Nonstop flight route between Pituffik, Greenland and Clintonville, Wisconsin, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland and Clintonville Municipal Airport (CLI), Clintonville, Wisconsin, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,279 miles (or 3,668 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 Thule Air Base and Clintonville Municipal Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | CLI / KCLI |
| Airport Name: | Clintonville Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Clintonville, Wisconsin, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°36'47"N by 88°43'50"W |
| Area Served: | Clintonville, Wisconsin |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Clintonville |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 822 feet (251 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CLI |
| More Information: | CLI Maps & Info |
Facts about Thule Air Base (THU):
- In 1949, Denmark joined NATO and abandoned its attempt to remove the United States bases.
- A board of Air Force officers headed by Gordon P.
- 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 became an Air Force Space Command base in 1982.
- Thule Air Base is also home to the 821st Air Base Group and is responsible for air base support within the Thule Defense Area for the multinational population of "Team Thule." The base hosts the 12th Space Warning Squadron which operates a Ballistic Missile Early Warning System designed to detect and track ICBMs launched against North America.
- A cluster of huts known as Pituffik stood on the wide plain where the base was built in 1951.
- The closest airport to Thule Air Base (THU) is Savissivik Heliport (SVR), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) ESE of THU.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Thule Air Base", another name for THU is "Thule AB".
Facts about Clintonville Municipal Airport (CLI):
- Clintonville Municipal Airport (CLI) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Clintonville Municipal Airport (CLI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,972 miles (17,657 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Clintonville Municipal Airport (CLI) is Outagamie County Regional Airport (ATW), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) SSE of CLI.
- Because of Clintonville Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 822 feet, planes can take off or land at Clintonville Municipal 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.
