Nonstop flight route between Pituffik, Greenland and Constantine, Algeria:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland and Mohamed Boudiaf International Airport (CZL), Constantine, Algeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,555 miles (or 5,722 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 Mohamed Boudiaf International 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 Mohamed Boudiaf International 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: | CZL / DABC |
Airport Name: | Mohamed Boudiaf International Airport |
Location: | Constantine, Algeria |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°16'56"N by 6°37'1"E |
Area Served: | Constantine |
Operator/Owner: | EGSA-Constantine |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2316 feet (706 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CZL |
More Information: | CZL Maps & Info |
Facts about Thule Air Base (THU):
- Knud Rasmussen was the first to recognize the Pituffik plain as ideal for an airport.
- The closest airport to Thule Air Base (THU) is Savissivik Heliport (SVR), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) ESE of THU.
- 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.
- 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.
- On 21 January 1968, a B-52G Stratofortress from the 380th Strategic Aerospace Wing, Plattsburgh Air Force Base, New York on a secret airborne nuclear alert crashed and burned on the ice near Thule Air Base.
- In addition to being known as "Thule Air Base", another name for THU is "Thule AB".
- 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.
- A board of Air Force officers headed by Gordon P.
Facts about Mohamed Boudiaf International Airport (CZL):
- The closest airport to Mohamed Boudiaf International Airport (CZL) is Mostépha Ben Boulaid Airport (BLJ), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) SSW of CZL.
- The furthest airport from Mohamed Boudiaf International Airport (CZL) is Gisborne Airport (GIS), which is located 11,936 miles (19,208 kilometers) away in Gisborne, New Zealand.
- Mohamed Boudiaf International Airport (CZL) has 2 runways.