Nonstop flight route between Pituffik, Greenland and Long Lellang, Sarawak, Malaysia:
Departure Airport:
(76°31'51"N by 68°42'11"W)
Arrival Airport:
(3°27'33"N by 115°10'42"E)
Distance from THU to LGL:
6,907.84 miles (11,117.07 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland and Long Lellang Airport (LGL), Long Lellang, Sarawak, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,908 miles (or 11,117 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 Long Lellang 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 Long Lellang 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: | LGL / WBGF |
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| Location: | Long Lellang, Sarawak, Malaysia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°27'33"N by 115°10'42"E |
| Area Served: | Long Lellang, Sarawak, Malaysia |
| Operator/Owner: | Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1400 feet (427 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LGL |
| More Information: | LGL Maps & Info |
Facts about Thule Air Base (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.
- 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".
- The closest airport to Thule Air Base (THU) is Savissivik Heliport (SVR), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) ESE of THU.
- There is only a brief period each year in the summer when sea ice thins sufficiently to send supply ships to the base.
- 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.
- Thule AB was constructed in secret under the code name Operation Blue Jay, but the project was made public in September 1952.
Facts about Long Lellang Airport (LGL):
- In addition to being known as "Long Lellang Airport", another name for LGL is "Lapangan Terbang Long Lellang".
- Long Lellang Airport (LGL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Long Lellang Airport (LGL) is Long Banga Airport (LBP), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) SE of LGL.
- The furthest airport from Long Lellang Airport (LGL) is Tefé Airport (TFF), which is nearly antipodal to Long Lellang Airport (meaning Long Lellang Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tefé Airport), and is located 12,428 miles (20,001 kilometers) away in Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil.
| 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 | 26.74 miles (43.04 km) SE | Long Banga Airport (LBP) | Long Banga, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 2 | 27.75 miles (44.65 km) NE | Bario Kelabit Airport (BBN) | Bario, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 3 | 44.75 miles (72.02 km) NE | Juvai Semaring Airport (LBW) | Long Bawan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 47.52 miles (76.48 km) NE | Ba'kelalan Airport (BKM) | Bakalalan, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 5 | 48.13 miles (77.46 km) NNW | Mulu Airport (MZV) | Mulu, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 6 | 59.26 miles (95.37 km) NNE | Long Semado Airport (LSM) | Long Semado, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 7 | 75.47 miles (121.45 km) NNE | Long Pasia Airport (GSA) | Long Pasia, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 8 | 77.13 miles (124.13 km) NW | Marudi Airport (MUR) | Marudi, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 9 | 78.57 miles (126.44 km) NNE | Long Sukang Airport (LSU) | Long Sukang, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 10 | 93.90 miles (151.12 km) N | Limbang Airport (LMN) | Limbang, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 11 | 97.26 miles (156.52 km) N | Lawas Airport (LWY) | Lawas, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 12 | 101.54 miles (163.42 km) NW | Miri Airport (MYY) | Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 13 | 104.02 miles (167.41 km) N | Brunei International Airport (BWN) | Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei | |
| 14 | 113.17 miles (182.14 km) WSW | Belaga Airport (BLG) | Belaga, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 15 | 122.17 miles (196.61 km) S | Long Apung Airport (LPU) | Long Apung, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,428.20 miles (20,001.21 km) SW | Tefé Airport (TFF) | Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,311.30 miles (19,813.06 km) WSW | Coari Airport (CIZ) | Coari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,263.47 miles (19,736.09 km) SE | Carauari Airport (CAF) | Carauari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,220.98 miles (19,667.71 km) SW | Barcelos Airport (BAZ) | Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,174.86 miles (19,593.50 km) S | Lábrea Airport (LBR) | Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,106.43 miles (19,483.36 km) W | Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport (MAO) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,102.59 miles (19,477.18 km) W | Ponta Pelada Airport (PLL) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,098.65 miles (19,470.84 km) E | Ipiranga Airport (IPG) | Santo Antônio do Içá, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,080.09 miles (19,440.98 km) E | Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport (LET) | Leticia, Colombia | |
| 10 | 12,079.82 miles (19,440.53 km) E | Tabatinga International Airport (TBT) | Tabatinga, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,076.87 miles (19,435.79 km) ESE | La Pedrera Airport (LPD) | La Pedrera, Colombia | |
| 12 | 12,068.33 miles (19,422.04 km) S | Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) (PVH) | Porto Velho, Brazil | |
| 13 | 12,025.04 miles (19,352.38 km) ESE | Amaury Feitosa Tomaz Airport (ERN) | Eirunepe, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,946.42 miles (19,225.85 km) W | Maués Airport (MBZ) | Maués, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,946.24 miles (19,225.56 km) SSE | Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport (RBR) | Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil | |