Nonstop flight route between Ioannina, Greece and Pituffik, Greenland:
Departure Airport:
(39°41'47"N by 20°49'21"E)
Arrival Airport:
(76°31'51"N by 68°42'11"W)
Distance from IOA to THU:
3,557.69 miles (5,725.53 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ioannina National Airport (IOA), Ioannina, Greece and Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,558 miles (or 5,726 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 Ioannina National 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 Ioannina National 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: | IOA / LGIO |
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| Location: | Ioannina, Greece |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°41'47"N by 20°49'21"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1558 feet (475 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IOA |
| More Information: | IOA 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 Ioannina National Airport (IOA):
- The furthest airport from Ioannina National Airport (IOA) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,504 miles (18,514 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Ioannina National Airport (IOA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Ioannina National Airport (IOA) is Corfu International Airport "Ioannis Kapodistrias" (CFU), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) W of IOA.
- In addition to being known as "Ioannina National Airport", another name for IOA is "Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Ιωαννίνων".
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.
- Knud Rasmussen was the first to recognize the Pituffik plain as ideal for an airport.
- Thule became an Air Force Space Command base in 1982.
- A board of Air Force officers headed by Gordon P.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Thule Air Base", another name for THU is "Thule AB".
- 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 1959, the airbase was the main staging point for the construction of Camp Century, some 150 mi from the base.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 48.89 miles (78.69 km) W | Corfu International Airport "Ioannis Kapodistrias" (CFU) | Corfu, Greece |     |
| 2 | 53.02 miles (85.33 km) S | Preveza National Airport (PVK) | Preveza, Greece | |
| 3 | 57.23 miles (92.10 km) NNE | Kastoria National Airport (KSO) | Kastoria, Greece | |
| 4 | 67.57 miles (108.75 km) NE | Kozani National Airport (KZI) | Kozani, Greece | |
| 5 | 80.75 miles (129.95 km) SSE | Agrinio Airport (AGQ) | Agrinion, Greece | |
| 6 | 87.43 miles (140.71 km) E | Larissa State Airport “Thessaly” (LRA) | Larisa, Greece | |
| 7 | 102.59 miles (165.11 km) N | Ohrid Airport (OHD) | Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia | |
| 8 | 110.22 miles (177.38 km) ESE | Nea Anchialos National Airport (VOL) | Volos, Greece | |
| 9 | 111.58 miles (179.57 km) SSE | Araxos Airport (GPA) | Araxos / Patras, Greece | |
| 10 | 126.98 miles (204.35 km) ENE | Thessaloniki International Airport "Makedonia" (SKG) | Thessaloniki, Greece | |
| 11 | 132.06 miles (212.54 km) NNW | Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa (TIA) | Tirana, Albania | |
| 12 | 134.47 miles (216.40 km) S | Zakynthos International Airport, "Dionysios Solomos" (ZTH) | Zakynthos, Greece | |
| 13 | 147.26 miles (237.00 km) WNW | Lecce Galatina Airport (LCC) | Lecce, Italy | |
| 14 | 147.49 miles (237.36 km) ESE | Skiathos Airport ‘Alexandros Papadiamantis’ (JSI) | Skiathos Island, Greece | |
| 15 | 162.03 miles (260.76 km) NNE | Skopje Airport (SKP) | Skopje, Macedonia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,503.92 miles (18,513.71 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,214.52 miles (18,047.97 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,204.63 miles (18,032.05 km) S | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 4 | 11,165.11 miles (17,968.45 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,158.85 miles (17,958.38 km) SSW | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,158.48 miles (17,957.78 km) S | Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) | Avarua, Cook Islands | |
| 7 | 11,147.56 miles (17,940.22 km) E | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,118.72 miles (17,893.81 km) E | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,115.12 miles (17,888.01 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,111.81 miles (17,882.68 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,106.68 miles (17,874.43 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,105.54 miles (17,872.59 km) E | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,082.24 miles (17,835.10 km) E | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,080.99 miles (17,833.08 km) S | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) | Mauke Island, Cook Islands | |
| 15 | 11,077.90 miles (17,828.11 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 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 | |