Nonstop flight route between Pituffik, Greenland and Cagliari, Italy:
Departure Airport:
(76°31'51"N by 68°42'11"W)
Arrival Airport:
(39°15'5"N by 9°3'15"E)
Distance from THU to CAG:
3,398.61 miles (5,469.52 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland and Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG), Cagliari, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,399 miles (or 5,470 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 Thule Air Base and Cagliari Elmas Airport, 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 Thule Air Base and Cagliari Elmas Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | THU / BGTL |
| Airport Names: |
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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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CAG / LIEE |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Cagliari, Italy |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°15'5"N by 9°3'15"E |
| Area Served: | Cagliari, Sardinia |
| Operator/Owner: | So.G.Aer. S.p.A. |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CAG |
| More Information: | CAG Maps & Info |
Facts about Thule Air Base (THU):
- 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.
- 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.
- In 1957 construction began on 4 Nike Missile sites around the base, and they and their radar systems were operational by the end of 1958.
- 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 AB was constructed in secret under the code name Operation Blue Jay, but the project was made public in September 1952.
- The closest airport to Thule Air Base (THU) is Savissivik Heliport (SVR), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) ESE of THU.
Facts about Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG):
- In addition to being known as "Cagliari Elmas Airport", other names for CAG include "International "Mario Mameli"" and "Aeroporto di Cagliari".
- The closest airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) is Tortolì Airport (TTB), which is located 57 miles (92 kilometers) NE of CAG.
- The furthest airport from Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Cagliari Elmas Airport (meaning Cagliari Elmas Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,012 miles (19,332 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Cagliari Elmas Airport handled 3,592,020 passengers last year.
- Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 69.00 miles (111.05 km) ESE | Savissivik Heliport (SVR) | Savissivik, Greenland |     |
| 2 | 92.13 miles (148.27 km) NNW | Siorapaluk Heliport (SRK) | Siorapaluk, Greenland | |
| 3 | 229.06 miles (368.63 km) W | Grise Fiord Airport (YGZ) | Grise Fiord, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 4 | 238.65 miles (384.06 km) ESE | Kullorsuaq Heliport (KHQ) | Kullorsuaq, Greenland | |
| 5 | 262.86 miles (423.04 km) ESE | Nuussuaq Heliport (NSQ) | Nuussuaq, Greenland | |
| 6 | 313.53 miles (504.57 km) SE | Tasiusaq Heliport (TQA) | Tasiusaq, Qaasuitsup, Greenland | |
| 7 | 314.36 miles (505.92 km) SW | Pond Inlet Airport (YIO) | Pond Inlet, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 8 | 322.94 miles (519.72 km) SE | Innaarsuit Heliport (IUI) | Innaarsuit, Greenland | |
| 9 | 336.81 miles (542.05 km) NW | Eureka Aerodrome (YEU) | Eureka, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 10 | 344.46 miles (554.35 km) SE | Upernavik Airport (JUV) | Upernavik, Greenland | |
| 11 | 345.57 miles (556.13 km) SE | Aappilattoq Heliport (AOQ) | Aappilattoq, Qaasuitsup, Greenland | |
| 12 | 374.63 miles (602.91 km) SE | Kangersuatsiaq Heliport (KGQ) | Kangersuatsiaq, Greenland | |
| 13 | 376.92 miles (606.58 km) WSW | Nanisivik Airport (YSR) | Nanisivik, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 14 | 381.61 miles (614.14 km) WSW | Arctic Bay Airport (YAB) | Arctic Bay, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 15 | 417.70 miles (672.23 km) S | Clyde River Airport (YCY) | Clyde River, Nunavut, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9,882.84 miles (15,904.85 km) SW | Hobart International Airport (HBA) | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 2 | 9,870.98 miles (15,885.76 km) WSW | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 9,835.86 miles (15,829.25 km) WSW | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 9,799.28 miles (15,770.37 km) SW | Launceston Airport (LST) | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 5 | 9,782.86 miles (15,743.95 km) SW | Devonport Airport (DPO) | Devonport, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 6 | 9,779.11 miles (15,737.92 km) SW | Burnie Airport (BWT) | Burnie, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 7 | 9,775.29 miles (15,731.77 km) WSW | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 9,775.14 miles (15,731.52 km) SW | Smithton Airport (SIO) | Smithton, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 9 | 9,772.93 miles (15,727.96 km) SW | St Helens Airport (HLS) | St. Helens, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 10 | 9,772.19 miles (15,726.78 km) SW | George Town Aerodrome (GEE) | George Town, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 11 | 9,741.00 miles (15,676.59 km) WSW | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 9,738.17 miles (15,672.03 km) WSW | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 9,727.70 miles (15,655.17 km) WSW | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 9,723.24 miles (15,648.00 km) SW | King Island Airport (KNS) | Currie, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 15 | 9,710.84 miles (15,628.05 km) WSW | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 56.87 miles (91.53 km) NE | Tortolì Airport (TTB) | Sardinia, Italy | |
| 2 | 103.59 miles (166.72 km) NNW | Alghero-Fertilia Airport (AHO) | Alghero, Sardinia, Italy | |
| 3 | 115.54 miles (185.95 km) NNE | Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) | Olbia, Italy | |
| 4 | 144.32 miles (232.25 km) SSE | Bizerte-Sidi Ahmed Air Base (OIZ) | Bizerte, Tunisia | |
| 5 | 155.53 miles (250.30 km) N | Figari-Sud Corse Airport (Figari South Corsica Airport) (FSC) | Figari, Corsica, France | |
| 6 | 157.24 miles (253.05 km) S | Tabarka–Ain Draham International Airport (TBJ) | Tabarka, Tunisia | |
| 7 | 177.70 miles (285.98 km) SSE | Tunis–Carthage Airport (TUN) | Tunis / Carthage, Tunisia | |
| 8 | 180.44 miles (290.40 km) SSW | Rabah Bitat Airport (AAE) | Annaba, Algeria | |
| 9 | 185.12 miles (297.92 km) N | Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA) | Ajaccio, Corsica, France | |
| 10 | 200.82 miles (323.18 km) SW | Skikda Airport (SKI) | Skikda, Algeria | |
| 11 | 207.51 miles (333.95 km) ESE | Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi (TPS) | Trapani, Italy | |
| 12 | 226.60 miles (364.68 km) N | Calvi - Sainte-Catherine Airport (CLY) | Calvi, Corsica, France | |
| 13 | 229.01 miles (368.56 km) N | Bastia – Poretta Airport (BIA) | Bastia, Corsica, France | |
| 14 | 230.23 miles (370.52 km) ESE | Falcone–Borsellino Airport (PMO) | Punta Raisi (near Palermo), Italy | |
| 15 | 232.10 miles (373.53 km) SSE | Enfidha–Hammamet International Airport (NBE) | Enfidha, Tunisia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,012.18 miles (19,331.69 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,840.70 miles (19,055.71 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,786.31 miles (18,968.18 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,775.23 miles (18,950.35 km) E | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,745.86 miles (18,903.08 km) E | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,740.03 miles (18,893.70 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,733.34 miles (18,882.94 km) E | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,720.24 miles (18,861.85 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,718.45 miles (18,858.96 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,709.88 miles (18,845.18 km) E | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,690.23 miles (18,813.55 km) E | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,689.99 miles (18,813.16 km) E | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,689.17 miles (18,811.84 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,685.33 miles (18,805.67 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,680.96 miles (18,798.64 km) E | Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV) | Coromandel, New Zealand | |