Nonstop flight route between Mora, Sweden and Pituffik, Greenland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mora–Siljan Airport (MXX), Mora, Sweden and Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,092 miles (or 3,367 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 relatively short distance between Mora–Siljan Airport and Thule Air Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MXX / ESKM |
| Airport Name: | Mora–Siljan Airport |
| Location: | Mora, Sweden |
| GPS Coordinates: | 60°57'30"N by 14°30'39"E |
| Operator/Owner: | AB Dalaflyget |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 634 feet (193 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MXX |
| More Information: | MXX 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 Mora–Siljan Airport (MXX):
- Because of Mora–Siljan Airport's relatively low elevation of 634 feet, planes can take off or land at Mora–Siljan Airport 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 Mora–Siljan Airport (MXX) is Borlänge Airport (BLE), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) SE of MXX.
- Mora–Siljan Airport (MXX) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Mora–Siljan Airport (MXX) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,169 miles (17,974 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
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".
- Thule became an Air Force Space Command base in 1982.
- Thule Air Base is the U.S.
- 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.
- After the German occupation of Denmark on 9 April 1940, Henrik Kauffmann Danish Ambassador to the United States, made an agreement "In the name of the king" with the United States authorizing the United States to defend the Danish colonies on Greenland from German aggression - this agreement faced Kaufmann with a charge of high treason.
