Nonstop flight route between Rimini, Italy and Pituffik, Greenland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Federico Fellini International Airport (RMI), Rimini, Italy and Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,143 miles (or 5,058 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 Federico Fellini 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 Federico Fellini 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: | RMI / LIPR |
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| Location: | Rimini, Italy |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°1'9"N by 12°36'33"E |
| Area Served: | Rimini San Marino |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeradria S.p.A. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 40 feet (12 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RMI |
| More Information: | RMI 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 Federico Fellini International Airport (RMI):
- The furthest airport from Federico Fellini International Airport (RMI) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,986 miles (19,289 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Federico Fellini International Airport's relatively low elevation of 40 feet, planes can take off or land at Federico Fellini 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.
- Federico Fellini International Airport handled 795,872 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Federico Fellini International Airport (RMI) is Forlì Airport (FRL), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) WNW of RMI.
- Federico Fellini International Airport (RMI) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Federico Fellini International Airport", another name for RMI is "Aeroporto Internazionale Federico Fellini".
Facts about Thule Air Base (THU):
- A cluster of huts known as Pituffik stood on the wide plain where the base was built in 1951.
- Thule Air Base is the U.S.
- Late 1950s the DEW 1 to 4 where build as "weather stations", Thule Air Base would act as an supply station for the DYE bases.
- A delegation from NATO's Parliamentary Assembly visited Thule in early September 2010 and were told by the base commander that, at that time, approximately 600 personnel were serving at Thule, a mix of mostly U.S.
- In addition to being known as "Thule Air Base", another name for THU is "Thule AB".
- A board of Air Force officers headed by Gordon P.
- 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.
- After the German occupation of Denmark on 9 April 1940, Henrik Kauffmann Danish Ambassador to the United States, made an agreement "In the name of the king" with the United States authorizing the United States to defend the Danish colonies on Greenland from German aggression - this agreement faced Kaufmann with a charge of high treason.
- The closest airport to Thule Air Base (THU) is Savissivik Heliport (SVR), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) ESE of THU.
