Nonstop flight route between Vojens, Denmark and Pituffik, Greenland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vojens Airport (SKS), Vojens, Denmark and Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,367 miles (or 3,809 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 Vojens 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: | SKS / EKSP |
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Location: | Vojens, Denmark |
GPS Coordinates: | 55°13'59"N by 9°16'0"E |
Elevation: | 141 feet (43 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SKS |
More Information: | SKS 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 Vojens Airport (SKS):
- Vojens Airport (SKS) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Vojens Airport (SKS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,608 miles (18,680 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Vojens Airport", another name for SKS is "Vojens Lufthavn".
- The closest airport to Vojens Airport (SKS) is Sønderborg Airport (SGD), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) SE of SKS.
- Because of Vojens Airport's relatively low elevation of 141 feet, planes can take off or land at Vojens 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.
Facts about Thule Air Base (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 1949, Denmark joined NATO and abandoned its attempt to remove the United States bases.
- In 1954, the 378 m Globecom Tower, a tower for military radio communication, was built at Northmountain.
- 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 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 addition to being known as "Thule Air Base", another name for THU is "Thule AB".
- Thule AB was constructed in secret under the code name Operation Blue Jay, but the project was made public in September 1952.