Nonstop flight route between Pituffik, Greenland and Zonguldak, Turkey:
Departure Airport:
(76°31'51"N by 68°42'11"W)
Arrival Airport:
(41°30'23"N by 32°5'18"E)
Distance from THU to ONQ:
3,612.13 miles (5,813.14 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland and Zonguldak Airport (ONQ), Zonguldak, Turkey would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,612 miles (or 5,813 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 Zonguldak 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 Zonguldak 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: | ONQ / LTAS |
| Airport Name: | Zonguldak Airport |
| Location: | Zonguldak, Turkey |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°30'23"N by 32°5'18"E |
| Area Served: | Zonguldak |
| Operator/Owner: | Turkish State Airports Authority - DHMI |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ONQ |
| More Information: | ONQ 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.
- There is only a brief period each year in the summer when sea ice thins sufficiently to send supply ships to the base.
- A board of Air Force officers headed by Gordon P.
- In 1949, Denmark joined NATO and abandoned its attempt to remove the United States bases.
- In addition to being known as "Thule Air Base", another name for THU is "Thule AB".
- In 1959, the airbase was the main staging point for the construction of Camp Century, some 150 mi from the base.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Zonguldak Airport (ONQ):
- The furthest airport from Zonguldak Airport (ONQ) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,104 miles (17,870 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- Zonguldak Airport (ONQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Zonguldak Airport (ONQ) is Kastamonu Airport (KFS), which is located 89 miles (144 kilometers) E of ONQ.
| 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 | 89.44 miles (143.94 km) E | Kastamonu Airport (KFS) | Kastamonu, Turkey | |
| 2 | 106.37 miles (171.19 km) SSE | Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) | Ankara, Turkey | |
| 3 | 117.19 miles (188.60 km) WSW | Cengiz Topel Airport Cengiz Topel Havalimanı (KCO) | Kocaeli, Turkey | |
| 4 | 142.83 miles (229.87 km) SW | Eskişehir Air Base (ESK) | Eskişehir, Turkey | |
| 5 | 143.18 miles (230.43 km) SW | Eskişehir Anadolu Airport (AOE) | Eskişehir, Turkey | |
| 6 | 150.46 miles (242.15 km) WSW | İstanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) | Istanbul, Turkey | |
| 7 | 157.45 miles (253.39 km) ENE | Sinop Airport (NOP) | Sinop, Turkey | |
| 8 | 157.75 miles (253.88 km) WSW | Yenişehir Airport (YEI) | Yenişehir, Bursa, Turkey | |
| 9 | 174.01 miles (280.04 km) W | Istanbul Atatürk Airport (IST) | Istanbul, Turkey | |
| 10 | 184.59 miles (297.07 km) ESE | Amasya Merzifon Airport (MZH) | Amasya, Turkey | |
| 11 | 195.01 miles (313.83 km) SSW | Zafer Airport (KZR) | Kütahya, Turkey | |
| 12 | 207.53 miles (333.98 km) SSW | Afyon Airport (AFY) | Afyon, Turkey | |
| 13 | 217.82 miles (350.54 km) W | Çorlu Airport (TEQ) | Tekirdag, Turkey | |
| 14 | 228.79 miles (368.20 km) SE | Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (NAV) | Nevsehir, Turkey | |
| 15 | 229.80 miles (369.83 km) WSW | Bandırma Airport (BDM) | Bandırma, Turkey | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,103.73 miles (17,869.67 km) S | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 10,984.90 miles (17,678.44 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,962.47 miles (17,642.35 km) SSE | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 4 | 10,957.89 miles (17,634.97 km) SW | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 10,903.56 miles (17,547.53 km) SSW | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 10,871.86 miles (17,496.52 km) SSE | Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) | Avarua, Cook Islands | |
| 7 | 10,860.22 miles (17,477.78 km) SSE | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) | Mauke Island, Cook Islands | |
| 8 | 10,833.52 miles (17,434.82 km) SSE | Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) | Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands | |
| 9 | 10,810.08 miles (17,397.10 km) SSW | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 10,778.97 miles (17,347.03 km) S | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 10,773.77 miles (17,338.65 km) S | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 10,766.29 miles (17,326.62 km) SSW | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 10,761.62 miles (17,319.11 km) S | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 10,712.02 miles (17,239.28 km) S | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 10,708.89 miles (17,234.24 km) SSW | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |