Nonstop flight route between Pituffik, Greenland and Cape Eleuthera, Eleuthera, Bahamas:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland and Cape Eleuthera Airport (CEL), Cape Eleuthera, Eleuthera, Bahamas would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,584 miles (or 5,768 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 Cape Eleuthera 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 Cape Eleuthera Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Thule Air Base (THU):

• A board of Air Force officers headed by Gordon P.
• 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 1949, Denmark joined NATO and abandoned its attempt to remove the United States bases.
• In 1818, Sir John Ross’s expedition made first contact with nomadic Polar Eskimos in the area.
• 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.
• There is only a brief period each year in the summer when sea ice thins sufficiently to send supply ships to the base.
• In 1954, the 378 m Globecom Tower, a tower for military radio communication, was built at Northmountain.
• The closest airport to Thule Air Base (THU) is Savissivik Heliport (SVR), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) ESE of THU.
• In addition to being known as "Thule Air Base", another name for THU is "Thule AB".

Facts about Cape Eleuthera Airport (CEL):

• In addition to being known as "Cape Eleuthera Airport", another name for CEL is "Cape Eleuthera Airport (Cape Eleuthera)".
• Because of Cape Eleuthera Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Cape Eleuthera 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 Cape Eleuthera Airport (CEL) is Governor's Harbour Airport (GHB), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) N of CEL.
• Cape Eleuthera Airport (CEL) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Cape Eleuthera Airport (CEL) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,816 miles (19,016 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.