Nonstop flight route between Okha, Russia and Pituffik, Greenland:
Departure Airport:
(53°31'4"N by 142°52'48"E)
Arrival Airport:
(76°31'51"N by 68°42'11"W)
Distance from OHH to THU:
3,343.97 miles (5,381.59 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Okha Airport (OHH), Okha, Russia and Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,344 miles (or 5,382 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 Okha 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 Okha Airport and Thule Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | OHH / UHSH |
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| Location: | Okha, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°31'4"N by 142°52'48"E |
| View all routes: | Routes from OHH |
| More Information: | OHH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | THU / BGTL |
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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 Okha Airport (OHH):
- The furthest airport from Okha Airport (OHH) is Port Stanley Airport (PSY), which is located 11,564 miles (18,610 kilometers) away in Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom.
- In addition to being known as "Okha Airport", another name for OHH is "Аэропорт Оха (Новостройка)".
- The closest airport to Okha Airport (OHH) is Nikolayevsk-on-Amur Airport (NLI), which is located 95 miles (153 kilometers) WSW of OHH.
Facts about Thule Air Base (THU):
- A cluster of huts known as Pituffik stood on the wide plain where the base was built in 1951.
- After liberation, Denmark ratified the Kauffmann treaty but began efforts to take over U.S.
- In 1957 construction began on 4 Nike Missile sites around the base, and they and their radar systems were operational by the end of 1958.
- There is only a brief period each year in the summer when sea ice thins sufficiently to send supply ships to the base.
- 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.
- Thule AB was constructed in secret under the code name Operation Blue Jay, but the project was made public in September 1952.
- 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 | 95.18 miles (153.17 km) WSW | Nikolayevsk-on-Amur Airport (NLI) | Nikolayevsk-on-Amur, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia |     |
| 2 | 331.85 miles (534.06 km) SW | Komsomolsk-na-Amur Khurba (KXK) | Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia | |
| 3 | 407.48 miles (655.77 km) N | Okhotsk Airport (OHO) | Okhotsk, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia | |
| 4 | 458.20 miles (737.40 km) S | Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport (UUS) | Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin Island, Russia | |
| 5 | 479.70 miles (771.99 km) SW | Khabarovsk Novy Airport (KHV) | Khabarovsk, Russia | |
| 6 | 531.69 miles (855.67 km) NNE | Sokol Airport (GDX) | Magadan, Russia | |
| 7 | 562.65 miles (905.49 km) S | Wakkanai Airport (WKJ) | Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 8 | 568.89 miles (915.53 km) NNW | Belaya Gora Airport (UMS) | Ust-Maya, Ust-Maysky District, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 9 | 637.04 miles (1,025.21 km) S | Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport (MBE) | Monbetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan | |
| 10 | 641.59 miles (1,032.54 km) E | Yelizovo Airport (PKC) | Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia | |
| 11 | 668.41 miles (1,075.70 km) S | Memanbetsu Airport (MMB) | Kitami, Japan | |
| 12 | 676.45 miles (1,088.64 km) NNW | Teply Klyuch Airport (KDY) | Khadynga, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 13 | 680.64 miles (1,095.38 km) S | Asahikawa Airport (AKJ) | Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 14 | 690.53 miles (1,111.29 km) WSW | Ignatyevo Airport (BQS) | Blagoveshchensk, Amur Oblast, Russia | |
| 15 | 693.28 miles (1,115.73 km) S | Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB) | Nakashibetsu, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,563.89 miles (18,610.23 km) E | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 2 | 11,539.03 miles (18,570.21 km) E | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 3 | 11,442.25 miles (18,414.47 km) SE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 4 | 11,191.88 miles (18,011.54 km) ESE | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 5 | 11,183.33 miles (17,997.78 km) ESE | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 6 | 11,123.83 miles (17,902.02 km) E | Puerto Deseado Airport (PUD) | Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 7 | 11,089.91 miles (17,847.43 km) E | Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 8 | 11,055.16 miles (17,791.52 km) ESE | Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ) | Punta Arenas, Chile | |
| 9 | 10,993.74 miles (17,692.67 km) SE | Miramar Airport (MJR) | Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 10 | 10,991.60 miles (17,689.21 km) E | General Enrique Mosconi International Airport (CRD) | Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 11 | 10,986.89 miles (17,681.64 km) SE | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 12 | 10,982.45 miles (17,674.50 km) E | Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) | Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 13 | 10,977.17 miles (17,665.99 km) SE | Necochea Airport (NEC) | Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 14 | 10,974.51 miles (17,661.72 km) ESE | Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport (REL) | Trelew, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 15 | 10,964.10 miles (17,644.97 km) SE | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 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 | |