Nonstop flight route between Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States and Pituffik, Greenland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Chickasha Municipal Airport (CHK), Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States and Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,005 miles (or 4,837 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 Chickasha Municipal 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 Chickasha Municipal 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 Chickasha Municipal Airport (CHK):

• Opened in October, 1941 as Wilson-Bonifils Field, the airport conducted contract basic flying training for the United States Army Air Forces.
• Chickasha Municipal Airport (CHK) has 3 runways.
• The furthest airport from Chickasha Municipal Airport (CHK) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,882 miles (17,513 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The closest airport to Chickasha Municipal Airport (CHK) is Will Rogers World Airport (OKC), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) NE of CHK.
• For the 12-month period ending November 8, 2010, the airport had 4,000 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 10 per day.

Facts about Thule Air Base (THU):

• In 1957 construction began on 4 Nike Missile sites around the base, and they and their radar systems were operational by the end of 1958.
• In addition to being known as "Thule Air Base", another name for THU is "Thule AB".
• 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.
• A delegation from NATO's Parliamentary Assembly visited Thule in early September 2010 and were told by the base commander that, at that time, approximately 600 personnel were serving at Thule, a mix of mostly U.S.
• Thule Air Base is also home to the 821st Air Base Group and is responsible for air base support within the Thule Defense Area for the multinational population of "Team Thule." The base hosts the 12th Space Warning Squadron which operates a Ballistic Missile Early Warning System designed to detect and track ICBMs launched against North America.
• The ratification of the treaty in 1951 did not change much, except that the Danish national flag Dannebrog must be side by side with Stars and Stripes on the base.
• The closest airport to Thule Air Base (THU) is Savissivik Heliport (SVR), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) ESE of THU.
• 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.
• 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.