Nonstop flight route between Pituffik, Greenland and Timişoara, Romania:
Departure Airport:
(76°31'51"N by 68°42'11"W)
Arrival Airport:
(45°48'36"N by 21°20'17"E)
Distance from THU to TSR:
3,164.31 miles (5,092.45 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland and Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR), Timişoara, Romania would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,164 miles (or 5,092 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 Timișoara Traian Vuia 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 Timișoara Traian Vuia International 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 |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | TSR / LRTR |
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| Location: | Timişoara, Romania |
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°48'36"N by 21°20'17"E |
| Area Served: | Timișoara, Romania |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Transport |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TSR |
| More Information: | TSR Maps & Info |
Facts about Thule Air Base (THU):
- 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.
- The closest airport to Thule Air Base (THU) is Savissivik Heliport (SVR), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) ESE of THU.
- Knud Rasmussen was the first to recognize the Pituffik plain as ideal for an airport.
- 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 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.
- A cluster of huts known as Pituffik stood on the wide plain where the base was built in 1951.
- A board of Air Force officers headed by Gordon P.
- In addition to being known as "Thule Air Base", another name for THU is "Thule AB".
Facts about Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR):
- Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR) is Arad International Airport (ARW), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) N of TSR.
- In 1980, it received International Airport status.
- The furthest airport from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,556 miles (18,597 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport", another name for TSR is "Aeroportul Internațional Timișoara Traian Vuia".
- Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport handled 757,096 passengers last year.
| 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 | 25.60 miles (41.19 km) N | Arad International Airport (ARW) | Arad, Romania | |
| 2 | 51.74 miles (83.27 km) ESE | Caransebeș Airport (CSB) | Caransebeş, Romania | |
| 3 | 78.40 miles (126.18 km) WSW | Novi Sad Čenej Airport (QND) | Novi Sad, Serbia | |
| 4 | 80.02 miles (128.78 km) SW | Batajnica Airbase (BJY) | Batajnica, Serbia | |
| 5 | 84.82 miles (136.50 km) SW | Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG) | Belgrade, Serbia | |
| 6 | 88.17 miles (141.89 km) NNE | Oradea Airport (OMR) | Oradea, Romania | |
| 7 | 116.74 miles (187.88 km) N | Debrecen International Airport (DEB) | Debrecen, Hajdú-Bihar, Hungary | |
| 8 | 124.45 miles (200.28 km) W | Osijek Airport (OSI) | Osijek, Croatia | |
| 9 | 130.77 miles (210.45 km) ENE | Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport (CLJ) | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | |
| 10 | 132.35 miles (213.00 km) E | Sibiu International Airport (SBZ) | Sibiu, Romania | |
| 11 | 149.59 miles (240.74 km) NW | Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) | Budapest, Hungary | |
| 12 | 149.92 miles (241.27 km) NNE | Satu Mare Airport (SUJ) | Satu Mare, Romania | |
| 13 | 154.04 miles (247.90 km) ENE | Târgu Mureș International Airport (TGM) | Târgu-Mureş, Romania | |
| 14 | 154.56 miles (248.74 km) SSW | Užice-Ponikve Airport (UZC) | Užice, Serbia | |
| 15 | 157.92 miles (254.15 km) SW | Tuzla International Airport (TZL) | Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,555.53 miles (18,596.78 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,149.81 miles (17,943.84 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,124.55 miles (17,903.19 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,110.05 miles (17,879.85 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,090.84 miles (17,848.94 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,079.67 miles (17,830.95 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,077.24 miles (17,827.04 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,073.98 miles (17,821.80 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,063.55 miles (17,805.01 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,052.83 miles (17,787.76 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,052.01 miles (17,786.45 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,048.52 miles (17,780.83 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,039.61 miles (17,766.49 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,031.68 miles (17,753.72 km) ESE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,019.60 miles (17,734.29 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |