Nonstop flight route between Pituffik, Greenland and Santo Domingo (near San Cristóbal, Táchira), Venezuela:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland and Mayor Buenaventura Vivas Airport (STD), Santo Domingo (near San Cristóbal, Táchira), Venezuela would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,767 miles (or 7,671 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 Mayor Buenaventura Vivas 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 Mayor Buenaventura Vivas 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: | STD / SVSO |
| Airport Name: | Mayor Buenaventura Vivas Airport |
| Location: | Santo Domingo (near San Cristóbal, Táchira), Venezuela |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°33'54"N by 72°2'5"W |
| Airport Type: | Civil/Military |
| Elevation: | 1083 feet (330 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from STD |
| More Information: | STD Maps & Info |
Facts about Thule Air Base (THU):
- A delegation from NATO's Parliamentary Assembly visited Thule in early September 2010 and were told by the base commander that, at that time, approximately 600 personnel were serving at Thule, a mix of mostly U.S.
- A board of Air Force officers headed by Gordon P.
- 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 addition to being known as "Thule Air Base", another name for THU is "Thule AB".
- In 1818, Sir John Ross’s expedition made first contact with nomadic Polar Eskimos in the area.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Thule Air Base (THU) is Savissivik Heliport (SVR), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) ESE of THU.
Facts about Mayor Buenaventura Vivas Airport (STD):
- The furthest airport from Mayor Buenaventura Vivas Airport (STD) is Cibeureum Airfield (TSY), which is nearly antipodal to Mayor Buenaventura Vivas Airport (meaning Mayor Buenaventura Vivas Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cibeureum Airfield), and is located 12,412 miles (19,976 kilometers) away in Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia.
- The closest airport to Mayor Buenaventura Vivas Airport (STD) is Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport (SVZ), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) NW of STD.
- Mayor Buenaventura Vivas Airport (STD) currently has only 1 runway.
