Nonstop flight route between Pituffik, Greenland and Montería, Córdoba, Colombia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland and Los Garzones Airport (MTR), Montería, Córdoba, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,686 miles (or 7,541 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 Los Garzones 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 Los Garzones 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):

• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Thule Air Base", another name for THU is "Thule AB".
• After liberation, Denmark ratified the Kauffmann treaty but began efforts to take over U.S.
• The closest airport to Thule Air Base (THU) is Savissivik Heliport (SVR), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) ESE of THU.
• Knud Rasmussen was the first to recognize the Pituffik plain as ideal for an airport.
• The ratification of the treaty in 1951 did not change much, except that the Danish national flag Dannebrog must be side by side with Stars and Stripes on the base.
• 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.
• 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 Los Garzones Airport (MTR):

• The closest airport to Los Garzones Airport (MTR) is Las Brujas Airport (CZU), which is located 51 miles (82 kilometers) NE of MTR.
• Los Garzones Airport (MTR) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Los Garzones Airport's relatively low elevation of 36 feet, planes can take off or land at Los Garzones 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 Los Garzones Airport (MTR) is Christmas Island Airport (XCH), which is nearly antipodal to Los Garzones Airport (meaning Los Garzones Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Christmas Island Airport), and is located 12,284 miles (19,769 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Australia.