Nonstop flight route between Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil and Pituffik, Greenland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Corumbá International Airport (CMG), Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil and Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,618 miles (or 10,650 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 Corumbá International 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 Corumbá International 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 Corumbá International Airport (CMG):

• The closest airport to Corumbá International Airport (CMG) is Puerto Suárez International Airport (PSZ), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) WNW of CMG.
• The airport is located 3 km from downtown Corumbá.
• The furthest airport from Corumbá International Airport (CMG) is Basco Airport (BSO), which is nearly antipodal to Corumbá International Airport (meaning Corumbá International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Basco Airport), and is located 12,335 miles (19,851 kilometers) away in Basco, Batanes, Philippines.
• Corumbá International Airport handled 35,334 passengers last year.
• Because of Corumbá International Airport's relatively low elevation of 461 feet, planes can take off or land at Corumbá International 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.
• In addition to being known as "Corumbá International Airport", another name for CMG is "Aeroporto Internacional de Corumbá".
• It is operated by Infraero.
• Corumbá International Airport (CMG) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Thule Air Base (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.
• In addition to being known as "Thule Air Base", another name for THU is "Thule AB".
• After the German occupation of Denmark on 9 April 1940, Henrik Kauffmann Danish Ambassador to the United States, made an agreement "In the name of the king" with the United States authorizing the United States to defend the Danish colonies on Greenland from German aggression - this agreement faced Kaufmann with a charge of high treason.
• Thule became an Air Force Space Command base in 1982.
• 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.
• Thule Air Base or Thule Air Base/Pituffik Airport, is the United States Air Force's northernmost base, located 1,207 km north of the Arctic Circle and 1,524 km from the North Pole on the northwest side of the island of Greenland.
• 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.