Nonstop flight route between Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada and Pituffik, Greenland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Meadow Lake Airport (YLJ), Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada and Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,849 miles (or 2,976 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 Meadow Lake Airport and Thule Air Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Meadow Lake Airport (YLJ):

• The furthest airport from Meadow Lake Airport (YLJ) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,066 miles (16,200 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• The closest airport to Meadow Lake Airport (YLJ) is CFB Cold Lake (YOD), which is located 73 miles (118 kilometers) WNW of YLJ.
• Meadow Lake Airport (YLJ) has 2 runways.

Facts about Thule Air Base (THU):

• 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.
• Thule AB was constructed in secret under the code name Operation Blue Jay, but the project was made public in September 1952.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• In 1959, the airbase was the main staging point for the construction of Camp Century, some 150 mi from the base.
• After liberation, Denmark ratified the Kauffmann treaty but began efforts to take over U.S.
• In 1818, Sir John Ross’s expedition made first contact with nomadic Polar Eskimos in the area.