Nonstop flight route between Ronneby, Sweden and Pituffik, Greenland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ronneby Airport (RNB), Ronneby, Sweden and Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,396 miles (or 3,856 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 Ronneby Airport and Thule Air Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RNB / ESDF |
| Airport Name: | Ronneby Airport |
| Location: | Ronneby, Sweden |
| GPS Coordinates: | 56°16'0"N by 15°15'54"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Swedavia |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public (Luftfartsverket) |
| Elevation: | 191 feet (58 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RNB |
| More Information: | RNB 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 Ronneby Airport (RNB):
- Ronneby Airport (RNB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Ronneby Airport's relatively low elevation of 191 feet, planes can take off or land at Ronneby 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.
- The closest airport to Ronneby Airport (RNB) is Kalmar Öland Airport (KLR), which is located 49 miles (78 kilometers) NE of RNB.
- The furthest airport from Ronneby Airport (RNB) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,434 miles (18,402 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Thule Air Base (THU):
- Originally established as a Strategic Air Command installation, Thule would periodically serve as a dispersal base for B-36 Peacemaker and B-47 Stratojet aircraft during the 1950s, as well as providing an ideal site to test the operability and maintainability of these weapon systems in extreme cold weather.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Thule Air Base (THU) is Savissivik Heliport (SVR), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) ESE of 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.
- Thule Air Base is the U.S.
- 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".
- Knud Rasmussen was the first to recognize the Pituffik plain as ideal for an airport.
- 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.
