Nonstop flight route between Cowra, New South Wales, Australia and Pituffik, Greenland:
Departure Airport:
(23°50'41"S by 134°35'53"E)
Arrival Airport:
(76°31'51"N by 68°42'11"W)
Distance from CWT to THU:
8,710.75 miles (14,018.56 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cowra Airport (CWT), Cowra, New South Wales, Australia and Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,711 miles (or 14,019 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 Cowra 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 Cowra 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: | CWT / YCWR |
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| Location: | Cowra, New South Wales, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 23°50'41"S by 134°35'53"E |
| Area Served: | Cowra, New South Wales |
| Operator/Owner: | Cowra Council |
| Airport Type: | Commercial |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CWT |
| More Information: | CWT 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 Cowra Airport (CWT):
- Cowra Airport (CWT) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Cowra Airport (CWT) is Alice Springs Airport (ASP), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) W of CWT.
- In addition to being known as "Cowra Airport", another name for CWT is "YCOK".
- The furthest airport from Cowra Airport (CWT) is Barbuda Codrington Airport (BBQ), which is located 11,293 miles (18,175 kilometers) away in Codrington, Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda.
Facts about Thule Air Base (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.
- In 1961, a Ballistic Missile Early Warning System radar was constructed at "J-Site," 21 km northeast of main base.
- A cluster of huts known as Pituffik stood on the wide plain where the base was built in 1951.
- In addition to being known as "Thule Air Base", another name for THU is "Thule AB".
- In 1959, the airbase was the main staging point for the construction of Camp Century, some 150 mi from the base.
- The closest airport to Thule Air Base (THU) is Savissivik Heliport (SVR), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) ESE of THU.
- A board of Air Force officers headed by Gordon P.
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 44.08 miles (70.93 km) W | Alice Springs Airport (ASP) | Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia |     |
| 2 | 245.86 miles (395.67 km) WSW | Ayers Rock Airport (AYQ) | Yulara, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 3 | 308.57 miles (496.60 km) E | Bedourie Airport (BEU) | Bedourie, Queensland, Australia | |
| 4 | 329.72 miles (530.63 km) ESE | Birdsville Airport (BVI) | Birdsville, Queensland, Australia | |
| 5 | 342.30 miles (550.88 km) E | Boulia Airport (BQL) | Boulia, Queensland, Australia | |
| 6 | 353.49 miles (568.89 km) NE | Camooweal Airport (CML) | Camooweal, Queensland, Australia | |
| 7 | 359.02 miles (577.79 km) S | Coober Pedy Airport (CPD) | Coober Pedy, South Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 382.17 miles (615.04 km) NE | Mount Isa Airport (ISA) | Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia | |
| 9 | 386.79 miles (622.48 km) E | Springvale Airport (KSV) | Springvale, Queensland, Australia | |
| 10 | 423.84 miles (682.10 km) ENE | Trepell Airport (TQP) | Trapell, Queensland, Australia | |
| 11 | 436.72 miles (702.84 km) ENE | Cloncurry Airport (CNJ) | Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia | |
| 12 | 448.21 miles (721.32 km) ESE | Arrabury Airport (AAB) | Arrabury, Queensland, Australia | |
| 13 | 454.70 miles (731.77 km) ENE | Elrose Mine Airport (ERQ) | Eloise Copper Mine, Queensland, Australia | |
| 14 | 455.24 miles (732.63 km) SE | Moomba Airport (MOO) | Moomba, South Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 481.50 miles (774.89 km) SSE | Andamooka Airport (ADO) | Andamooka, South Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,293.16 miles (18,174.53 km) ENE | Barbuda Codrington Airport (BBQ) | Codrington, Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda | |
| 2 | 11,280.29 miles (18,153.82 km) ENE | V. C. Bird International Airport (ANU) | St. John's, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda | |
| 3 | 11,267.84 miles (18,133.79 km) ENE | Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (PTP) | Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe | |
| 4 | 11,255.73 miles (18,114.30 km) ENE | Melville Hall Airport (DOM) | Melville Hall (near Roseau), Dominica | |
| 5 | 11,252.40 miles (18,108.94 km) NE | Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) | Bridgetown, Barbados | |
| 6 | 11,250.99 miles (18,106.66 km) ENE | Les Saintes Airport (LSS) | Terre-de-Haut Island, Les Saintes, Guadeloupe | |
| 7 | 11,245.95 miles (18,098.55 km) ENE | John A. Osborne Airport (MNI) | Montserrat, British Overseas Territories, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 11,242.87 miles (18,093.59 km) ENE | Canefield Airport (DCF) | Canefield, Dominica | |
| 9 | 11,239.49 miles (18,088.16 km) ENE | Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean Airport (SBH) | Gustavia, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Barthélemy | |
| 10 | 11,236.75 miles (18,083.75 km) ENE | Aimé Césaire Airport (FDF) | Le Lamentin / Fort de France, Martinique | |
| 11 | 11,235.00 miles (18,080.93 km) ENE | Vance W. Amory International Airport (NEV) | Nevis, Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
| 12 | 11,234.61 miles (18,080.30 km) ENE | Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (AXA) | The Valley, Anguilla | |
| 13 | 11,232.27 miles (18,076.54 km) ENE | L'Espérance Airport Grand Case Airport (CCE) | Saint Martin, Guadeloupe | |
| 14 | 11,230.41 miles (18,073.55 km) ENE | Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport (SKB) | Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
| 15 | 11,227.03 miles (18,068.10 km) ENE | Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) | Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands | |
| 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 | |