Nonstop flight route between Lashio, Myanmar (Burma) and Pituffik, Greenland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lashio Airport (LSH), Lashio, Myanmar (Burma) and Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,538 miles (or 8,912 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 Lashio 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 Lashio 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: | LSH / VYLS |
| Airport Name: | Lashio Airport |
| Location: | Lashio, Myanmar (Burma) |
| GPS Coordinates: | 22°58'32"N by 97°45'8"E |
| Elevation: | 2450 feet (747 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LSH |
| More Information: | LSH 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 Lashio Airport (LSH):
- The furthest airport from Lashio Airport (LSH) is Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC), which is located 11,701 miles (18,831 kilometers) away in Nazca, Ica Region, Peru.
- The closest airport to Lashio Airport (LSH) is Bhamo Airport (Banmaw Airport) (BMO), which is located 95 miles (153 kilometers) NNW of LSH.
- Lashio Airport (LSH) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Thule Air Base (THU):
- Thule Air Base is the U.S.
- Thule is the location where the fastest recorded sea level surface wind speed in the world was measured when a peak speed of 333 kilometres per hour was recorded on 8 March 1972 prior to the instrument's destruction.
- A board of Air Force officers headed by Gordon P.
- In addition to being known as "Thule Air Base", another name for THU is "Thule AB".
- 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.
- After liberation, Denmark ratified the Kauffmann treaty but began efforts to take over U.S.
- 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.
