Nonstop flight route between Pituffik, Greenland and Camiri, Bolivia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland and Camiri Airport (CAM), Camiri, Bolivia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,674 miles (or 10,740 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 Camiri 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 Camiri 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 |
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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: | CAM / SLCA |
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Location: | Camiri, Bolivia |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°0'24"S by 63°31'39"W |
Area Served: | Camiri |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2598 feet (792 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CAM |
More Information: | CAM Maps & Info |
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.
- The closest airport to Thule Air Base (THU) is Savissivik Heliport (SVR), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) ESE of THU.
- A cluster of huts known as Pituffik stood on the wide plain where the base was built in 1951.
- In addition to being known as "Thule Air Base", another name for THU is "Thule AB".
- After liberation, Denmark ratified the Kauffmann treaty but began efforts to take over U.S.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Camiri Airport (CAM):
- Camiri Airport (CAM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Camiri Airport (CAM) is Shun Tak Heliport (HHP), which is nearly antipodal to Camiri Airport (meaning Camiri Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Shun Tak Heliport), and is located 12,219 miles (19,665 kilometers) away in Sheung Wan, China.
- In addition to being known as "Camiri Airport", other names for CAM include "Camiri Airport (Camiri)" and "Aeropuerto Camiri".
- The closest airport to Camiri Airport (CAM) is Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza International Airport (TJA), which is located 131 miles (211 kilometers) SW of CAM.