Nonstop flight route between Lamidanda, Nepal and Pituffik, Greenland:
Departure Airport:
(27°15'11"N by 86°40'12"E)
Arrival Airport:
(76°31'51"N by 68°42'11"W)
Distance from LDN to THU:
5,189.05 miles (8,350.94 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lamidanda Airport (LDN), Lamidanda, Nepal and Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,189 miles (or 8,351 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 Lamidanda 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 Lamidanda 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: | LDN / VNLD |
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| Location: | Lamidanda, Nepal |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°15'11"N by 86°40'12"E |
| Area Served: | Lamidanda, Nepal |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4100 feet (1,250 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from LDN |
| More Information: | LDN 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 Lamidanda Airport (LDN):
- The airport resides at an elevation of 4,100 feet above mean sea level.
- The closest airport to Lamidanda Airport (LDN) is Rumjatar Airport (RUM), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) WNW of LDN.
- Because of Lamidanda Airport's high elevation of 4,100 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LDN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LDN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- List of airports in Nepal
- In addition to being known as "Lamidanda Airport", another name for LDN is "Lamidanda".
- The furthest airport from Lamidanda Airport (LDN) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,449 miles (18,425 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
Facts about Thule Air Base (THU):
- A board of Air Force officers headed by Gordon P.
- Thule became an Air Force Space Command base in 1982.
- A cluster of huts known as Pituffik stood on the wide plain where the base was built in 1951.
- In addition to being known as "Thule Air Base", another name for THU is "Thule AB".
- 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 1959, the airbase was the main staging point for the construction of Camp Century, some 150 mi from the base.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 8.12 miles (13.07 km) WNW | Rumjatar Airport (RUM) | Rumjatar, Nepal |     |
| 2 | 19.05 miles (30.65 km) NNW | Phaplu Airport (PPL) | Phaplu, Nepal | |
| 3 | 24.51 miles (39.45 km) ESE | Bhojpur Airport (BHP) | Bhojpur, Nepal | |
| 4 | 30.25 miles (48.69 km) N | Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA) | Lukla, Nepal | |
| 5 | 38.61 miles (62.13 km) WNW | Ramechhap Airport (RHP) | Ramechhap, Nepal | |
| 6 | 59.46 miles (95.69 km) SW | Janakpur Airport(Domestic) (JKR) | Janakpur, Nepal | |
| 7 | 64.67 miles (104.08 km) SE | Biratnagar Airport (BIR) | Biratnagar, Nepal | |
| 8 | 86.01 miles (138.42 km) WNW | Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) | Kathmandu, Nepal | |
| 9 | 98.81 miles (159.02 km) ESE | Bhadrapur Airport (BDP) | Bhadrapur / Chandragadhi, Nepal | |
| 10 | 109.52 miles (176.25 km) ESE | Bagdogra AirportCivil Aerodrome Bagdogra (IXB) | Bagdogra, India | |
| 11 | 114.67 miles (184.54 km) SW | Muzaffarpur Airport (MZU) | Muzzafarpur, India | |
| 12 | 140.46 miles (226.05 km) WNW | Bharatpur Airport (BHR) | Bharatpur, Nepal | |
| 13 | 150.60 miles (242.36 km) SW | Jai Prakash Narayan International Airport Patna Airport (PAT) | Patna, India | |
| 14 | 151.39 miles (243.63 km) W | Meghauli Airport (MEY) | Meghauli, Nepal | |
| 15 | 169.17 miles (272.25 km) E | Paro International Airport (PBH) | Paro, Bhutan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,448.66 miles (18,424.79 km) E | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,083.69 miles (17,837.43 km) WSW | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 3 | 11,083.57 miles (17,837.23 km) SW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 4 | 11,075.57 miles (17,824.36 km) WSW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 5 | 11,064.09 miles (17,805.89 km) WSW | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 6 | 11,035.84 miles (17,760.41 km) W | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 7 | 11,035.65 miles (17,760.12 km) WSW | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 8 | 11,031.49 miles (17,753.41 km) W | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 9 | 11,030.28 miles (17,751.46 km) WSW | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 10 | 11,005.63 miles (17,711.80 km) SW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 11 | 11,003.39 miles (17,708.20 km) SW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 12 | 10,994.95 miles (17,694.61 km) SW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 13 | 10,991.81 miles (17,689.56 km) SW | Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO) | Pisco, Peru | |
| 14 | 10,985.98 miles (17,680.18 km) W | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 15 | 10,983.97 miles (17,676.94 km) W | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 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 | |