Nonstop flight route between Pituffik, Greenland and Sovetsky, Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland and Sovetsky Tyumenskaya (OVS), Sovetsky, Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,689 miles (or 4,328 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 Sovetsky Tyumenskaya, 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 Sovetsky Tyumenskaya. 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):

• In addition to being known as "Thule Air Base", another name for THU is "Thule AB".
• In 1954, the 378 m Globecom Tower, a tower for military radio communication, was built at Northmountain.
• The closest airport to Thule Air Base (THU) is Savissivik Heliport (SVR), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) ESE of THU.
• 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.
• In 1949, Denmark joined NATO and abandoned its attempt to remove the United States bases.
• 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 1818, Sir John Ross’s expedition made first contact with nomadic Polar Eskimos in the area.

Facts about Sovetsky Tyumenskaya (OVS):

• The furthest airport from Sovetsky Tyumenskaya (OVS) is Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ), which is located 10,678 miles (17,185 kilometers) away in Punta Arenas, Chile.
• Sovetsky Tyumenskaya (OVS) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Sovetsky Tyumenskaya's relatively low elevation of 351 feet, planes can take off or land at Sovetsky Tyumenskaya 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.
• In addition to being known as "Sovetsky Tyumenskaya", other names for OVS include "tower" and "terminal".
• The closest airport to Sovetsky Tyumenskaya (OVS) is Nyagan Airport (NYA), which is located 85 miles (137 kilometers) NE of OVS.