Nonstop flight route between Pituffik, Greenland and Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland and Akwa Ibom International Airport (QUO), Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,680 miles (or 9,141 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 Akwa Ibom International 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 Akwa Ibom International 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):

• A cluster of huts known as Pituffik stood on the wide plain where the base was built in 1951.
• 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.
• In 1818, Sir John Ross’s expedition made first contact with nomadic Polar Eskimos in the area.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Thule Air Base (THU) is Savissivik Heliport (SVR), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) ESE of THU.
• In 1957 construction began on 4 Nike Missile sites around the base, and they and their radar systems were operational by the end of 1958.
• 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 addition to being known as "Thule Air Base", another name for THU is "Thule AB".

Facts about Akwa Ibom International Airport (QUO):

• Akwa Ibom International Airport (QUO) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Akwa Ibom International Airport (QUO) is Margaret Ekpo International Airport (CBQ), which is located only 18 miles (30 kilometers) ENE of QUO.
• The furthest airport from Akwa Ibom International Airport (QUO) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Akwa Ibom International Airport (meaning Akwa Ibom International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,291 miles (19,780 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.