Nonstop flight route between Tanjung Redeb, Berau, East Kalimantan, Indonesia and Pituffik, Greenland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kalimarau Airport (BEJ), Tanjung Redeb, Berau, East Kalimantan, Indonesia and Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,995 miles (or 11,257 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 Kalimarau 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 Kalimarau 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 Kalimarau Airport (BEJ):

• Kalimarau Airport (BEJ) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Kalimarau Airport", another name for BEJ is "Bandar Udara Kalimarau".
• Because of Kalimarau Airport's relatively low elevation of 59 feet, planes can take off or land at Kalimarau 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 closest airport to Kalimarau Airport (BEJ) is Juwata Airport (TRK), which is located 81 miles (131 kilometers) N of BEJ.
• The furthest airport from Kalimarau Airport (BEJ) is Barcelos Airport (BAZ), which is nearly antipodal to Kalimarau Airport (meaning Kalimarau Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barcelos Airport), and is located 12,352 miles (19,879 kilometers) away in Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil.

Facts about Thule Air Base (THU):

• The closest airport to Thule Air Base (THU) is Savissivik Heliport (SVR), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) ESE of 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".
• In 1949, Denmark joined NATO and abandoned its attempt to remove the United States bases.
• 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.
• 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.