Nonstop flight route between Pituffik, Greenland and Fort Resolution, Northwest Territories, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland and Fort Resolution Airport (YFR), Fort Resolution, Northwest Territories, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,474 miles (or 2,373 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 Fort Resolution Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Thule Air Base (THU):

• 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.
• Originally established as a Strategic Air Command installation, Thule would periodically serve as a dispersal base for B-36 Peacemaker and B-47 Stratojet aircraft during the 1950s, as well as providing an ideal site to test the operability and maintainability of these weapon systems in extreme cold weather.
• The closest airport to Thule Air Base (THU) is Savissivik Heliport (SVR), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) ESE of THU.
• 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.
• 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.
• Knud Rasmussen was the first to recognize the Pituffik plain as ideal for an airport.
• Thule became an Air Force Space Command base in 1982.

Facts about Fort Resolution Airport (YFR):

• The furthest airport from Fort Resolution Airport (YFR) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 9,854 miles (15,858 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
• Fort Resolution Airport (YFR) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Fort Resolution Airport's relatively low elevation of 527 feet, planes can take off or land at Fort Resolution Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• The closest airport to Fort Resolution Airport (YFR) is Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport (YHY), which is located 74 miles (119 kilometers) WSW of YFR.