Nonstop flight route between Pituffik, Greenland and Guymon, Oklahoma, United States:
Departure Airport:
(76°31'51"N by 68°42'11"W)
Arrival Airport:
(36°41'6"N by 101°30'28"W)
Distance from THU to GUY:
2,932.35 miles (4,719.14 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland and Guymon Municipal Airport (GUY), Guymon, Oklahoma, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,932 miles (or 4,719 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 Guymon Municipal 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 Guymon Municipal 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: | GUY / KGUY |
| Airport Name: | Guymon Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Guymon, Oklahoma, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°41'6"N by 101°30'28"W |
| Area Served: | Guymon, Oklahoma |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Guymon |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3123 feet (952 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GUY |
| More Information: | GUY Maps & Info |
Facts about Thule Air Base (THU):
- A cluster of huts known as Pituffik stood on the wide plain where the base was built in 1951.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Thule Air Base", another name for THU is "Thule AB".
- 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.
- Knud Rasmussen was the first to recognize the Pituffik plain as ideal for an airport.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Thule Air Base (THU) is Savissivik Heliport (SVR), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) ESE of THU.
Facts about Guymon Municipal Airport (GUY):
- Guymon Municipal Airport covers 480 acres at an elevation of 3,123 feet.
- The closest airport to Guymon Municipal Airport (GUY) is Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport (LBL), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) NE of GUY.
- The furthest airport from Guymon Municipal Airport (GUY) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,952 miles (17,626 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Guymon Municipal Airport (GUY) has 2 runways.
- The airport sees scheduled cargo Cessna Caravans from Martinaire operating as a UPS feeder carrier.
| 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 | 39.15 miles (63.01 km) NE | Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport (LBL) | Liberal, Kansas, United States | |
| 2 | 68.30 miles (109.91 km) S | Hutchinson County Airport (BGD) | Borger, Texas, United States | |
| 3 | 73.76 miles (118.71 km) SW | Dalhart Municipal Airport (DHT) | Dalhart, Texas, United States | |
| 4 | 92.60 miles (149.02 km) W | Clayton Municipal Airpark (CAO) | Clayton, New Mexico, United States | |
| 5 | 96.04 miles (154.56 km) NNE | Garden City Regional Airport (GCK) | Garden City, Kansas, United States | |
| 6 | 99.87 miles (160.72 km) ESE | Gage Airport (GAG) | Gage, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 7 | 101.86 miles (163.93 km) S | Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (AMA) | Amarillo, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 106.18 miles (170.88 km) S | Tradewind Airport (TDW) | Amarillo, Texas, United States | |
| 9 | 111.47 miles (179.40 km) E | West Woodward AirportWoodward Army Airfield (WWR) | Woodward, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 10 | 112.90 miles (181.70 km) NE | Dodge City Regional Airport (DDC) | Dodge City, Kansas, United States | |
| 11 | 115.57 miles (185.99 km) NW | Lamar Municipal Airport (LAA) | Lamar, Colorado, United States | |
| 12 | 156.56 miles (251.96 km) SW | Tucumcari Municipal Airport (TCC) | Tucumcari, New Mexico, United States | |
| 13 | 158.95 miles (255.80 km) SE | Clinton-Sherman Industrial Airpark (CSM) | Clinton, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 14 | 161.33 miles (259.63 km) WNW | Perry Stokes Airport (TAD) | Trinidad, Colorado, United States | |
| 15 | 164.11 miles (264.12 km) ESE | Clinton Regional Airport (CLK) | Clinton, Oklahoma, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,952.26 miles (17,625.92 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,754.00 miles (17,306.85 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,692.97 miles (17,208.62 km) ESE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,676.95 miles (17,182.84 km) ESE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,412.62 miles (16,757.45 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,397.13 miles (16,732.52 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,376.41 miles (16,699.18 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,355.19 miles (16,665.02 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,337.56 miles (16,636.65 km) ESE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,333.81 miles (16,630.61 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,325.40 miles (16,617.08 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,312.09 miles (16,595.66 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,297.85 miles (16,572.74 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,295.24 miles (16,568.55 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,286.94 miles (16,555.18 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |