Nonstop flight route between Pituffik, Greenland and Mörön, Khövsgöl Province, Mongolia:
Departure Airport:
(76°31'51"N by 68°42'11"W)
Arrival Airport:
(49°39'47"N by 100°5'57"E)
Distance from THU to MXV:
3,703.53 miles (5,960.23 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland and Mörön Airport (MXV), Mörön, Khövsgöl Province, Mongolia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,704 miles (or 5,960 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 Mörön 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 Mörön 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: | MXV / ZMMN |
| Airport Name: | Mörön Airport |
| Location: | Mörön, Khövsgöl Province, Mongolia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°39'47"N by 100°5'57"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of Mongolia |
| Airport Type: | Joint (Civil and Military) |
| Elevation: | 1302 feet (397 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MXV |
| More Information: | MXV 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.
- Knud Rasmussen was the first to recognize the Pituffik plain as ideal for an airport.
- 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.
- Thule AB was constructed in secret under the code name Operation Blue Jay, but the project was made public in September 1952.
- In addition to being known as "Thule Air Base", another name for THU is "Thule AB".
- Thule is the location where the fastest recorded sea level surface wind speed in the world was measured when a peak speed of 333 kilometres per hour was recorded on 8 March 1972 prior to the instrument's destruction.
Facts about Mörön Airport (MXV):
- The closest airport to Mörön Airport (MXV) is Bulgan Airport (UGA), which is located 163 miles (262 kilometers) ESE of MXV.
- Mörön Airport (MXV) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Mörön Airport (MXV) is Lago Argentino Airport (ING), which is nearly antipodal to Mörön Airport (meaning Mörön Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Lago Argentino Airport), and is located 12,096 miles (19,467 kilometers) away in El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina.
- Mörön Airport handled 13,000 passengers last year.
| 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 | 162.53 miles (261.57 km) ESE | Bulgan Airport (UGA) | Bulgan, Mongolia | |
| 2 | 208.51 miles (335.56 km) SE | Kharkhorin Airport (KHR) | Kharkhorin, Mongolia | |
| 3 | 226.89 miles (365.14 km) SSE | Khujirt Airport (HJT) | Khujirt, Övörkhangai, Mongolia | |
| 4 | 242.90 miles (390.92 km) S | Bayankhongor Airport (BYN) | Bayankhongor, Mongolia | |
| 5 | 259.22 miles (417.18 km) NE | International Airport Irkutsk (IKT) | Irkutsk, Russia | |
| 6 | 266.67 miles (429.17 km) SSE | Arvaykheer Airport (AVK) | Arvaikheer, Mongolia | |
| 7 | 285.40 miles (459.30 km) WNW | Kyzyl Airport (KYZ) | Kyzyl, Tuva, Russia | |
| 8 | 289.29 miles (465.57 km) SW | Altai Airport (LTI) | Altai, Govi-Altai, Mongolia | |
| 9 | 328.57 miles (528.78 km) ESE | Chinggis Khaan International Airport (ULN) | Ulan Bator, Mongolia | |
| 10 | 353.24 miles (568.49 km) ENE | Baikal International Airport (UUD) | Ulan-Ude, Republic of Buryatia, Russia | |
| 11 | 357.98 miles (576.11 km) W | Ulaangom Airport (ULO) | Ulaangom, Uvs Province, Mongolia | |
| 12 | 393.62 miles (633.46 km) SE | Mandalgovi Airport (MXW) | Mandalgovi, Dundgovi, Mongolia | |
| 13 | 402.81 miles (648.26 km) WSW | Khovd Airport (HVD) | Khovd, Mongolia | |
| 14 | 460.37 miles (740.89 km) W | Ölgii Airport (ULG) | Bayan-Ölgii Province, Mongolia | |
| 15 | 467.09 miles (751.71 km) NW | Abakan International Airport (ABA) | Abakan, Khakassia, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,096.21 miles (19,466.91 km) W | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,085.63 miles (19,449.89 km) W | Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,085.60 miles (19,449.85 km) WSW | Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT) | Puerto Natales, Chile | |
| 4 | 12,062.52 miles (19,412.70 km) WSW | Cochrane Airfield (LGR) | Cochrane, Chile | |
| 5 | 12,002.60 miles (19,316.26 km) WSW | Chile Chico Airfield (CCH) | Chile Chico, Aisén Region, Chile | |
| 6 | 11,992.88 miles (19,300.63 km) W | Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) | Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 7 | 11,983.69 miles (19,285.83 km) SW | Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ) | Punta Arenas, Chile | |
| 8 | 11,978.13 miles (19,276.89 km) SW | Teniente Vidal Airfield (GXQ) | Coyhaique, Chile | |
| 9 | 11,976.42 miles (19,274.14 km) WSW | Balmaceda Airport (BBA) | Balmaceda, Chile | |
| 10 | 11,972.34 miles (19,267.57 km) WSW | Perito Moreno Airport (PMQ) | Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 11 | 11,954.21 miles (19,238.39 km) WSW | Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 12 | 11,904.24 miles (19,157.97 km) WSW | Alto Río Senguer Airport (ARR) | Alto Río Senguer, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 13 | 11,861.10 miles (19,088.54 km) SSW | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 14 | 11,859.08 miles (19,085.29 km) SW | Chaitén Airfield (WCH) | Chaitén, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 15 | 11,850.66 miles (19,071.74 km) SSW | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |