Nonstop flight route between Pituffik, Greenland and Humera, Ethiopia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland and Humera Airport (HUE), Humera, Ethiopia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,535 miles (or 8,908 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 Humera 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 Humera 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):

• In 1954, the 378 m Globecom Tower, a tower for military radio communication, was built at Northmountain.
• A cluster of huts known as Pituffik stood on the wide plain where the base was built in 1951.
• In 1959, the airbase was the main staging point for the construction of Camp Century, some 150 mi from the base.
• Thule became an Air Force Space Command base in 1982.
• 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.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Thule Air Base", another name for THU is "Thule AB".
• A board of Air Force officers headed by Gordon P.

Facts about Humera Airport (HUE):

• The furthest airport from Humera Airport (HUE) is Raroia Airport (RRR), which is nearly antipodal to Humera Airport (meaning Humera Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Raroia Airport), and is located 12,278 miles (19,759 kilometers) away in Raroia, French Polynesia.
• The closest airport to Humera Airport (HUE) is Gondar Atse Tewodros Airport (GDQ), which is located 98 miles (158 kilometers) SSE of HUE.
• The airport is located at 13°49′49″N 036°52′54″E / 13.83028°N 36.88167°E / 13.83028.