Nonstop flight route between Pituffik, Greenland and Huatulco (Bahías de Huatulco), Oaxaca, Mexico:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland and Huatulco International Airport (HUX), Huatulco (Bahías de Huatulco), Oaxaca, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,312 miles (or 6,940 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 Huatulco 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 Huatulco International 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.
• Thule became an Air Force Space Command base in 1982.
• In addition to being known as "Thule Air Base", another name for THU is "Thule AB".
• Thule Air Base has served as the regional hub for nearby installations, including Cape Atholl, Camp Century, Camp TUTO, Sites 1 and 2, P-Mountain, J-Site, North and South Mountains, and a research rocket firing site.
• The closest airport to Thule Air Base (THU) is Savissivik Heliport (SVR), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) ESE of THU.
• After liberation, Denmark ratified the Kauffmann treaty but began efforts to take over U.S.
• 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.

Facts about Huatulco International Airport (HUX):

• In addition to being known as "Huatulco International Airport", another name for HUX is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Huatulco".
• The closest airport to Huatulco International Airport (HUX) is Puerto Escondido International Airport (PXM), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) W of HUX.
• In 2012, the airport handled 473,262 passengers, in 2013 it handled 484,604 passengers.
• Huatulco International Airport (HUX) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport resides at an elevation of 464 feet above mean sea level.
• The furthest airport from Huatulco International Airport (HUX) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,525 miles (18,548 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• Because of Huatulco International Airport's relatively low elevation of 464 feet, planes can take off or land at Huatulco International 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.