Nonstop flight route between Sidney, New York, United States and Pituffik, Greenland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sidney Municipal Airport (SXY), Sidney, New York, United States and Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,373 miles (or 3,819 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 Sidney Municipal 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 Sidney Municipal Airport (SXY):

• The furthest airport from Sidney Municipal Airport (SXY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,625 miles (18,708 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In addition to being known as "Sidney Municipal Airport", another name for SXY is "N23".
• Sidney Municipal Airport (SXY) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Sidney Municipal Airport (SXY) is Lt. Warren Eaton Airport (OIC), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) NNW of SXY.

Facts about Thule Air Base (THU):

• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Thule Air Base", another name for THU is "Thule AB".
• 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.
• Thule is the location where the fastest recorded sea level surface wind speed in the world was measured when a peak speed of 333 kilometres per hour was recorded on 8 March 1972 prior to the instrument's destruction.
• 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.
• 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.
• In 1949, Denmark joined NATO and abandoned its attempt to remove the United States bases.