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

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Woodward Field (CDN), Camden, South Carolina, United States and Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,943 miles (or 4,737 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 Woodward Field 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 Woodward Field 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 Woodward Field (CDN):

• The closest airport to Woodward Field (CDN) is Shaw Air Force Base (SSC), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) SSE of CDN.
• In 1941 the United States Army Air Forces indicated a need for the airfield as a training airfield.
• In addition to being known as "Woodward Field", another name for CDN is "Kershaw County Airport".
• Because of Woodward Field's relatively low elevation of 302 feet, planes can take off or land at Woodward Field 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 Woodward Field (CDN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,541 miles (18,574 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Woodward Field is named for philanthropist and equestrian Ernest Woodward, who donated 160 acres of land for an airport in 1929.
• Woodward Field (CDN) has 2 runways.

Facts about Thule Air Base (THU):

• In 1818, Sir John Ross’s expedition made first contact with nomadic Polar Eskimos in the area.
• The closest airport to Thule Air Base (THU) is Savissivik Heliport (SVR), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) ESE of THU.
• Thule is the location where the fastest recorded sea level surface wind speed in the world was measured when a peak speed of 333 kilometres per hour was recorded on 8 March 1972 prior to the instrument's destruction.
• 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.
• Thule AB was constructed in secret under the code name Operation Blue Jay, but the project was made public in September 1952.
• In addition to being known as "Thule Air Base", another name for THU is "Thule AB".
• 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.