Nonstop flight route between Belgaum, India and Pituffik, Greenland:
Departure Airport:
(15°51'33"N by 74°37'3"E)
Arrival Airport:
(76°31'51"N by 68°42'11"W)
Distance from IXG to THU:
5,877.24 miles (9,458.48 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Belgaum Airport (IXG), Belgaum, India and Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,877 miles (or 9,458 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 Belgaum 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 Belgaum 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: | IXG / VABM |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Belgaum, India |
| GPS Coordinates: | 15°51'33"N by 74°37'3"E |
| Area Served: | Belgaum |
| Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2487 feet (758 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IXG |
| More Information: | IXG 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 Belgaum Airport (IXG):
- The closest airport to Belgaum Airport (IXG) is Hubli Airport (HBX), which is located 46 miles (75 kilometers) SE of IXG.
- In addition to being known as "Belgaum Airport", other names for IXG include "ಬೆಳಗಾವಿ ವಿಮಾನ ನಿಲ್ದಾಣ" and "VOBM".
- Belgaum Airport (IXG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Belgaum Airport (IXG) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,614 miles (18,691 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
Facts about Thule Air Base (THU):
- Knud Rasmussen was the first to recognize the Pituffik plain as ideal for an airport.
- 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.
- The ratification of the treaty in 1951 did not change much, except that the Danish national flag Dannebrog must be side by side with Stars and Stripes on the base.
- The closest airport to Thule Air Base (THU) is Savissivik Heliport (SVR), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) ESE of THU.
- On 21 January 1968, a B-52G Stratofortress from the 380th Strategic Aerospace Wing, Plattsburgh Air Force Base, New York on a secret airborne nuclear alert crashed and burned on the ice near Thule Air Base.
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 46.35 miles (74.59 km) SE | Hubli Airport (HBX) | Hubli, India |     |
| 2 | 59.76 miles (96.17 km) NNW | Kolhapur Airport (KLH) | Kolhapur, India | |
| 3 | 61.88 miles (99.58 km) WSW | Goa International Airport (GOI) | Dabolim, Goa, India | |
| 4 | 116.91 miles (188.14 km) NW | Ratnagiri Airport (RTC) | Ratnagiri, India | |
| 5 | 150.09 miles (241.55 km) NE | Solapur Airport (SSE) | Sholapur (Solapur), India | |
| 6 | 158.30 miles (254.76 km) ESE | Bellary Airport (BEP) | Bellary, India | |
| 7 | 192.19 miles (309.30 km) NNE | Osmanabad Airport (OMN) | Osmanabad, India | |
| 8 | 193.70 miles (311.72 km) NNW | Pune Airport (PNQ) | Pune, India | |
| 9 | 201.05 miles (323.55 km) S | Mangalore Airport (IXE) | Mangalore, India | |
| 10 | 214.40 miles (345.04 km) NE | Latur Airport (LTU) | Latur, Maharashtra, India | |
| 11 | 251.15 miles (404.19 km) NNW | Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (BOM) | Mumbai, India | |
| 12 | 269.80 miles (434.20 km) ENE | Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (HYD) | Hyderabad, India | |
| 13 | 276.47 miles (444.93 km) SE | Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) | Bangalore, India | |
| 14 | 277.61 miles (446.77 km) ENE | Begumpet Airport (BPM) | Hyderabad, India | |
| 15 | 281.34 miles (452.78 km) N | Aurangabad Airport (IXU) | Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,613.84 miles (18,690.61 km) SSE | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 10,955.28 miles (17,630.76 km) SW | Seymour Airport (GPS) | Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador | |
| 3 | 10,946.54 miles (17,616.70 km) SW | San Cristóbal Airport (SCY) | San Cristóbal Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador | |
| 4 | 10,623.32 miles (17,096.53 km) WSW | Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL) | Talara, Peru | |
| 5 | 10,603.19 miles (17,064.14 km) WSW | Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU) | Piura, Peru | |
| 6 | 10,597.99 miles (17,055.78 km) WSW | Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) | Chiclayo, Peru | |
| 7 | 10,583.54 miles (17,032.51 km) WSW | Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) | Trujillo, Peru | |
| 8 | 10,568.63 miles (17,008.51 km) W | Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM) | Chimbote, Ancash Region, Peru | |
| 9 | 10,537.14 miles (16,957.84 km) WSW | Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP) | Tumbes, Peru | |
| 10 | 10,536.44 miles (16,956.72 km) WSW | José María Velasco Ibarra Airport (MRR) | Macará, Ecuador | |
| 11 | 10,527.48 miles (16,942.30 km) WSW | General Ulpiano Paez Airport (SNC) | Salinas, Ecuador | |
| 12 | 10,524.29 miles (16,937.16 km) W | Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) | Callao (near Lima), Peru | |
| 13 | 10,521.39 miles (16,932.49 km) WSW | Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias (CJA) | Cajamarca, Peru | |
| 14 | 10,512.09 miles (16,917.52 km) W | Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport (ATA) | Huaraz, Peru | |
| 15 | 10,508.80 miles (16,912.23 km) WSW | Santa Rosa International Airport (ETR) | Santa Rosa, El Oro, Ecuador | |
| 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 | |