Nonstop flight route between Pituffik, Greenland and Maniwaki, Quebec, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland and Maniwaki Airport (YMW), Maniwaki, Quebec, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,101 miles (or 3,381 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 Maniwaki Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | YMW / CYMW |
| Airport Name: | Maniwaki Airport |
| Location: | Maniwaki, Quebec, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°16'22"N by 75°59'26"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Régie Intermunicipale l'Aprt Maniwaki |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 659 feet (201 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YMW |
| More Information: | YMW Maps & Info |
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.
- A cluster of huts known as Pituffik stood on the wide plain where the base was built in 1951.
- In 1954, the 378 m Globecom Tower, a tower for military radio communication, was built at Northmountain.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Thule Air Base (THU) is Savissivik Heliport (SVR), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) ESE of THU.
- 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".
Facts about Maniwaki Airport (YMW):
- The furthest airport from Maniwaki Airport (YMW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,404 miles (18,353 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Maniwaki Airport (YMW) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Maniwaki Airport's relatively low elevation of 659 feet, planes can take off or land at Maniwaki 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 Maniwaki Airport (YMW) is Gatineau-Ottawa Executive Airport (YND), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) SSE of YMW.
