Nonstop flight route between Bydgoszcz, Poland and Pituffik, Greenland:
Departure Airport:
(53°5'48"N by 17°58'40"E)
Arrival Airport:
(76°31'51"N by 68°42'11"W)
Distance from BZG to THU:
2,640.02 miles (4,248.69 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bydgoszcz Ignacy Jan Paderewski Airport (BZG), Bydgoszcz, Poland and Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,640 miles (or 4,249 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BZG / EPBY |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Bydgoszcz, Poland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°5'48"N by 17°58'40"E |
| Area Served: | Bydgoszcz, Poland |
| Operator/Owner: | Port Lotniczy Bydgoszcz SA |
| Airport Type: | Public, Military |
| Elevation: | 236 feet (72 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BZG |
| More Information: | BZG 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 Bydgoszcz Ignacy Jan Paderewski Airport (BZG):
- In addition to being known as "Bydgoszcz Ignacy Jan Paderewski Airport", other names for BZG include "Port lotniczy im. Ignacego Jana Paderewskiego Bydgoszcz-Szwederowo" and "Bydgoszcz".
- The furthest airport from Bydgoszcz Ignacy Jan Paderewski Airport (BZG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,518 miles (18,537 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Bydgoszcz Ignacy Jan Paderewski Airport (BZG) is Poznań–Ławica Henryk Wieniawski Airport (POZ), which is located 67 miles (108 kilometers) SW of BZG.
- Bydgoszcz Ignacy Jan Paderewski Airport (BZG) has 4 runways.
- Because of Bydgoszcz Ignacy Jan Paderewski Airport's relatively low elevation of 236 feet, planes can take off or land at Bydgoszcz Ignacy Jan Paderewski 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):
- Knud Rasmussen was the first to recognize the Pituffik plain as ideal for an airport.
- 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 1954, the 378 m Globecom Tower, a tower for military radio communication, was built at Northmountain.
- Thule became an Air Force Space Command base in 1982.
- 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 | 67.05 miles (107.91 km) SW | Poznań–Ławica Henryk Wieniawski Airport (POZ) | Poznań, Poland |     |
| 2 | 90.72 miles (146.00 km) NNE | Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport (GDN) | Gdańsk, Poland | |
| 3 | 104.80 miles (168.66 km) NNE | Gdynia-Kosakowo Airport (QYD) | Gdynia, Poland | |
| 4 | 112.27 miles (180.68 km) SSE | Łódź Władysław Reymont Airport (LCJ) | Łódź, Poland | |
| 5 | 112.86 miles (181.62 km) SW | Zielona Góra-Babimost Airport (IEG) | Zielona Góra, Poland | |
| 6 | 120.33 miles (193.65 km) ESE | Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport (WMI) | Warsaw, Poland | |
| 7 | 131.27 miles (211.25 km) WNW | "Solidarity" Szczecin–Goleniów Airport (SZZ) | Goleniów (near Szczecin), Poland | |
| 8 | 140.63 miles (226.32 km) ESE | Historic Centre of Warsaw (WRW) | Warsaw, Poland | |
| 9 | 140.88 miles (226.73 km) ESE | Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) | Warsaw, Poland | |
| 10 | 145.35 miles (233.91 km) SSW | Copernicus Airport Wrocław (WRO) | Wroclaw, Poland | |
| 11 | 163.17 miles (262.60 km) NE | Khrabrovo Airport (KGD) | Kaliningrad, Russia | |
| 12 | 166.27 miles (267.58 km) WNW | Heringsdorf Airport (HDF) | Heringsdorf, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany | |
| 13 | 167.22 miles (269.11 km) WSW | Cottbus-Drewitz Airport (CBU) | Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany | |
| 14 | 187.22 miles (301.29 km) SSE | Katowice International Airport (KTW) | Katowice / Pyrzowice, Poland | |
| 15 | 188.33 miles (303.09 km) NW | Bornholm Airport (RNN) | Rønne, Denmark | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,518.46 miles (18,537.12 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,106.25 miles (17,873.73 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,105.74 miles (17,872.91 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,102.27 miles (17,867.33 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,101.66 miles (17,866.34 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,096.04 miles (17,857.31 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,090.97 miles (17,849.15 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,088.96 miles (17,845.91 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,084.80 miles (17,839.21 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,074.87 miles (17,823.23 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,068.00 miles (17,812.18 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,067.20 miles (17,810.88 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,063.58 miles (17,805.07 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,060.40 miles (17,799.94 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,054.23 miles (17,790.01 km) E | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 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 | |