Nonstop flight route between Loikaw, Myanmar (Burma) and Pituffik, Greenland:
Departure Airport:
(19°41'29"N by 97°12'52"E)
Arrival Airport:
(76°31'51"N by 68°42'11"W)
Distance from LIW to THU:
5,762.21 miles (9,273.36 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Loikaw Airport (LIW), Loikaw, Myanmar (Burma) and Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,762 miles (or 9,273 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 Loikaw 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 Loikaw 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: | LIW / VYLK |
| Airport Name: | Loikaw Airport |
| Location: | Loikaw, Myanmar (Burma) |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°41'29"N by 97°12'52"E |
| Elevation: | 2940 feet (896 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LIW |
| More Information: | LIW 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 Loikaw Airport (LIW):
- The furthest airport from Loikaw Airport (LIW) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is located 11,839 miles (19,053 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
- The closest airport to Loikaw Airport (LIW) is Mae Hong Son Airport (HGN), which is located 56 miles (91 kilometers) ESE of LIW.
- Loikaw Airport (LIW) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Thule Air Base (THU):
- 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.
- The closest airport to Thule Air Base (THU) is Savissivik Heliport (SVR), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) ESE of THU.
- In 1949, Denmark joined NATO and abandoned its attempt to remove the United States bases.
- 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".
- The Pentagon maintained that all four weapons had been destroyed.
- A cluster of huts known as Pituffik stood on the wide plain where the base was built in 1951.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 56.37 miles (90.72 km) ESE | Mae Hong Son Airport (HGN) | Mae Hong Son, Thailand |     |
| 2 | 66.22 miles (106.57 km) W | Naypyitaw International Airport (NYT) | Naypyidaw, Myanmar | |
| 3 | 77.91 miles (125.39 km) NNW | Heho Airport (HEH) | Heho, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 4 | 82.82 miles (133.29 km) ESE | Pai Airport (PYY) | Pai, Thailand | |
| 5 | 130.70 miles (210.34 km) ESE | Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) | Chiang Mai, Thailand | |
| 6 | 160.28 miles (257.95 km) NNW | Mandalay International Airport (MDL) | Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 7 | 174.35 miles (280.60 km) E | Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) | Chiang Rai, Thailand | |
| 8 | 178.90 miles (287.91 km) ESE | Lampang Airport (LPT) | Lampang, Thailand | |
| 9 | 180.10 miles (289.85 km) NW | Nyaung U International Airport (NYU) | Bagan, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 10 | 184.83 miles (297.45 km) ENE | Tachilek Airport (THL) | Tachilek, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 11 | 192.18 miles (309.29 km) NE | Kengtung Airport (KET) | Kengtung, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 12 | 205.03 miles (329.97 km) SSW | Yangon International Airport (RGN) | Yangon, Myanmar | |
| 13 | 212.86 miles (342.57 km) E | Ban Huoeisay Airport (HOE) | Houeisay, Laos | |
| 14 | 220.88 miles (355.48 km) ESE | Phrae Airport (PRH) | Phrae, Thailand | |
| 15 | 224.39 miles (361.11 km) SSE | Mae Sot Airport (MAQ) | Mae Sot, Tak Province, Thailand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,839.06 miles (19,053.07 km) SW | Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO) | Pisco, Peru | |
| 2 | 11,822.03 miles (19,025.66 km) WSW | Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC) | Nazca, Ica Region, Peru | |
| 3 | 11,786.73 miles (18,968.86 km) SW | Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) | Callao (near Lima), Peru | |
| 4 | 11,710.91 miles (18,846.83 km) SW | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYP) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 5 | 11,710.91 miles (18,846.83 km) SW | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYC) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 6 | 11,705.68 miles (18,838.42 km) SW | Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (JAU) | Jauja, Peru | |
| 7 | 11,688.62 miles (18,810.96 km) WSW | Andahuaylas Airport (ANS) | Andahuaylas, Peru | |
| 8 | 11,675.55 miles (18,789.94 km) W | Ilo Airport (ILQ) | Ilo, Moquegua Region, Peru | |
| 9 | 11,665.45 miles (18,773.67 km) WSW | Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) | Arequipa, Peru | |
| 10 | 11,654.79 miles (18,756.51 km) SSW | Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM) | Chimbote, Ancash Region, Peru | |
| 11 | 11,642.58 miles (18,736.87 km) SSW | Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport (ATA) | Huaraz, Peru | |
| 12 | 11,629.13 miles (18,715.22 km) SW | Alf. FAP David Figueroa Fernandini (HUU) | Huánuco, Huánuco Region, Peru | |
| 13 | 11,618.68 miles (18,698.41 km) W | Chacalluta International Airport (ARI) | Arica, Chile | |
| 14 | 11,618.68 miles (18,698.41 km) W | Chacalluta International Airport (ACM) | Arica, Amazonas, Colombia | |
| 15 | 11,617.19 miles (18,696.01 km) W | Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) | Iquique, 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 | |