Nonstop flight route between Anchorage, Alaska, United States and Verkhnevilyuysk, Woehee Bueluue District, Sakha Republic, Russia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF), Anchorage, Alaska, United States and Verkhnevilyuysk Airport (VHV), Verkhnevilyuysk, Woehee Bueluue District, Sakha Republic, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,647 miles (or 4,260 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 Elmendorf Air Force Base and Verkhnevilyuysk 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 Elmendorf Air Force Base and Verkhnevilyuysk Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EDF / PAED |
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Location: | Anchorage, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 61°15'5"N by 149°48'23"W |
View all routes: | Routes from EDF |
More Information: | EDF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VHV / |
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Location: | Verkhnevilyuysk, Woehee Bueluue District, Sakha Republic, Russia |
GPS Coordinates: | 63°27'33"N by 120°16'35"E |
Area Served: | Verkhnevilyuysk, Verkhnevilyuysky District, Sakha Republic, Russia |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from VHV |
More Information: | VHV Maps & Info |
Facts about Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF):
- The adjacent facilities were officially combined by the 2005 Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
- Elmendorf Air Force Base is a United States military facility in Anchorage, the largest city in Alaska.
- Following World War II, Elmendorf assumed an increasing role in the defense of North America as the uncertain wartime relations between the United States and the Soviet Union deteriorated into the Cold War.
- The Elmendorf AFB is a site of one of the now decommissioned FLR-9 Wullenweber-class antennas, a node of the now obsolete High Frequency SIGINT direction finding system.
- The closest airport to Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF) is Merrill Field (MRI), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) SSW of EDF.
- The furthest airport from Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,542 miles (16,965 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- In addition to being known as "Elmendorf Air Force Base", another name for EDF is "JB Elmendorf-Richardson".
Facts about Verkhnevilyuysk Airport (VHV):
- The furthest airport from Verkhnevilyuysk Airport (VHV) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is nearly antipodal to Verkhnevilyuysk Airport (meaning Verkhnevilyuysk Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport), and is located 12,346 miles (19,869 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- The closest airport to Verkhnevilyuysk Airport (VHV) is Vilyuisk Airport (VYI), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) ENE of VHV.
- In addition to being known as "Verkhnevilyuysk Airport", another name for VHV is "Аэропорт Верхневилюйск".
- Verkhnevilyuysk Airport (VHV) currently has only 1 runway.