Nonstop flight route between Jammu, India and Pituffik, Greenland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Jammu Airport जम्मू हवाई अड्डा جممو ائیرپورٹ (IXJ), Jammu, India and Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,728 miles (or 7,610 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 Jammu Airport जम्मू हवाई अड्डा جممو ائیرپورٹ 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 Jammu Airport जम्मू हवाई अड्डा جممو ائیرپورٹ 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: | IXJ / VIJU |
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| Location: | Jammu, India |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°41'21"N by 74°50'15"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 1029 feet (314 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IXJ |
| More Information: | IXJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | THU / BGTL |
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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 Jammu Airport जम्मू हवाई अड्डा جممو ائیرپورٹ (IXJ):
- In addition to being known as "Jammu Airport जम्मू हवाई अड्डा جممو ائیرپورٹ", another name for IXJ is "Satwari Airport".
- Jammu Airport जम्मू हवाई अड्डा جممو ائیرپورٹ (IXJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Jammu Airport जम्मू हवाई अड्डा جممو ائیرپورٹ (IXJ) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,978 miles (19,276 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The closest airport to Jammu Airport जम्मू हवाई अड्डा جممو ائیرپورٹ (IXJ) is Sialkot International Airport (SKT), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) WSW of IXJ.
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.
- In addition to being known as "Thule Air Base", another name for THU is "Thule AB".
- After liberation, Denmark ratified the Kauffmann treaty but began efforts to take over U.S.
- In 1961, a Ballistic Missile Early Warning System radar was constructed at "J-Site," 21 km northeast of main base.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
