Nonstop flight route between Pituffik, Greenland and Srednekolymsk, Sakha Republic, Russia:
Departure Airport:
(76°31'51"N by 68°42'11"W)
Arrival Airport:
(67°28'46"N by 153°44'6"E)
Distance from THU to SEK:
2,324.54 miles (3,740.98 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland and Srednekolymsk Airport (SEK), Srednekolymsk, Sakha Republic, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,325 miles (or 3,741 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 relatively short distance between Thule Air Base and Srednekolymsk Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | SEK / |
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| Location: | Srednekolymsk, Sakha Republic, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 67°28'46"N by 153°44'6"E |
| Area Served: | Srednekolymsk, Srednekolymsky District, Sakha Republic, Russia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SEK |
| More Information: | SEK Maps & Info |
Facts about Thule Air Base (THU):
- 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.
- Knud Rasmussen was the first to recognize the Pituffik plain as ideal for an airport.
- In addition to being known as "Thule Air Base", another name for THU is "Thule AB".
- 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.
- The Pentagon maintained that all four weapons had been destroyed.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Srednekolymsk Airport (SEK):
- The furthest airport from Srednekolymsk Airport (SEK) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 11,423 miles (18,383 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- The closest airport to Srednekolymsk Airport (SEK) is Zyryanka Airport (ZKP), which is located 146 miles (235 kilometers) SW of SEK.
- Srednekolymsk Airport (SEK) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Srednekolymsk Airport", another name for SEK is "Аэропорт Среднеколымск".
| 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 | 146.16 miles (235.21 km) SW | Zyryanka Airport (ZKP) | Zyryanka, Verkhnekolymsky District, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 2 | 208.39 miles (335.38 km) WNW | Belaya Gora Airport (BGN) | Belaya Gora, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 3 | 214.20 miles (344.73 km) ENE | Chersky (CYX) | Chersky, Yakutia, Russia | |
| 4 | 260.57 miles (419.35 km) NNW | Chokurdakh Airport (CKH) | Chokurdakh, Russia | |
| 5 | 359.87 miles (579.15 km) WSW | Ust-Nera Airport (USR) | Ust-Nera, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 6 | 374.32 miles (602.41 km) WNW | Deputatsky Airport (DPT) | Deputatsky, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 7 | 451.56 miles (726.71 km) ENE | Pevek Airport (PWE) | Pevek, Russia | |
| 8 | 483.41 miles (777.97 km) WNW | Ust-Kuyga Airport (UKG) | Ust-Kuyga, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 9 | 500.23 miles (805.04 km) W | Batagay Airport (BQJ) | Batagay, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 10 | 504.26 miles (811.53 km) ESE | Markovo Airport (KVM) | Markovo, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia | |
| 11 | 530.87 miles (854.34 km) SSW | Sokol Airport (GDX) | Magadan, Russia | |
| 12 | 585.34 miles (942.02 km) WSW | Teply Klyuch Airport (KDY) | Khadynga, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 13 | 610.44 miles (982.41 km) WNW | Sakkyryr Airport (SUK) | Batagay-Alyta, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 14 | 645.51 miles (1,038.84 km) SW | Okhotsk Airport (OHO) | Okhotsk, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia | |
| 15 | 659.13 miles (1,060.77 km) NW | Tiksi Airport (IKS) | Tiksi, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,423.00 miles (18,383.49 km) E | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 10,917.20 miles (17,569.49 km) ESE | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 10,909.77 miles (17,557.53 km) ESE | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 4 | 10,832.99 miles (17,433.97 km) ESE | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 5 | 10,790.52 miles (17,365.61 km) ESE | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 6 | 10,668.65 miles (17,169.48 km) ESE | Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ) | Punta Arenas, Chile | |
| 7 | 10,631.81 miles (17,110.20 km) ESE | Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 8 | 10,552.63 miles (16,982.77 km) ESE | Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT) | Puerto Natales, Chile | |
| 9 | 10,494.07 miles (16,888.53 km) ESE | Puerto Deseado Airport (PUD) | Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 10 | 10,487.47 miles (16,877.91 km) ESE | Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 11 | 10,484.12 miles (16,872.52 km) ESE | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 12 | 10,450.56 miles (16,818.51 km) ESE | Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) | Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 13 | 10,340.47 miles (16,641.34 km) ESE | General Enrique Mosconi International Airport (CRD) | Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 14 | 10,299.97 miles (16,576.15 km) ESE | Cochrane Airfield (LGR) | Cochrane, Chile | |
| 15 | 10,299.06 miles (16,574.69 km) ESE | Perito Moreno Airport (PMQ) | Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |