Nonstop flight route between McCall, Idaho, United States and Pituffik, Greenland:
Departure Airport:
(44°53'18"N by 116°6'6"W)
Arrival Airport:
(76°31'51"N by 68°42'11"W)
Distance from MYL to THU:
2,560.50 miles (4,120.71 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between McCall Municipal Airport (MYL), McCall, Idaho, United States and Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,560 miles (or 4,121 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 McCall Municipal 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 McCall Municipal 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: | MYL / KMYL |
| Airport Name: | McCall Municipal Airport |
| Location: | McCall, Idaho, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°53'18"N by 116°6'6"W |
| Area Served: | McCall, Idaho |
| Operator/Owner: | City of McCall |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5024 feet (1,531 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MYL |
| More Information: | MYL 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 McCall Municipal Airport (MYL):
- McCall Municipal Airport (MYL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from McCall Municipal Airport (MYL) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,771 miles (17,333 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to McCall Municipal Airport (MYL) is Ontario Municipal Airport (ONO), which is located 75 miles (121 kilometers) SW of MYL.
- McCall Municipal Airport covers an area of 197 acres at an elevation of 5,024 feet above mean sea level.
- Because of McCall Municipal Airport's high elevation of 5,024 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MYL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MYL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
Facts about Thule Air Base (THU):
- Knud Rasmussen was the first to recognize the Pituffik plain as ideal for an airport.
- Late 1950s the DEW 1 to 4 where build as "weather stations", Thule Air Base would act as an supply station for the DYE bases.
- In 1818, Sir John Ross’s expedition made first contact with nomadic Polar Eskimos in the area.
- Thule AB was constructed in secret under the code name Operation Blue Jay, but the project was made public in September 1952.
- In addition to being known as "Thule Air Base", another name for THU is "Thule AB".
- 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.
- The closest airport to Thule Air Base (THU) is Savissivik Heliport (SVR), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) ESE of THU.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 75.01 miles (120.72 km) SW | Ontario Municipal Airport (ONO) | Ontario, Oregon, United States |     |
| 2 | 83.70 miles (134.69 km) W | Baker City Municipal Airport (BKE) | Baker City, Oregon, United States | |
| 3 | 91.69 miles (147.56 km) S | Boise Airport (BOI) | Boise, Idaho, United States | |
| 4 | 95.88 miles (154.31 km) ESE | Challis Airport (CHL) | Challis, Idaho, United States | |
| 5 | 97.00 miles (156.11 km) WNW | La Grande/Union County Airport (LGD) | La Grande, Oregon, United States | |
| 6 | 109.67 miles (176.50 km) E | Lemhi County Airport (SMN) | Salmon, Idaho, United States | |
| 7 | 111.75 miles (179.84 km) NNW | Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport (LWS) | Lewiston, Idaho, United States | |
| 8 | 127.99 miles (205.97 km) S | Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO) | Mountain Home, Idaho, United States | |
| 9 | 130.98 miles (210.80 km) SE | Friedman Memorial Airport (SUN) | Hailey, Idaho, United States | |
| 10 | 134.78 miles (216.90 km) NW | Walla Walla Regional AirportWalla Walla Army Air Base (ALW) | Walla Walla, Washington, United States | |
| 11 | 137.06 miles (220.58 km) NNW | Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport (PUW) | Pullman, Washington (near Moscow, Idaho), United States | |
| 12 | 144.34 miles (232.30 km) WNW | Eastern Oregon Regional Airport (PDT) | Pendleton, Oregon, United States | |
| 13 | 144.83 miles (233.07 km) WSW | Grant County Regional Airport (GCRA) (JDA) | John Day, Oregon, United States | |
| 14 | 166.46 miles (267.90 km) WNW | Hermiston Municipal Airport (HES) | Hermiston, Oregon, United States | |
| 15 | 167.27 miles (269.19 km) WSW | Burns Municipal Airport (BNO) | Burns, Oregon, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,770.56 miles (17,333.49 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 10,738.57 miles (17,282.01 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 3 | 10,711.13 miles (17,237.84 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 4 | 10,709.94 miles (17,235.93 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 5 | 10,700.13 miles (17,220.15 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 6 | 10,677.68 miles (17,184.01 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,576.54 miles (17,021.24 km) SSE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,556.69 miles (16,989.31 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,476.93 miles (16,860.94 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,470.07 miles (16,849.90 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,459.39 miles (16,832.71 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,406.02 miles (16,746.83 km) SSE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,401.63 miles (16,739.76 km) SSE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,392.36 miles (16,724.84 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,386.24 miles (16,715.00 km) ESE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 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 | |