Nonstop flight route between Winnemucca, Nevada, United States and Pituffik, Greenland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Winnemucca Municipal Airport (WMC), Winnemucca, Nevada, United States and Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,849 miles (or 4,586 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 Winnemucca Municipal 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 Winnemucca Municipal 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 Winnemucca Municipal Airport (WMC):

• The furthest airport from Winnemucca Municipal Airport (WMC) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,034 miles (17,757 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Winnemucca Municipal Airport (WMC) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Winnemucca Municipal Airport (WMC) is Battle Mountain Airport (BAM), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) ESE of WMC.
• Because of Winnemucca Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,308 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at WMC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make WMC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.

Facts about Thule Air Base (THU):

• Late 1950s the DEW 1 to 4 where build as "weather stations", Thule Air Base would act as an supply station for the DYE bases.
• Thule Air Base is also home to the 821st Air Base Group and is responsible for air base support within the Thule Defense Area for the multinational population of "Team Thule." The base hosts the 12th Space Warning Squadron which operates a Ballistic Missile Early Warning System designed to detect and track ICBMs launched against North America.
• The ratification of the treaty in 1951 did not change much, except that the Danish national flag Dannebrog must be side by side with Stars and Stripes on the base.
• A delegation from NATO's Parliamentary Assembly visited Thule in early September 2010 and were told by the base commander that, at that time, approximately 600 personnel were serving at Thule, a mix of mostly U.S.
• 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 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.