Nonstop flight route between Yogyakarta, Indonesia and Pituffik, Greenland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Adisucipto International Airport (JOG), Yogyakarta, Indonesia and Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,687 miles (or 12,371 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 Adisucipto International 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 Adisucipto International Airport and Thule Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Adisucipto International Airport (JOG):

• The closest airport to Adisucipto International Airport (JOG) is Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) (SRG), which is located 57 miles (91 kilometers) N of JOG.
• In addition to being known as "Adisucipto International Airport", other names for JOG include "Bandar Udara International Adisucipto" and "WARJ (prev: WIIJ)".
• There are plans to lengthen the runway by 300 metres to the east.
• Adisucipto International Airport (JOG) has 2 runways.
• The airport was heavily damaged by 27 May 2006 earthquake and had to be closed for two days.
• The airport was closed for several days due to the 2010 Mount Merapi eruption as the volcanic ash could endanger the safety of flights.
• The furthest airport from Adisucipto International Airport (JOG) is Elorza Airport (EOZ), which is nearly antipodal to Adisucipto International Airport (meaning Adisucipto International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Elorza Airport), and is located 12,386 miles (19,934 kilometers) away in Elorza, Venezuela.
• Adisucipto Airport is connected with Maguwo Station.
• Because of Adisucipto International Airport's relatively low elevation of 350 feet, planes can take off or land at Adisucipto International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.

Facts about Thule Air Base (THU):

• Knud Rasmussen was the first to recognize the Pituffik plain as ideal for an airport.
• 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.
• Thule became an Air Force Space Command base in 1982.
• 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.
• In 1954, the 378 m Globecom Tower, a tower for military radio communication, was built at Northmountain.