Nonstop flight route between Paysandú, Paysandú, Uruguay and Pituffik, Greenland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tydeo Larre Borges International Airport (PDU), Paysandú, Paysandú, Uruguay and Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,538 miles (or 12,131 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 Tydeo Larre Borges International 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 Tydeo Larre Borges International 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: | PDU / SUPU |
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Location: | Paysandú, Paysandú, Uruguay |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°21'47"S by 58°3'43"W |
Area Served: | Paysandú |
Elevation: | 177 feet (54 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PDU |
More Information: | PDU 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 Tydeo Larre Borges International Airport (PDU):
- The furthest airport from Tydeo Larre Borges International Airport (PDU) is Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG), which is nearly antipodal to Tydeo Larre Borges International Airport (meaning Tydeo Larre Borges International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Shanghai Pudong International Airport), and is located 12,352 miles (19,879 kilometers) away in Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
- Because of Tydeo Larre Borges International Airport's relatively low elevation of 177 feet, planes can take off or land at Tydeo Larre Borges International 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.
- In addition to being known as "Tydeo Larre Borges International Airport", another name for PDU is "Aeroporto Internacional Tydeo Larre Borges".
- The airport is located 6 km from downtown Paysandú.
- Tydeo Larre Borges International Airport is the airport serving Paysandú, Uruguay.
- Tydeo Larre Borges International Airport (PDU) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Tydeo Larre Borges International Airport (PDU) is Gualeguaychú Airport (GHU), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) SW of PDU.
Facts about Thule Air Base (THU):
- In 1957 construction began on 4 Nike Missile sites around the base, and they and their radar systems were operational by the end of 1958.
- 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.
- Thule Air Base is home to the 21st Space Wing's global network of sensors providing missile warning, space surveillance and space control to North American Aerospace Defense Command and Air Force Space Command.
- 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".
- There is only a brief period each year in the summer when sea ice thins sufficiently to send supply ships to the base.
- 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.
- A cluster of huts known as Pituffik stood on the wide plain where the base was built in 1951.