Nonstop flight route between Okha, Russia and Pituffik, Greenland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Okha Airport (OHH), Okha, Russia and Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,344 miles (or 5,382 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 Okha 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 Okha Airport and Thule Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Okha Airport (OHH):

• In addition to being known as "Okha Airport", another name for OHH is "Аэропорт Оха (Новостройка)".
• The closest airport to Okha Airport (OHH) is Nikolayevsk-on-Amur Airport (NLI), which is located 95 miles (153 kilometers) WSW of OHH.
• The furthest airport from Okha Airport (OHH) is Port Stanley Airport (PSY), which is located 11,564 miles (18,610 kilometers) away in Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom.

Facts about Thule Air Base (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 1949, Denmark joined NATO and abandoned its attempt to remove the United States bases.
• In addition to being known as "Thule Air Base", another name for THU is "Thule AB".
• The closest airport to Thule Air Base (THU) is Savissivik Heliport (SVR), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) ESE of THU.
• In 1959, the airbase was the main staging point for the construction of Camp Century, some 150 mi from the base.
• In 1961, a Ballistic Missile Early Warning System radar was constructed at "J-Site," 21 km northeast of main base.
• In 1818, Sir John Ross’s expedition made first contact with nomadic Polar Eskimos in the area.
• Thule Air Base is also home to the 821st Air Base Group and is responsible for air base support within the Thule Defense Area for the multinational population of "Team Thule." The base hosts the 12th Space Warning Squadron which operates a Ballistic Missile Early Warning System designed to detect and track ICBMs launched against North America.
• In 1954, the 378 m Globecom Tower, a tower for military radio communication, was built at Northmountain.