Nonstop flight route between Pituffik, Greenland and Quzhou, Zhejiang, China:
Departure Airport:
(76°31'51"N by 68°42'11"W)
Arrival Airport:
(28°57'56"N by 118°53'57"E)
Distance from THU to JUZ:
5,140.30 miles (8,272.50 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland and Quzhou Airport (JUZ), Quzhou, Zhejiang, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,140 miles (or 8,272 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 Quzhou 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 Quzhou 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: | JUZ / ZSJU |
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| Location: | Quzhou, Zhejiang, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°57'56"N by 118°53'57"E |
| Area Served: | Quzhou, Zhejiang, China |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from JUZ |
| More Information: | JUZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Thule Air Base (THU):
- Thule AB was constructed in secret under the code name Operation Blue Jay, but the project was made public in September 1952.
- The closest airport to Thule Air Base (THU) is Savissivik Heliport (SVR), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) ESE of THU.
- In 1959, the airbase was the main staging point for the construction of Camp Century, some 150 mi from the base.
- Knud Rasmussen was the first to recognize the Pituffik plain as ideal for an airport.
- 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".
- 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 Quzhou Airport (JUZ):
- The furthest airport from Quzhou Airport (JUZ) is Ceres Airport (CRR), which is nearly antipodal to Quzhou Airport (meaning Quzhou Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ceres Airport), and is located 12,357 miles (19,886 kilometers) away in Ceres, Santa Fe, Argentina.
- The closest airport to Quzhou Airport (JUZ) is Yiwu Airport (YIW), which is located 73 miles (118 kilometers) ENE of JUZ.
- In addition to being known as "Quzhou Airport", other names for JUZ include "衢州机场" and "Qúzhōu Jīchǎng".
| 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 | 73.19 miles (117.79 km) ENE | Yiwu Airport (YIW) | Yiwu, Zhejiang, China | |
| 2 | 107.15 miles (172.43 km) WNW | Jingdezhen Luojia Airport (JDZ) | Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, China | |
| 3 | 126.99 miles (204.37 km) NE | Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) | Hangzhou, China | |
| 4 | 139.19 miles (224.00 km) ESE | Wenzhou Longwan International Airport (WNZ) | Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China | |
| 5 | 142.52 miles (229.36 km) NNW | Chizhou Jiuhuashan Airport (JUH) | Chizhou and Tongling, Anhui, China | |
| 6 | 155.70 miles (250.58 km) E | Taizhou Luqiao Airport (HYN) | Taizhou, Zhejiang, China | |
| 7 | 157.38 miles (253.28 km) NW | Anqing Tianzhushan Airport (AQG) | Anqing, Anhui, China | |
| 8 | 165.32 miles (266.06 km) ENE | Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB) | Ningbo, Zhejiang, China | |
| 9 | 181.53 miles (292.15 km) W | Nanchang Changbei International Airport (KHN) | Nanchang, Jiangxi, China | |
| 10 | 182.32 miles (293.41 km) NNE | Suzhou Guangfu Airport (SZV) | Suzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 11 | 190.13 miles (305.99 km) WNW | Jiujiang Lushan Airport (JIU) | Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China | |
| 12 | 191.84 miles (308.74 km) N | Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) | Nanjing, China | |
| 13 | 197.14 miles (317.26 km) NNE | Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) | Wuxi/Suzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 14 | 204.44 miles (329.01 km) SSE | Nangan Airport (LZN) | Nangan, Matsu Islands, Taiwan | |
| 15 | 209.55 miles (337.24 km) NNE | Changzhou Benniu Airport (CZX) | Changzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,356.84 miles (19,886.36 km) SE | Ceres Airport (CRR) | Ceres, Santa Fe, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,349.38 miles (19,874.35 km) WSW | Reconquista Airport (RCQ) | Reconquista, Santa Fe, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,274.11 miles (19,753.22 km) SW | Resistencia International Airport (RES) | Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,259.85 miles (19,730.26 km) SW | Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport (CNQ) | Corrientes, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,254.02 miles (19,720.88 km) W | Mercedes Airport (MDX) | Mercedes, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,240.79 miles (19,699.59 km) WSW | Curuzú Cuatiá Airport (UZU) | Curuzú Cuatiá, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,237.88 miles (19,694.90 km) S | General Justo José de Urquiza Airport (PRA) | Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,225.15 miles (19,674.42 km) ESE | Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport (SDE) | Santiago del Estero, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,214.10 miles (19,656.63 km) SW | Carlos Miguel Jiménez Airport (PIL) | Pilar, Paraguay | |
| 10 | 12,210.23 miles (19,650.40 km) WSW | Monte Caseros Airport (MCS) | Monte Caseros, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,193.77 miles (19,623.93 km) WSW | Paso de los Libres Airport (AOL) | Paso de los Libres, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,191.17 miles (19,619.74 km) SW | Comodoro Pierrestegui Airport (COC) | Concordia, Entre Ríos, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,190.41 miles (19,618.52 km) SE | Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport (COR) | Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,187.76 miles (19,614.25 km) SE | La Cumbre Airport (LCM) | La Cumbre, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,185.81 miles (19,611.11 km) WSW | Ruben Berta International Airport (URG) | Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |