Nonstop flight route between O'Neill, Nebraska, United States and Pituffik, Greenland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between O'Neill Municipal Airport (ONL), O'Neill, Nebraska, United States and Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,511 miles (or 4,042 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 O'Neill 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 O'Neill Municipal 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: | ONL / KONL |
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Location: | O'Neill, Nebraska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°28'9"N by 98°41'13"W |
Area Served: | O'Neill, Nebraska |
Operator/Owner: | O'Neill Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2031 feet (619 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ONL |
More Information: | ONL 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 O'Neill Municipal Airport (ONL):
- The furthest airport from O'Neill Municipal Airport (ONL) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,551 miles (16,980 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "O'Neill Municipal Airport", another name for ONL is "John L. Baker Field".
- O'Neill Municipal Airport (ONL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to O'Neill Municipal Airport (ONL) is Ainsworth Regional Airport (ANW), which is located 67 miles (108 kilometers) W of ONL.
Facts about Thule Air Base (THU):
- After the German occupation of Denmark on 9 April 1940, Henrik Kauffmann Danish Ambassador to the United States, made an agreement "In the name of the king" with the United States authorizing the United States to defend the Danish colonies on Greenland from German aggression - this agreement faced Kaufmann with a charge of high treason.
- In 1961, a Ballistic Missile Early Warning System radar was constructed at "J-Site," 21 km northeast of main base.
- 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 Air Base has served as the regional hub for nearby installations, including Cape Atholl, Camp Century, Camp TUTO, Sites 1 and 2, P-Mountain, J-Site, North and South Mountains, and a research rocket firing site.
- 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 1959, the airbase was the main staging point for the construction of Camp Century, some 150 mi from the base.
- In 1954, the 378 m Globecom Tower, a tower for military radio communication, was built at Northmountain.