Nonstop flight route between Pituffik, Greenland and Mannheim, Germany:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland and Mannheim City Airport (MHG), Mannheim, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,723 miles (or 4,382 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 Mannheim City 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 Mannheim City 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):

• The closest airport to Thule Air Base (THU) is Savissivik Heliport (SVR), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) ESE of THU.
• In addition to being known as "Thule Air Base", another name for THU is "Thule AB".
• Thule Air Base is home to the 21st Space Wing's global network of sensors providing missile warning, space surveillance and space control to North American Aerospace Defense Command and Air Force Space Command.
• 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.
• Originally established as a Strategic Air Command installation, Thule would periodically serve as a dispersal base for B-36 Peacemaker and B-47 Stratojet aircraft during the 1950s, as well as providing an ideal site to test the operability and maintainability of these weapon systems in extreme cold weather.
• After liberation, Denmark ratified the Kauffmann treaty but began efforts to take over U.S.
• Late 1950s the DEW 1 to 4 where build as "weather stations", Thule Air Base would act as an supply station for the DYE bases.

Facts about Mannheim City Airport (MHG):

• In 1986, DRF installed an helicopter air rescue center at MHG.
• Mannheim City Airport (MHG) has 2 runways.
• The sand-lime brick designed terminal building, built by architect Prof.
• The airport is located 3.5 km east of the city center in the district of Neuostheim.
• In addition to being known as "Mannheim City Airport", another name for MHG is "City-Airport Mannheim".
• The airport is mainly used for general aviation.
• Because of Mannheim City Airport's relatively low elevation of 309 feet, planes can take off or land at Mannheim City 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.
• The furthest airport from Mannheim City Airport (MHG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,980 miles (19,280 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Mannheim City Airport (MHG) is Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) W of MHG.