Nonstop flight route between Ukkusissat, Greenland and Pituffik, Greenland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ukkusissat Heliport (JUK), Ukkusissat, Greenland and Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 495 miles (or 796 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 relatively short distance between Ukkusissat Heliport and Thule Air Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Ukkusissat Heliport (JUK):

• In addition to being known as "Ukkusissat Heliport", another name for JUK is "UKK".
• Because of Ukkusissat Heliport's relatively low elevation of 223 feet, planes can take off or land at Ukkusissat Heliport 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.
• The furthest airport from Ukkusissat Heliport (JUK) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,377 miles (16,700 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
• The closest airport to Ukkusissat Heliport (JUK) is Saattut Heliport (SAE), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) SSE of JUK.
• Air Greenland operates government contract flights to villages in the Uummannaq Fjord area.

Facts about Thule Air Base (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 1954, the 378 m Globecom Tower, a tower for military radio communication, was built at Northmountain.
• 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.
• Thule Air Base is home to the 21st Space Wing's global network of sensors providing missile warning, space surveillance and space control to North American Aerospace Defense Command and Air Force Space Command.
• Thule became an Air Force Space Command base in 1982.
• 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.