 11,907.22 miles (19,162.77 km) E | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 5 | 11,896.98 miles (19,146.28 km) E | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 6 | 11,880.45 miles (19,119.68 km) SSW | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) | Mauke Island, Cook Islands | |
| 7 | 11,872.80 miles (19,107.38 km) SSW | Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) | Avarua, Cook Islands | |
| 8 | 11,827.65 miles (19,034.71 km) E | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 9 | 11,789.09 miles (18,972.65 km) SSW | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 10 | 11,768.90 miles (18,940.16 km) WSW | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,760.11 miles (18,926.02 km) E | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 12 | 11,757.51 miles (18,921.83 km) SE | Niue International Airport (IUE) | Alofi, Niue | |
| 13 | 11,742.29 miles (18,897.33 km) E | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 14 | 11,737.53 miles (18,889.67 km) WSW | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,725.71 miles (18,870.66 km) E | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 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 | |