Nonstop flight route between Pituffik, Greenland and Koh Kong, Koh Kong Province, Cambodia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland and Koh Kong Airport (KKZ), Koh Kong, Koh Kong Province, Cambodia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,337 miles (or 10,199 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 Koh Kong 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 Koh Kong 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: | KKZ / VDKK |
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| Location: | Koh Kong, Koh Kong Province, Cambodia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°36'47"N by 102°59'51"E |
| Area Served: | Koh Kong |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KKZ |
| More Information: | KKZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Thule Air Base (THU):
- The closest airport to Thule Air Base (THU) is Savissivik Heliport (SVR), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) ESE of THU.
- Thule Air Base is the U.S.
- 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.
- 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".
- 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.
- Knud Rasmussen was the first to recognize the Pituffik plain as ideal for an airport.
- A delegation from NATO's Parliamentary Assembly visited Thule in early September 2010 and were told by the base commander that, at that time, approximately 600 personnel were serving at Thule, a mix of mostly U.S.
Facts about Koh Kong Airport (KKZ):
- Koh Kong Airport (KKZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Koh Kong Airport (KKZ) is Trat Airport (TDX), which is located 65 miles (104 kilometers) NW of KKZ.
- In addition to being known as "Koh Kong Airport", another name for KKZ is "Koh Kong Airport (Koh Kong)".
- The furthest airport from Koh Kong Airport (KKZ) is Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM), which is nearly antipodal to Koh Kong Airport (meaning Koh Kong Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Jorge Chávez International Airport), and is located 12,408 miles (19,968 kilometers) away in Callao (near Lima), Peru.
- Because of Koh Kong Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Koh Kong 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.
