Nonstop flight route between Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico and Pituffik, Greenland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between General Heriberto Jara Corona International Airport (VER), Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico and Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,081 miles (or 6,567 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 General Heriberto Jara Corona International 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 General Heriberto Jara Corona International 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 General Heriberto Jara Corona International Airport (VER):

• Because of General Heriberto Jara Corona International Airport's relatively low elevation of 90 feet, planes can take off or land at General Heriberto Jara Corona International 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.
• General Heriberto Jara Corona International Airport (VER) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from General Heriberto Jara Corona International Airport (VER) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,447 miles (18,422 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• The closest airport to General Heriberto Jara Corona International Airport (VER) is El Lencero Airport (JAL), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) WNW of VER.
• In addition to being known as "General Heriberto Jara Corona International Airport", another name for VER is "Aeropuerto Internacional General Heriberto Jara".
• On 2 April 1981, Douglas C-47A N258M of Sky Train Air was written off in an accident while taxiing.

Facts about Thule Air Base (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.
• A board of Air Force officers headed by Gordon P.
• There is only a brief period each year in the summer when sea ice thins sufficiently to send supply ships to the base.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Thule Air Base (THU) is Savissivik Heliport (SVR), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) ESE of THU.
• In addition to being known as "Thule Air Base", another name for THU is "Thule AB".
• 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.