Nonstop flight route between Keningau, Sabah, Malaysia and Pituffik, Greenland:
Departure Airport:
(5°21'19"N by 116°9'54"E)
Arrival Airport:
(76°31'51"N by 68°42'11"W)
Distance from KGU to THU:
6,775.65 miles (10,904.33 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lapangan Terbang Keningau Keningau Airport (KGU), Keningau, Sabah, Malaysia and Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,776 miles (or 10,904 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 Lapangan Terbang Keningau Keningau 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 Lapangan Terbang Keningau Keningau 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: | KGU / WBKG |
| Airport Name: | Lapangan Terbang Keningau Keningau Airport |
| Location: | Keningau, Sabah, Malaysia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°21'19"N by 116°9'54"E |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 1036 feet (316 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KGU |
| More Information: | KGU 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 Lapangan Terbang Keningau Keningau Airport (KGU):
- The furthest airport from Lapangan Terbang Keningau Keningau Airport (KGU) is Coari Airport (CIZ), which is nearly antipodal to Lapangan Terbang Keningau Keningau Airport (meaning Lapangan Terbang Keningau Keningau Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Coari Airport), and is located 12,339 miles (19,858 kilometers) away in Coari, Amazonas, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Lapangan Terbang Keningau Keningau Airport (KGU) is Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) N of KGU.
- Lapangan Terbang Keningau Keningau Airport (KGU) currently has only 1 runway.
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.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Thule Air Base (THU) is Savissivik Heliport (SVR), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) ESE of THU.
- Thule AB was constructed in secret under the code name Operation Blue Jay, but the project was made public in September 1952.
- After liberation, Denmark ratified the Kauffmann treaty but began efforts to take over U.S.
- In 1818, Sir John Ross’s expedition made first contact with nomadic Polar Eskimos in the area.
- In addition to being known as "Thule Air Base", another name for THU is "Thule AB".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 41.38 miles (66.59 km) N | Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI) | Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia |     |
| 2 | 63.04 miles (101.46 km) WSW | Lawas Airport (LWY) | Lawas, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 3 | 63.17 miles (101.66 km) W | Labuan Airport (LBU) | Labuan, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 4 | 72.20 miles (116.19 km) SW | Long Sukang Airport (LSU) | Long Sukang, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 5 | 72.21 miles (116.21 km) SSW | Long Pasia Airport (GSA) | Long Pasia, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 6 | 88.01 miles (141.63 km) WSW | Limbang Airport (LMN) | Limbang, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 7 | 88.31 miles (142.12 km) SSW | Long Semado Airport (LSM) | Long Semado, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 8 | 89.72 miles (144.38 km) WSW | Brunei International Airport (BWN) | Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei | |
| 9 | 101.64 miles (163.57 km) SSW | Ba'kelalan Airport (BKM) | Bakalalan, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 10 | 108.06 miles (173.90 km) SSW | Juvai Semaring Airport (LBW) | Long Bawan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 117.65 miles (189.35 km) NNE | Kudat Airport (KUD) | Kudat, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 12 | 121.65 miles (195.77 km) SSW | Bario Kelabit Airport (BBN) | Bario, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 13 | 129.78 miles (208.86 km) SW | Mulu Airport (MZV) | Mulu, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 14 | 133.36 miles (214.62 km) SE | Nunukan Airport (NNX) | Nunukan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 134.91 miles (217.11 km) ENE | Sandakan Airport (SDK) | Sandakan, Malaysia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,339.48 miles (19,858.42 km) SSW | Coari Airport (CIZ) | Coari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,290.55 miles (19,779.67 km) SSE | Lábrea Airport (LBR) | Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,287.19 miles (19,774.27 km) SSE | Tefé Airport (TFF) | Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,223.62 miles (19,671.96 km) E | Carauari Airport (CAF) | Carauari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,204.71 miles (19,641.53 km) S | Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) (PVH) | Porto Velho, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,130.92 miles (19,522.77 km) WSW | Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport (MAO) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,130.84 miles (19,522.64 km) WSW | Ponta Pelada Airport (PLL) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,128.02 miles (19,518.11 km) SSW | Barcelos Airport (BAZ) | Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,045.23 miles (19,384.88 km) SSE | Guayaramerín Airport (GYA) | Guayaramerín, Bolivia | |
| 10 | 12,032.20 miles (19,363.91 km) SSW | José Coleto Airport (JPR) | Ji-Paraná, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,018.90 miles (19,342.49 km) SE | Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport (RBR) | Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil | |
| 12 | 12,015.68 miles (19,337.32 km) SSE | Riberalta Airport (RIB) | Riberalta, Bolivia | |
| 13 | 12,011.88 miles (19,331.19 km) ESE | Amaury Feitosa Tomaz Airport (ERN) | Eirunepe, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 14 | 12,009.83 miles (19,327.90 km) E | Tabatinga International Airport (TBT) | Tabatinga, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 15 | 12,008.65 miles (19,326.00 km) E | Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport (LET) | Leticia, Colombia | |
| 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 | |