Nonstop flight route between Twentynine Palms, California, United States and Pituffik, Greenland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Twentynine Palms Airport (TNP), Twentynine Palms, California, United States and Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,277 miles (or 5,273 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 Twentynine Palms Airport and Thule Air Base, 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 Twentynine Palms Airport and Thule Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Twentynine Palms Airport (TNP):

• The closest airport to Twentynine Palms Airport (TNP) is Bermuda Dunes Airport (UDD), which is located 33 miles (52 kilometers) SW of TNP.
• The furthest airport from Twentynine Palms Airport (TNP) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,443 miles (18,415 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Twentynine Palms Airport (TNP) has 2 runways.

Facts about Thule Air Base (THU):

• After liberation, Denmark ratified the Kauffmann treaty but began efforts to take over U.S.
• In 1961, a Ballistic Missile Early Warning System radar was constructed at "J-Site," 21 km northeast of main base.
• In 1959, the airbase was the main staging point for the construction of Camp Century, some 150 mi from the base.
• Knud Rasmussen was the first to recognize the Pituffik plain as ideal for an airport.
• 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.
• Thule Air Base has served as the regional hub for nearby installations, including Cape Atholl, Camp Century, Camp TUTO, Sites 1 and 2, P-Mountain, J-Site, North and South Mountains, and a research rocket firing site.
• The closest airport to Thule Air Base (THU) is Savissivik Heliport (SVR), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) ESE of THU.