Nonstop flight route between Pituffik, Greenland and Twin Falls, Idaho, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland and Magic Valley Regional Airport (TWF), Twin Falls, Idaho, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,698 miles (or 4,342 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 Magic Valley Regional 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 Magic Valley Regional 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):

• Thule AB was constructed in secret under the code name Operation Blue Jay, but the project was made public in September 1952.
• 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.
• A board of Air Force officers headed by Gordon P.
• A cluster of huts known as Pituffik stood on the wide plain where the base was built in 1951.
• 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".
• Thule became an Air Force Space Command base in 1982.
• The closest airport to Thule Air Base (THU) is Savissivik Heliport (SVR), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) ESE of THU.

Facts about Magic Valley Regional Airport (TWF):

• As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 29,606 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 26,991 in 2009, and 35,576 in 2010.
• The furthest airport from Magic Valley Regional Airport (TWF) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 10,862 miles (17,481 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
• In addition to being known as "Magic Valley Regional Airport", another name for TWF is "Joslin Field".
• Magic Valley Regional Airport (TWF) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Magic Valley Regional Airport (TWF) is Jackpot Airport (KPT), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) SSW of TWF.
• Because of Magic Valley Regional Airport's high elevation of 4,154 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TWF. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TWF a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.