Nonstop flight route between Pituffik, Greenland and Yerevan, Armenia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland and Zvartnots International Airport (EVN), Yerevan, Armenia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,879 miles (or 6,242 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 Thule Air Base and Zvartnots International Airport, 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 Thule Air Base and Zvartnots International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EVN / UDYZ |
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Location: | Yerevan, Armenia |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°8'49"N by 44°23'44"E |
Area Served: | Yerevan |
Operator/Owner: | General Department of Civil Aviation of Armenia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2838 feet (865 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from EVN |
More Information: | EVN Maps & Info |
Facts about Thule Air Base (THU):
- The closest airport to Thule Air Base (THU) is Savissivik Heliport (SVR), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) ESE of THU.
- In 1961, a Ballistic Missile Early Warning System radar was constructed at "J-Site," 21 km northeast of main base.
- Knud Rasmussen was the first to recognize the Pituffik plain as ideal for an airport.
- Originally established as a Strategic Air Command installation, Thule would periodically serve as a dispersal base for B-36 Peacemaker and B-47 Stratojet aircraft during the 1950s, as well as providing an ideal site to test the operability and maintainability of these weapon systems in extreme cold weather.
- In addition to being known as "Thule Air Base", another name for THU is "Thule AB".
- 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 is home to the 21st Space Wing's global network of sensors providing missile warning, space surveillance and space control to North American Aerospace Defense Command and Air Force Space Command.
- 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.
Facts about Zvartnots International Airport (EVN):
- In addition to being known as "Zvartnots International Airport", another name for EVN is "Զվարթնոց Միջազգային Օդակայան".
- Runway 09 is equipped with an ILS CAT II, which enables aircraft operations in low ceiling and visibility.
- The airport is able to accept aircraft up to and including the Antonov An-124, Boeing 747-400 and Airbus 380.
- Zvartnots International Airport (EVN) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 2004, the construction of a new international terminal began, at a cost of US$100 million.
- The furthest airport from Zvartnots International Airport (EVN) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,257 miles (18,117 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- The modernization effort has included the implementation of a new flight information display system as well as a new automated and biometric-identification system for baggage check-in and passenger control.
- The closest airport to Zvartnots International Airport (EVN) is Shirak International Airport (LWN), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) NW of EVN.