Nonstop flight route between Pituffik, Greenland and Yotvata, Israel:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland and Yotvata Airfield (YOT), Yotvata, Israel would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,429 miles (or 7,128 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 Yotvata Airfield, 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 Yotvata Airfield. 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):

• The closest airport to Thule Air Base (THU) is Savissivik Heliport (SVR), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) ESE of THU.
• 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.
• Knud Rasmussen was the first to recognize the Pituffik plain as ideal for an airport.
• Thule AB was constructed in secret under the code name Operation Blue Jay, but the project was made public in September 1952.
• In addition to being known as "Thule Air Base", another name for THU is "Thule AB".
• There is only a brief period each year in the summer when sea ice thins sufficiently to send supply ships to the base.
• 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.

Facts about Yotvata Airfield (YOT):

• The closest airport to Yotvata Airfield (YOT) is Ovda Airport (VDA), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) WNW of YOT.
• Yotvata Airfield (YOT) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Yotvata Airfield's relatively low elevation of 300 feet, planes can take off or land at Yotvata Airfield 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 furthest airport from Yotvata Airfield (YOT) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,785 miles (18,966 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.