Nonstop flight route between Rhinelander, Wisconsin, United States and Pituffik, Greenland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Rhinelander–Oneida County Airport (RHI), Rhinelander, Wisconsin, United States and Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,215 miles (or 3,565 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 relatively short distance between Rhinelander–Oneida County Airport and Thule Air Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Rhinelander–Oneida County Airport (RHI):

• The closest airport to Rhinelander–Oneida County Airport (RHI) is Eagle River Union Airport (EGV), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) NNE of RHI.
• The furthest airport from Rhinelander–Oneida County Airport (RHI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,912 miles (17,561 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Rhinelander–Oneida County Airport (RHI) has 2 runways.
• As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 26,193 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 26,729 enplanements in 2009, and 25,137 in 2010.
• Rhinelander–Oneida County Airport is a public use airport located two nautical miles southwest of the central business district of Rhinelander, a city in Oneida County, Wisconsin, United States.

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 the winter of 1956/57 three KC-97 tankers and alternately one of two RB-47H aircraft made polar flights to inspect Soviet defenses.
• After liberation, Denmark ratified the Kauffmann treaty but began efforts to take over U.S.
• The ratification of the treaty in 1951 did not change much, except that the Danish national flag Dannebrog must be side by side with Stars and Stripes on the base.
• There is only a brief period each year in the summer when sea ice thins sufficiently to send supply ships to the base.
• In addition to being known as "Thule Air Base", another name for THU is "Thule AB".
• 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.
• The closest airport to Thule Air Base (THU) is Savissivik Heliport (SVR), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) ESE of THU.