Nonstop flight route between Gounda, Central African Republic and Pituffik, Greenland:
Departure Airport:
(9°16'18"N by 21°11'43"E)
Arrival Airport:
(76°31'51"N by 68°42'11"W)
Distance from GDA to THU:
5,593.92 miles (9,002.51 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gordil Airport (GDA), Gounda, Central African Republic and Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,594 miles (or 9,003 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 Gordil 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 Gordil 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: | GDA / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Gounda, Central African Republic |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°16'18"N by 21°11'43"E |
| Area Served: | Gordil |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GDA |
| More Information: | GDA 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 Gordil Airport (GDA):
- The furthest airport from Gordil Airport (GDA) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Gordil Airport (meaning Gordil Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,269 miles (19,745 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
- In addition to being known as "Gordil Airport", another name for GDA is "Gordil Airport (Gordil)".
- Gordil Airport (GDA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Gordil Airport (GDA) is Gordil Airport (GDI), which is located 43 miles (68 kilometers) ENE of GDA.
Facts about Thule Air Base (THU):
- In 1959, the airbase was the main staging point for the construction of Camp Century, some 150 mi from the base.
- Thule became an Air Force Space Command base in 1982.
- A cluster of huts known as Pituffik stood on the wide plain where the base was built in 1951.
- The closest airport to Thule Air Base (THU) is Savissivik Heliport (SVR), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) ESE of THU.
- Originally established as a Strategic Air Command installation, Thule would periodically serve as a dispersal base for B-36 Peacemaker and B-47 Stratojet aircraft during the 1950s, as well as providing an ideal site to test the operability and maintainability of these weapon systems in extreme cold weather.
- 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 addition to being known as "Thule Air Base", another name for THU is "Thule AB".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 42.52 miles (68.42 km) ENE | Gordil Airport (GDI) | Gordil, Central African Republic |     |
| 2 | 53.68 miles (86.39 km) S | Koumala Airport (KOL) | Koumala, Central African Republic | |
| 3 | 123.18 miles (198.24 km) ENE | Birao Airport (IRO) | Birao, Central African Republic | |
| 4 | 137.00 miles (220.48 km) NNW | Am Timan Airport (AMC) | Am Timan, Chad | |
| 5 | 145.94 miles (234.87 km) NW | Zakouma Airport (AKM) | Zakouma, Chad | |
| 6 | 192.50 miles (309.80 km) W | Sarh Airport (SRH) | Sarh, Chad | |
| 7 | 197.15 miles (317.27 km) SSE | Bria Airport (BIV) | Bria, Central African Republic | |
| 8 | 199.74 miles (321.45 km) NW | Abou-Deïa Airport (AOD) | Abou-Deia, Chad | |
| 9 | 236.81 miles (381.10 km) SE | Yalinga Airport (AIG) | Yalinga, Central African Republic | |
| 10 | 239.23 miles (385.01 km) SW | Batangafo Airport (BTG) | Batangafo, Central African Republic | |
| 11 | 239.56 miles (385.53 km) S | Bambari Airport (BBY) | Bambari, Central African Republic | |
| 12 | 252.60 miles (406.52 km) WNW | Melfi Airport (MEF) | Melfi, Chad | |
| 13 | 263.38 miles (423.86 km) NW | Mongo Airport (MVO) | Mongo, Chad | |
| 14 | 270.54 miles (435.39 km) SSE | Bakouma Airport (BMF) | Bakouma, Central African Republic | |
| 15 | 276.10 miles (444.34 km) SW | Bouca Airport (BCF) | Bouca, Central African Republic | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,268.86 miles (19,744.77 km) ESE | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 2 | 11,773.91 miles (18,948.23 km) SW | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 11,750.61 miles (18,910.73 km) SW | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,704.25 miles (18,836.12 km) SW | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,702.73 miles (18,833.67 km) S | Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) | Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands | |
| 6 | 11,679.82 miles (18,796.80 km) S | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) | Mauke Island, Cook Islands | |
| 7 | 11,653.08 miles (18,753.76 km) WSW | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,652.53 miles (18,752.89 km) S | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 9 | 11,641.62 miles (18,735.33 km) ESE | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 10 | 11,635.91 miles (18,726.14 km) ESE | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 11 | 11,627.43 miles (18,712.49 km) ESE | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 12 | 11,609.76 miles (18,684.05 km) S | Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) | Avarua, Cook Islands | |
| 13 | 11,605.52 miles (18,677.22 km) SW | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,595.01 miles (18,660.32 km) SW | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,562.53 miles (18,608.04 km) S | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia 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 | |