Nonstop flight route between Carnot, Central African Republic and Pituffik, Greenland:
Departure Airport:
(4°55'58"N by 15°54'0"E)
Arrival Airport:
(76°31'51"N by 68°42'11"W)
Distance from CRF to THU:
5,800.16 miles (9,334.44 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Carnot Airport (CRF), Carnot, Central African Republic and Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,800 miles (or 9,334 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 Carnot 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 Carnot Airport and Thule Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CRF / FEFC |
| Airport Name: | Carnot Airport |
| Location: | Carnot, Central African Republic |
| GPS Coordinates: | 4°55'58"N by 15°54'0"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1985 feet (605 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CRF |
| More Information: | CRF 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 Carnot Airport (CRF):
- Carnot Airport (CRF) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Carnot Airport (CRF) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Carnot Airport (meaning Carnot Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,005 miles (19,320 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
- The closest airport to Carnot Airport (CRF) is Berbérati Airport (BBT), which is located 50 miles (80 kilometers) S of CRF.
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.
- Knud Rasmussen was the first to recognize the Pituffik plain as ideal for an airport.
- 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.
- A cluster of huts known as Pituffik stood on the wide plain where the base was built in 1951.
- Thule became an Air Force Space Command base in 1982.
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 49.92 miles (80.33 km) S | Berbérati Airport (BBT) | Berbérati, Central African Republic |     |
| 2 | 75.45 miles (121.42 km) NNW | Bouar Airport (BOP) | Bouar, Central African Republic | |
| 3 | 101.73 miles (163.72 km) NNE | Bozoum Airport (BOZ) | Bozoum, Central African Republic | |
| 4 | 110.41 miles (177.69 km) WSW | Batouri Airport (OUR) | Batouri, Cameroon | |
| 5 | 121.48 miles (195.50 km) E | Bossembélé Airport (BEM) | Bossembélé, Central African Republic | |
| 6 | 150.53 miles (242.25 km) NE | Bossangoa Airport (BSN) | Bossangoa, Central African Republic | |
| 7 | 152.02 miles (244.66 km) W | Bertoua Airport (BTA) | Bertoua, Cameroon | |
| 8 | 184.08 miles (296.25 km) ESE | Bangui M'Poko International Airport (BGF) | Bangui, Central African Republic | |
| 9 | 196.42 miles (316.11 km) NE | Bouca Airport (BCF) | Bouca, Central African Republic | |
| 10 | 221.45 miles (356.38 km) SE | Bétou Airport (BTB) | Betou, Republic of the Congo | |
| 11 | 233.36 miles (375.55 km) NE | Batangafo Airport (BTG) | Batangafo, Central African Republic | |
| 12 | 255.31 miles (410.87 km) N | Moundou Airport (MQQ) | Moundou, Chad | |
| 13 | 274.33 miles (441.49 km) SSE | Impfondo Airport (ION) | Impfondo, Republic of the Congo | |
| 14 | 309.77 miles (498.53 km) N | Laï Airport (LTC) | Laï, Chad | |
| 15 | 310.89 miles (500.32 km) WSW | Yaoundé Airport (YAO) | Yaoundé, Cameroon | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,004.71 miles (19,319.65 km) SSW | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 2 | 11,891.64 miles (19,137.70 km) ESE | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 3 | 11,769.22 miles (18,940.67 km) SW | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 4 | 11,700.16 miles (18,829.54 km) SSE | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 5 | 11,696.44 miles (18,823.54 km) SSE | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 6 | 11,693.65 miles (18,819.05 km) SSE | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 7 | 11,650.21 miles (18,749.14 km) SE | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 8 | 11,630.45 miles (18,717.36 km) SE | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 9 | 11,619.58 miles (18,699.85 km) SE | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 10 | 11,612.68 miles (18,688.75 km) SE | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 11 | 11,607.13 miles (18,679.82 km) SE | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 12 | 11,430.98 miles (18,396.33 km) SE | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 13 | 11,383.45 miles (18,319.85 km) SSE | Niue International Airport (IUE) | Alofi, Niue | |
| 14 | 11,363.08 miles (18,287.05 km) SE | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 15 | 11,320.39 miles (18,218.36 km) SSW | Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) | Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands | |
| 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 | |