Nonstop flight route between Krasnoyarsk, Russia and Pituffik, Greenland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Yemelyanovo International Airport Аэропорт Емельяново (KJA), Krasnoyarsk, Russia and Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,230 miles (or 5,199 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 Yemelyanovo International Airport Аэропорт Емельяново 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 Yemelyanovo International Airport Аэропорт Емельяново 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 Yemelyanovo International Airport Аэропорт Емельяново (KJA):

• Yemelyanovo International Airport Аэропорт Емельяново handled 1,897,563 passengers last year.
• Yemelyanovo International Airport Аэропорт Емельяново (KJA) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Yemelyanovo International Airport Аэропорт Емельяново's relatively low elevation of 942 feet, planes can take off or land at Yemelyanovo International Airport Аэропорт Емельяново 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 closest airport to Yemelyanovo International Airport Аэропорт Емельяново (KJA) is Achinsk Airport (ACS), which is located 74 miles (119 kilometers) W of KJA.
• The furthest airport from Yemelyanovo International Airport Аэропорт Емельяново (KJA) is Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT), which is located 11,755 miles (18,917 kilometers) away in Puerto Natales, Chile.
• Yemelyanovo International Airport is a major airport in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia located 27 km northwest of Krasnoyarsk.
• Runway 29 is certified for ILS Category II operations.

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.
• 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 addition to being known as "Thule Air Base", another name for THU is "Thule AB".
• 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.
• A cluster of huts known as Pituffik stood on the wide plain where the base was built in 1951.
• In 1961, a Ballistic Missile Early Warning System radar was constructed at "J-Site," 21 km northeast of main base.