Nonstop flight route between Siem Reap, Cambodia and Pituffik, Greenland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport (REP), Siem Reap, Cambodia and Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,215 miles (or 10,002 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 Siem Reap-Angkor 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 Siem Reap-Angkor International 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 Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport (REP):

• Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport (REP) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport resides at an elevation of 60 feet above mean sea level.
• The furthest airport from Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport (REP) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is nearly antipodal to Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport (meaning Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport), and is located 12,414 miles (19,978 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
• The closest airport to Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport (REP) is Battambang Airport (BBM), which is located 45 miles (73 kilometers) WSW of REP.
• Because of Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport's relatively low elevation of 60 feet, planes can take off or land at Siem Reap-Angkor 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 "Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport", other names for REP include "សៀមរាបព្រលានយន្តហោះអន្តរជាតិ" and "Aéroport International de Siem Reab".

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.
• After liberation, Denmark ratified the Kauffmann treaty but began efforts to take over U.S.
• 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.
• Thule AB was constructed in secret under the code name Operation Blue Jay, but the project was made public in September 1952.
• In 1959, the airbase was the main staging point for the construction of Camp Century, some 150 mi from the base.
• In addition to being known as "Thule Air Base", another name for THU is "Thule AB".
• In 1961, a Ballistic Missile Early Warning System radar was constructed at "J-Site," 21 km northeast of main base.
• 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.