Nonstop flight route between Pituffik, Greenland and Jenpeg, Manitoba, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland and Jenpeg Airport (ZJG), Jenpeg, Manitoba, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,695 miles (or 2,727 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 Jenpeg 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: | ZJG / CZJG |
Airport Name: | Jenpeg Airport |
Location: | Jenpeg, Manitoba, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 54°31'8"N by 98°2'45"W |
Operator/Owner: | Manitoba Hydro |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 729 feet (222 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
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More Information: | ZJG Maps & Info |
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 the winter of 1956/57 three KC-97 tankers and alternately one of two RB-47H aircraft made polar flights to inspect Soviet defenses.
- A cluster of huts known as Pituffik stood on the wide plain where the base was built in 1951.
- Thule Air Base is home to the 21st Space Wing's global network of sensors providing missile warning, space surveillance and space control to North American Aerospace Defense Command and Air Force Space Command.
- A board of Air Force officers headed by Gordon P.
- In 1961, a Ballistic Missile Early Warning System radar was constructed at "J-Site," 21 km northeast of main base.
- In addition to being known as "Thule Air Base", another name for THU is "Thule AB".
- 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 Jenpeg Airport (ZJG):
- The furthest airport from Jenpeg Airport (ZJG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,299 miles (16,575 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Jenpeg Airport (ZJG) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Jenpeg Airport's relatively low elevation of 729 feet, planes can take off or land at Jenpeg 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 Jenpeg Airport (ZJG) is Cross Lake (Charlie Sinclair Memorial) Airport (YCR), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) ENE of ZJG.