Nonstop flight route between N'zerekore, Guinea and Pituffik, Greenland:
Departure Airport:
(7°48'47"N by 8°42'9"W)
Arrival Airport:
(76°31'51"N by 68°42'11"W)
Distance from NZE to THU:
5,227.99 miles (8,413.61 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Nzérékoré Airport (NZE), N'zerekore, Guinea and Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,228 miles (or 8,414 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 Nzérékoré 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 Nzérékoré 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: | NZE / GUNZ |
| Airport Name: | Nzérékoré Airport |
| Location: | N'zerekore, Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°48'47"N by 8°42'9"W |
| Area Served: | Nzérékoré |
| View all routes: | Routes from NZE |
| More Information: | NZE 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 Nzérékoré Airport (NZE):
- The closest airport to Nzérékoré Airport (NZE) is Nimba Airport (NIA), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) SSE of NZE.
- The furthest airport from Nzérékoré Airport (NZE) is Mota Lava Airport (MTV), which is located 11,965 miles (19,256 kilometers) away in Mota Lava, Vanuatu.
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.
- In 1961, a Ballistic Missile Early Warning System radar was constructed at "J-Site," 21 km northeast of main base.
- 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".
- A cluster of huts known as Pituffik stood on the wide plain where the base was built in 1951.
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 23.67 miles (38.09 km) SSE | Nimba Airport (NIA) | Nimba, Liberia |     |
| 2 | 72.16 miles (116.12 km) NW | Macenta Airport (MCA) | Macenta, Guinea | |
| 3 | 81.10 miles (130.51 km) WNW | Voinjama Airport (VOI) | Voinjama, Liberia | |
| 4 | 85.03 miles (136.85 km) ESE | Man Airport (MJC) | Man, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 5 | 110.69 miles (178.14 km) WNW | Foya Airport (FOY) | Foya, Liberia | |
| 6 | 119.74 miles (192.70 km) SE | Guiglo Airport (GGO) | Guiglo, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 7 | 127.81 miles (205.69 km) SSE | Tchien Airport (THC) | Tchien, Liberia | |
| 8 | 134.56 miles (216.55 km) NW | Kissidougou Airport (KSI) | Kissidougou, Guinea | |
| 9 | 142.46 miles (229.27 km) NNE | Odienné Airport (KEO) | Odienné, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 10 | 157.67 miles (253.74 km) SW | Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 11 | 161.39 miles (259.73 km) SW | Buchanan Airport (UCN) | Buchanan, Liberia | |
| 12 | 168.26 miles (270.79 km) ESE | Daloa Airport (DJO) | Daloa, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | |
| 13 | 169.23 miles (272.34 km) W | Kenema Airport (KEN) | Kenema, Sierra Leone | |
| 14 | 169.64 miles (273.01 km) WNW | Yengema Airport (WYE) | Yengema, Kono District, Sierra Leone | |
| 15 | 175.96 miles (283.18 km) SW | Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,964.85 miles (19,255.52 km) SSE | Mota Lava Airport (MTV) | Mota Lava, Vanuatu | |
| 2 | 11,947.79 miles (19,228.06 km) SSE | Vanua Lava Airport (SLH) | Sola, Vanua Lava, Torba Province, Vanuatu | |
| 3 | 11,927.80 miles (19,195.89 km) SSE | Gaua Airport (ZGU) | Gaua, Torba, Vanuatu | |
| 4 | 11,914.98 miles (19,175.25 km) SW | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |
| 5 | 11,894.80 miles (19,142.78 km) SSE | Maewo-Naone Airport (MWF) | Maewo, Vanuatu | |
| 6 | 11,894.35 miles (19,142.05 km) W | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 7 | 11,885.22 miles (19,127.37 km) SW | Beru Island Airport (BEZ) | Beru, Kiribati | |
| 8 | 11,872.18 miles (19,106.37 km) SSE | Longana Airport (LOD) | Longana, Ambae Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |
| 9 | 11,866.57 miles (19,097.34 km) SSE | Sara Airport (SSR) | Sara, Vanuatu | |
| 10 | 11,861.15 miles (19,088.62 km) SSW | Aranuka Airport (AAK) | Aranuka, Kiribati | |
| 11 | 11,851.20 miles (19,072.62 km) SSE | Nauru International Airport (INU) | Yaren, Nauru | |
| 12 | 11,841.71 miles (19,057.34 km) SSE | Lonorore Airport (LNE) | Lonorore, Pentecost Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |
| 13 | 11,838.10 miles (19,051.52 km) SSE | Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON) | Luganville, Vanuatu | |
| 14 | 11,837.13 miles (19,049.97 km) SSW | Abemama Atoll Airport (AEA) | Abemama Atoll, Kiribati | |
| 15 | 11,810.02 miles (19,006.33 km) SSE | Craig Cove Airport (CCV) | Craig Cove, Ambrym Island, Malampa, Vanuatu | |
| 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 | |