Nonstop flight route between Pituffik, Greenland and Puerto Madryn, Argentina:
Departure Airport:
(76°31'51"N by 68°42'11"W)
Arrival Airport:
(42°45'30"S by 65°6'5"W)
Distance from THU to PMY:
8,243.65 miles (13,266.84 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland and El Tehuelche Airport (PMY), Puerto Madryn, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,244 miles (or 13,267 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 El Tehuelche 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 El Tehuelche 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 |
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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: | PMY / SAVY |
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| Location: | Puerto Madryn, Argentina |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°45'30"S by 65°6'5"W |
| Area Served: | Puerto Madryn |
| Operator/Owner: | Argentine Government (Ministry of Planning and Public Services) |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PMY |
| More Information: | PMY Maps & Info |
Facts about Thule Air Base (THU):
- 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 the winter of 1956/57 three KC-97 tankers and alternately one of two RB-47H aircraft made polar flights to inspect Soviet defenses.
- Thule Air Base or Thule Air Base/Pituffik Airport, is the United States Air Force's northernmost base, located 1,207 km north of the Arctic Circle and 1,524 km from the North Pole on the northwest side of the island of Greenland.
- After the German occupation of Denmark on 9 April 1940, Henrik Kauffmann Danish Ambassador to the United States, made an agreement "In the name of the king" with the United States authorizing the United States to defend the Danish colonies on Greenland from German aggression - this agreement faced Kaufmann with a charge of high treason.
- Thule became an Air Force Space Command base in 1982.
- Thule AB was constructed in secret under the code name Operation Blue Jay, but the project was made public in September 1952.
- 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".
Facts about El Tehuelche Airport (PMY):
- The closest airport to El Tehuelche Airport (PMY) is Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport (REL), which is located 33 miles (52 kilometers) SSW of PMY.
- El Tehuelche Airport (PMY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from El Tehuelche Airport (PMY) is Xilinhot Airport (XIL), which is nearly antipodal to El Tehuelche Airport (meaning El Tehuelche Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Xilinhot Airport), and is located 12,341 miles (19,860 kilometers) away in Xilinhot, Inner Mongolia, China.
- El Tehuelche Airport is an airport located about 10 km northwest of downtown Puerto Madryn, in the province of Chubut, Argentina.
- The airport is on the 3-RN Acceso Norte Puerto Madryn.
- In addition to being known as "El Tehuelche Airport", another name for PMY is "Aeropuerto El Tehuelche".
| 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 | 32.51 miles (52.32 km) SSW | Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport (REL) | Trelew, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 2 | 138.72 miles (223.25 km) N | Antoine de Saint Exupéry Airport (OES) | San Antonio Oeste, Argentina | |
| 3 | 169.52 miles (272.82 km) NE | Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport (VDM) | Viedma, Argentina | |
| 4 | 212.50 miles (341.99 km) WNW | Maquinchao Airport (MQD) | Maquinchao, Río Negro Province, Argentina | |
| 5 | 239.59 miles (385.58 km) SSW | General Enrique Mosconi International Airport (CRD) | Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 6 | 250.09 miles (402.48 km) WNW | Ingeniero Jacobacci Airport (IGB) | Ingeniero Jacobacci, Río Negro, Argentina | |
| 7 | 291.04 miles (468.39 km) NNW | Dr. Arturo Umberto Illia Airport (GNR) | General Roca, Río Negro, Argentina | |
| 8 | 306.41 miles (493.12 km) W | Esquel Airport (EQS) | Esquel, Chubut Province, Argentina | |
| 9 | 307.79 miles (495.33 km) NNW | Presidente Perón Internacional Airport (NQN) | Neuquen, Argentina | |
| 10 | 313.69 miles (504.83 km) W | El Maitén Airport (EMX) | El Maitén, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 11 | 318.13 miles (511.98 km) NNE | Comandante Espora Airport (BHI) | Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 12 | 324.18 miles (521.72 km) WSW | Alto Río Senguer Airport (ARR) | Alto Río Senguer, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 13 | 330.31 miles (531.58 km) WNW | San Carlos de Bariloche Airport (BRC) | San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro Province, Argentina | |
| 14 | 333.08 miles (536.04 km) W | El Bolsón Airport (EHL) | El Bolsón, Río Negro, Argentina | |
| 15 | 341.91 miles (550.25 km) NW | Cutral Có Airport (CUT) | Cutral Có, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,340.52 miles (19,860.10 km) NNW | Xilinhot Airport (XIL) | Xilinhot, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 2 | 12,297.23 miles (19,790.42 km) N | Zhangjiakou Ningyuan Airport (ZQZ) | Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, China | |
| 3 | 12,288.17 miles (19,775.84 km) ENE | Erenhot Saiwusu International Airport (ERL) | Erenhot, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 4 | 12,236.44 miles (19,692.60 km) NNE | Datong Yungang Airport (DAT) | Datong, Shanxi, China | |
| 5 | 12,232.16 miles (19,685.71 km) NNW | Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) | Beijing, People's Republic of China | |
| 6 | 12,230.82 miles (19,683.55 km) NE | Hohhot Baita International Airport (HET) | Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 7 | 12,229.37 miles (19,681.22 km) W | Chifeng Airport (CIF) | Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 8 | 12,217.12 miles (19,661.51 km) NNW | Beijing Nanyuan Airport (NAY) | Beijing, China | |
| 9 | 12,172.69 miles (19,590.00 km) NW | Tangshan Sannühe Airport (TVS) | Tangshan, Hebei, China | |
| 10 | 12,155.12 miles (19,561.71 km) NNW | Tianjin Binhai International Airport (TSN) | Tianjin, China | |
| 11 | 12,141.73 miles (19,540.17 km) ENE | Baotou Airport (BAV) | Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 12 | 12,140.98 miles (19,538.97 km) WNW | Chaoyang Airport (CHG) | Chaoyang, Liaoning, China | |
| 13 | 12,127.24 miles (19,516.85 km) N | Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (SJW) | Shijiazhuang, China | |
| 14 | 12,120.71 miles (19,506.34 km) NW | Qinhuangdao Shanhaiguan Airport (SHP) | Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China | |
| 15 | 12,100.04 miles (19,473.08 km) WNW | Jinzhou Xiaolingzi Airport (JNZ) | Jinzhou, Liaoning, China | |