Nonstop flight route between Mambajao, Camiguin, Philippines and Pituffik, Greenland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Camiguin Airport (CGM), Mambajao, Camiguin, Philippines and Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,485 miles (or 10,436 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 Camiguin 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 Camiguin 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 Camiguin Airport (CGM):

• In addition to being known as "Camiguin Airport", another name for CGM is "Paliparan ng CamiguinTugpahanan sa Camiguin".
• Camiguin Airport handled 2,844 passengers last year.
• Because of Camiguin Airport's relatively low elevation of 53 feet, planes can take off or land at Camiguin 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 Camiguin Airport (CGM) is Laguindingan Airport (CGY), which is located 47 miles (76 kilometers) SSW of CGM.
• The furthest airport from Camiguin Airport (CGM) is Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK), which is nearly antipodal to Camiguin Airport (meaning Camiguin Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport), and is located 12,369 miles (19,906 kilometers) away in Matupá, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
• Camiguin Airport (CGM) currently has only 1 runway.

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.
• In 1818, Sir John Ross’s expedition made first contact with nomadic Polar Eskimos in the area.
• 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 1961, a Ballistic Missile Early Warning System radar was constructed at "J-Site," 21 km northeast of main base.
• In the winter of 1956/57 three KC-97 tankers and alternately one of two RB-47H aircraft made polar flights to inspect Soviet defenses.
• In addition to being known as "Thule Air Base", another name for THU is "Thule AB".
• A board of Air Force officers headed by Gordon P.