Nonstop flight route between Pituffik, Greenland and Khujand, Tajikistan:
Departure Airport:
(76°31'51"N by 68°42'11"W)
Arrival Airport:
(40°12'55"N by 69°41'40"E)
Distance from THU to LBD:
4,168.86 miles (6,709.11 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland and Khujand International Airport (LBD), Khujand, Tajikistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,169 miles (or 6,709 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 Khujand 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 Khujand International 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: | LBD / UTDL |
| Airport Name: | Khujand International Airport |
| Location: | Khujand, Tajikistan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°12'55"N by 69°41'40"E |
| Area Served: | Khudzhand |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1450 feet (442 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LBD |
| More Information: | LBD Maps & Info |
Facts about Thule Air Base (THU):
- Thule became an Air Force Space Command base in 1982.
- Thule Air Base is the U.S.
- Thule Air Base or Thule Air Base/Pituffik Airport, is the United States Air Force's northernmost base, located 1,207 km north of the Arctic Circle and 1,524 km from the North Pole on the northwest side of the island of Greenland.
- Knud Rasmussen was the first to recognize the Pituffik plain as ideal for an airport.
- In addition to being known as "Thule Air Base", another name for THU is "Thule AB".
- In 1949, Denmark joined NATO and abandoned its attempt to remove the United States bases.
- The closest airport to Thule Air Base (THU) is Savissivik Heliport (SVR), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) ESE of THU.
- 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.
- In the winter of 1956/57 three KC-97 tankers and alternately one of two RB-47H aircraft made polar flights to inspect Soviet defenses.
Facts about Khujand International Airport (LBD):
- Khujand International Airport (LBD) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Khujand International Airport (LBD) is Tashkent International Airport (TAS), which is located 75 miles (121 kilometers) NNW of LBD.
- The furthest airport from Khujand International Airport (LBD) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,534 miles (18,562 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
| 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 | 75.22 miles (121.05 km) NNW | Tashkent International Airport (TAS) | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | |
| 2 | 108.51 miles (174.63 km) E | Fergana International Airport (FEG) | Fergana, Uzbekistan | |
| 3 | 125.18 miles (201.46 km) SSW | Dushanbe International Airport (DYU) | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | |
| 4 | 136.76 miles (220.09 km) SSE | Darwaz Airport (DAZ) | Darwaz, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | |
| 5 | 141.12 miles (227.12 km) ENE | Andizhan International Airport (AZN) | Andizhan, Uzbekistan | |
| 6 | 148.96 miles (239.73 km) N | Shymkent International Airport (CIT) | Shymkent, Kazakhstan | |
| 7 | 162.96 miles (262.25 km) S | Khwahan Airport (KWH) | Khwahan, Afghanistan | |
| 8 | 165.24 miles (265.93 km) E | Osh International Airport (OSS) | Osh, Kyrgyzstan | |
| 9 | 200.37 miles (322.47 km) NNE | Taraz Airport (DMB) | Taraz (formerly Dzhambul and Aulie-Ata), Kazakhstan | |
| 10 | 207.15 miles (333.37 km) SSE | Sheghnan Airport (SGA) | Sheghnan, Afghanistan | |
| 11 | 218.30 miles (351.32 km) SSE | Fayzabad Airport د فیض اباد هوائی ډګر (FBD) | Fayzabad, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | |
| 12 | 238.16 miles (383.28 km) S | Taloqan Airport (TQN) | Taloqan, Afghanistan | |
| 13 | 239.68 miles (385.72 km) SSW | Termez Airport (TMJ) | Termez, Uzbekistan | |
| 14 | 248.93 miles (400.62 km) S | Kunduz Airport (UND) | Kunduz, Afghanistan | |
| 15 | 277.18 miles (446.07 km) SSW | Mazar-e Sharif International Airpوort (MZR) | Mazari Sharif, Afghanistan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,533.68 miles (18,561.61 km) S | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 10,579.76 miles (17,026.43 km) ESE | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,550.28 miles (16,978.99 km) WSW | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 4 | 10,545.88 miles (16,971.91 km) WSW | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 5 | 10,545.56 miles (16,971.39 km) WSW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 6 | 10,512.40 miles (16,918.03 km) WSW | Cochrane Airfield (LGR) | Cochrane, Chile | |
| 7 | 10,504.52 miles (16,905.34 km) WSW | El Tepual International Airport (PMC) | Puerto Montt, Chile | |
| 8 | 10,500.20 miles (16,898.39 km) WSW | Chaitén Airfield (WCH) | Chaitén, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 9 | 10,499.22 miles (16,896.82 km) WSW | Frutillar Airport (FRT) | Frutillar, Chile | |
| 10 | 10,492.12 miles (16,885.39 km) WSW | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 11 | 10,487.33 miles (16,877.68 km) WSW | Teniente Vidal Airfield (GXQ) | Coyhaique, Chile | |
| 12 | 10,486.57 miles (16,876.46 km) SW | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 13 | 10,484.30 miles (16,872.80 km) SW | Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT) | Puerto Natales, Chile | |
| 14 | 10,479.14 miles (16,864.50 km) W | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 15 | 10,476.13 miles (16,859.65 km) WSW | Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |