Nonstop flight route between Pituffik, Greenland and Ramechhap, Nepal:
Departure Airport:
(76°31'51"N by 68°42'11"W)
Arrival Airport:
(27°23'38"N by 86°3'41"E)
Distance from THU to RHP:
5,175.57 miles (8,329.25 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland and Ramechhap Airport (RHP), Ramechhap, Nepal would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,176 miles (or 8,329 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 Ramechhap 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 Ramechhap 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: | RHP / VNRC |
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| Location: | Ramechhap, Nepal |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°23'38"N by 86°3'41"E |
| Area Served: | Ramechhap, Nepal |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1555 feet (474 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from RHP |
| More Information: | RHP Maps & Info |
Facts about Thule Air Base (THU):
- In addition to being known as "Thule Air Base", another name for THU is "Thule AB".
- 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.
- Knud Rasmussen was the first to recognize the Pituffik plain as ideal for an airport.
- The closest airport to Thule Air Base (THU) is Savissivik Heliport (SVR), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) ESE of THU.
- Late 1950s the DEW 1 to 4 where build as "weather stations", Thule Air Base would act as an supply station for the DYE 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 1949, Denmark joined NATO and abandoned its attempt to remove the United States bases.
Facts about Ramechhap Airport (RHP):
- The furthest airport from Ramechhap Airport (RHP) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,486 miles (18,486 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Ramechhap Airport", another name for RHP is "Ramechhap".
- The closest airport to Ramechhap Airport (RHP) is Rumjatar Airport (RUM), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) ESE of RHP.
| 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 | 30.66 miles (49.35 km) ESE | Rumjatar Airport (RUM) | Rumjatar, Nepal | |
| 2 | 33.20 miles (53.42 km) ENE | Phaplu Airport (PPL) | Phaplu, Nepal | |
| 3 | 38.61 miles (62.13 km) ESE | Lamidanda Airport (LDN) | Lamidanda, Nepal | |
| 4 | 45.80 miles (73.71 km) ENE | Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA) | Lukla, Nepal | |
| 5 | 47.84 miles (77.00 km) WNW | Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) | Kathmandu, Nepal | |
| 6 | 48.12 miles (77.44 km) S | Janakpur Airport(Domestic) (JKR) | Janakpur, Nepal | |
| 7 | 63.10 miles (101.56 km) ESE | Bhojpur Airport (BHP) | Bhojpur, Nepal | |
| 8 | 97.27 miles (156.54 km) SE | Biratnagar Airport (BIR) | Biratnagar, Nepal | |
| 9 | 99.43 miles (160.01 km) SSW | Muzaffarpur Airport (MZU) | Muzzafarpur, India | |
| 10 | 101.89 miles (163.98 km) WNW | Bharatpur Airport (BHR) | Bharatpur, Nepal | |
| 11 | 113.03 miles (181.91 km) W | Meghauli Airport (MEY) | Meghauli, Nepal | |
| 12 | 136.66 miles (219.93 km) ESE | Bhadrapur Airport (BDP) | Bhadrapur / Chandragadhi, Nepal | |
| 13 | 138.08 miles (222.21 km) SSW | Jai Prakash Narayan International Airport Patna Airport (PAT) | Patna, India | |
| 14 | 138.78 miles (223.35 km) WNW | Pokhara Airport (PKR) | Pokhara, Nepal | |
| 15 | 142.61 miles (229.51 km) WNW | Chaurjhari Airport (HRJ) | Chaurjhari, Nepal | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,486.48 miles (18,485.65 km) E | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,057.88 miles (17,795.89 km) WSW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 3 | 11,049.43 miles (17,782.29 km) WSW | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 4 | 11,044.50 miles (17,774.35 km) WSW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 5 | 11,034.73 miles (17,758.64 km) WSW | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 6 | 11,009.27 miles (17,717.66 km) WSW | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 7 | 10,999.58 miles (17,702.06 km) WSW | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 8 | 10,998.94 miles (17,701.04 km) W | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 9 | 10,995.19 miles (17,695.00 km) W | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 10 | 10,981.60 miles (17,673.12 km) SW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 11 | 10,980.21 miles (17,670.89 km) SW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 12 | 10,973.21 miles (17,659.62 km) SW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 13 | 10,955.96 miles (17,631.87 km) SW | Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO) | Pisco, Peru | |
| 14 | 10,947.88 miles (17,618.86 km) W | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 15 | 10,947.12 miles (17,617.64 km) W | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |