Nonstop flight route between Bonnyville, Alberta, Canada and Pituffik, Greenland:
Departure Airport:
(54°18'16"N by 110°44'27"W)
Arrival Airport:
(76°31'51"N by 68°42'11"W)
Distance from YBY to THU:
1,867.94 miles (3,006.15 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bonnyville Airport (YBY), Bonnyville, Alberta, Canada and Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,868 miles (or 3,006 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 Bonnyville Airport and Thule Air Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YBY / CYBF |
| Airport Name: | Bonnyville Airport |
| Location: | Bonnyville, Alberta, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 54°18'16"N by 110°44'27"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Town of Bonnyville |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1839 feet (561 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YBY |
| More Information: | YBY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | THU / BGTL |
| Airport Names: |
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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 |
Facts about Bonnyville Airport (YBY):
- The closest airport to Bonnyville Airport (YBY) is CFB Cold Lake (YOD), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) ENE of YBY.
- The furthest airport from Bonnyville Airport (YBY) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,114 miles (16,278 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Bonnyville Airport (YBY) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Thule Air Base (THU):
- A board of Air Force officers headed by Gordon P.
- Thule became an Air Force Space Command base in 1982.
- 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.
- Knud Rasmussen was the first to recognize the Pituffik plain as ideal for an airport.
- 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 or Thule Air Base/Pituffik Airport, is the United States Air Force's northernmost base, located 1,207 km north of the Arctic Circle and 1,524 km from the North Pole on the northwest side of the island of Greenland.
- In addition to being known as "Thule Air Base", another name for THU is "Thule AB".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 19.84 miles (31.93 km) ENE | CFB Cold Lake (YOD) | Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada |     |
| 2 | 33.56 miles (54.01 km) SW | St. Paul Aerodrome (ZSP) | St. Paul, Alberta, Canada | |
| 3 | 60.92 miles (98.04 km) WNW | Lac La Biche Airport (YLB) | Lac La Biche, Alberta, Canada | |
| 4 | 73.88 miles (118.90 km) SSE | Lloydminster Airport (YLL) | Lloydminster, Alberta/Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 5 | 90.47 miles (145.60 km) E | Meadow Lake Airport (YLJ) | Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 6 | 104.36 miles (167.96 km) S | Wainwright Aerodrome (YWV) | Wainwright, Alberta, Canada | |
| 7 | 119.90 miles (192.96 km) WSW | CFB Edmonton (YED) | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |
| 8 | 134.62 miles (216.65 km) S | Vermilion Airport (YVG) | Vermilion, Alberta, Canada | |
| 9 | 134.65 miles (216.69 km) WSW | Edmonton International Airport (YEG) | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |
| 10 | 140.45 miles (226.03 km) NE | Buffalo Narrows Airport (YVT) | Buffalo Narrows, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 11 | 147.52 miles (237.41 km) SE | North Battleford Airport (YQW) | North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 12 | 156.79 miles (252.33 km) S | Coronation Airport (YCT) | Coronation, Alberta, Canada | |
| 13 | 163.37 miles (262.91 km) N | Fort McMurray International Airport (YMM) | Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada | |
| 14 | 174.62 miles (281.03 km) WNW | Slave Lake Airport (YZH) | Slave Lake, Alberta, Canada | |
| 15 | 185.49 miles (298.52 km) ENE | Pinehouse Lake Airport (ZPO) | Pinehouse Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,114.44 miles (16,277.57 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 10,045.68 miles (16,166.92 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 3 | 10,035.64 miles (16,150.75 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 4 | 10,029.60 miles (16,141.03 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 5 | 10,018.43 miles (16,123.06 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 6 | 10,018.18 miles (16,122.66 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 7 | 9,952.28 miles (16,016.60 km) ESE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 8 | 9,943.11 miles (16,001.84 km) ESE | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 9 | 9,931.08 miles (15,982.48 km) ESE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 10 | 9,916.09 miles (15,958.36 km) ESE | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 11 | 9,906.11 miles (15,942.30 km) ESE | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 12 | 9,901.88 miles (15,935.49 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 9,890.94 miles (15,917.88 km) ESE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 14 | 9,888.67 miles (15,914.24 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 9,877.41 miles (15,896.11 km) ESE | Richards Bay Airport (RCB) | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 69.00 miles (111.05 km) ESE | Savissivik Heliport (SVR) | Savissivik, Greenland | |
| 2 | 92.13 miles (148.27 km) NNW | Siorapaluk Heliport (SRK) | Siorapaluk, Greenland | |
| 3 | 229.06 miles (368.63 km) W | Grise Fiord Airport (YGZ) | Grise Fiord, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 4 | 238.65 miles (384.06 km) ESE | Kullorsuaq Heliport (KHQ) | Kullorsuaq, Greenland | |
| 5 | 262.86 miles (423.04 km) ESE | Nuussuaq Heliport (NSQ) | Nuussuaq, Greenland | |
| 6 | 313.53 miles (504.57 km) SE | Tasiusaq Heliport (TQA) | Tasiusaq, Qaasuitsup, Greenland | |
| 7 | 314.36 miles (505.92 km) SW | Pond Inlet Airport (YIO) | Pond Inlet, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 8 | 322.94 miles (519.72 km) SE | Innaarsuit Heliport (IUI) | Innaarsuit, Greenland | |
| 9 | 336.81 miles (542.05 km) NW | Eureka Aerodrome (YEU) | Eureka, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 10 | 344.46 miles (554.35 km) SE | Upernavik Airport (JUV) | Upernavik, Greenland | |
| 11 | 345.57 miles (556.13 km) SE | Aappilattoq Heliport (AOQ) | Aappilattoq, Qaasuitsup, Greenland | |
| 12 | 374.63 miles (602.91 km) SE | Kangersuatsiaq Heliport (KGQ) | Kangersuatsiaq, Greenland | |
| 13 | 376.92 miles (606.58 km) WSW | Nanisivik Airport (YSR) | Nanisivik, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 14 | 381.61 miles (614.14 km) WSW | Arctic Bay Airport (YAB) | Arctic Bay, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 15 | 417.70 miles (672.23 km) S | Clyde River Airport (YCY) | Clyde River, Nunavut, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9,882.84 miles (15,904.85 km) SW | Hobart International Airport (HBA) | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 2 | 9,870.98 miles (15,885.76 km) WSW | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 9,835.86 miles (15,829.25 km) WSW | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 9,799.28 miles (15,770.37 km) SW | Launceston Airport (LST) | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 5 | 9,782.86 miles (15,743.95 km) SW | Devonport Airport (DPO) | Devonport, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 6 | 9,779.11 miles (15,737.92 km) SW | Burnie Airport (BWT) | Burnie, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 7 | 9,775.29 miles (15,731.77 km) WSW | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 9,775.14 miles (15,731.52 km) SW | Smithton Airport (SIO) | Smithton, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 9 | 9,772.93 miles (15,727.96 km) SW | St Helens Airport (HLS) | St. Helens, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 10 | 9,772.19 miles (15,726.78 km) SW | George Town Aerodrome (GEE) | George Town, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 11 | 9,741.00 miles (15,676.59 km) WSW | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 9,738.17 miles (15,672.03 km) WSW | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 9,727.70 miles (15,655.17 km) WSW | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 9,723.24 miles (15,648.00 km) SW | King Island Airport (KNS) | Currie, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 15 | 9,710.84 miles (15,628.05 km) WSW | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |