Nonstop flight route between Pituffik, Greenland and Springfield, Missouri, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland and Springfield–Branson National Airport (SGF), Springfield, Missouri, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,819 miles (or 4,536 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 Springfield–Branson National 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 Springfield–Branson National 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):

• In 1954, the 378 m Globecom Tower, a tower for military radio communication, was built at Northmountain.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Thule Air Base (THU) is Savissivik Heliport (SVR), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) ESE of THU.
• In 1961, a Ballistic Missile Early Warning System radar was constructed at "J-Site," 21 km northeast of main base.
• In addition to being known as "Thule Air Base", another name for THU is "Thule AB".
• Thule Air Base has served as the regional hub for nearby installations, including Cape Atholl, Camp Century, Camp TUTO, Sites 1 and 2, P-Mountain, J-Site, North and South Mountains, and a research rocket firing site.
• 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.

Facts about Springfield–Branson National Airport (SGF):

• In 1992 the airport was renamed Springfield–Branson Regional Airport capitalizing on the sudden rise of the Branson, Missouri tourist industry southeast of the airport).
• Springfield–Branson National Airport, formerly Springfield–Greene County Airport, Springfield Municipal Airport and Springfield–Branson Regional Airport, is a public airport five miles northwest of Springfield, in Greene County, Missouri.
• Springfield–Branson National Airport (SGF) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Springfield–Branson National Airport (SGF) is M. Graham Clark Downtown Airport (PLK), which is located 44 miles (70 kilometers) SSE of SGF.
• The airport was shortly renamed Springfield Municipal Airport after the city and county disagreed on funding.
• The furthest airport from Springfield–Branson National Airport (SGF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,826 miles (17,423 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The Branson Airport opened in the spring of 2009 to compete with the municipally owned Springfield airport.
• The strongest area of income for SGF is from non-aeronautical revenue activities including parking and rental cars.