Nonstop flight route between Balıkesir, Turkey and Fairbanks / Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States:
Departure Airport:
(39°33'15"N by 27°0'48"E)
Arrival Airport:
(64°50'15"N by 147°36'51"W)
Distance from EDO to FBK:
5,218.13 miles (8,397.74 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport (Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport) (EDO), Balıkesir, Turkey and Ladd Army Airfield (FBK), Fairbanks / Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,218 miles (or 8,398 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 Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport (Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport) and Ladd Army Airfield, 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 Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport (Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport) and Ladd Army Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | EDO / LTFD |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Balıkesir, Turkey |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°33'15"N by 27°0'48"E |
| Operator/Owner: | DHMI |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 50 feet (15 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from EDO |
| More Information: | EDO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FBK / PAFB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Fairbanks / Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 64°50'15"N by 147°36'51"W |
| Area Served: | Fort Wainwright |
| Operator/Owner: | United States Army |
| Airport Type: | Military: Army Airfield |
| Elevation: | 454 feet (138 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FBK |
| More Information: | FBK Maps & Info |
Facts about Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport (Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport) (EDO):
- The closest airport to Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport (Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport) (EDO) is Mytilene International Airport (MJT), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) SSW of EDO.
- In addition to being known as "Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport (Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport)", another name for EDO is "Balıkesir Koca Seyit Havalimanı".
- Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport (Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport) (EDO) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport (Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport)'s relatively low elevation of 50 feet, planes can take off or land at Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport (Balıkesir Koca Seyit 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.
- The furthest airport from Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport (Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport) (EDO) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,250 miles (18,105 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
Facts about Ladd Army Airfield (FBK):
- Testing at Ladd Field began again in 1942, but by 1943 aircraft cold-weather testing had become a second priority, as Ladd became the hub for fighters and bombers destined for the "Forgotten 1,000 Mile War" in the Aleutians against the Japanese or on their way to Soviet forces as part of the Lend-Lease program.
- The furthest airport from Ladd Army Airfield (FBK) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,286 miles (16,554 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- Ladd Army Airfield (FBK) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Ladd Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 454 feet, planes can take off or land at Ladd Army Airfield 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.
- The closest airport to Ladd Army Airfield (FBK) is Fairbanks International Airport (FAI), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) WSW of FBK.
- In addition to being known as "Ladd Army Airfield", another name for FBK is "(Ladd Air Force Base)".
- In 1948, as Cold War tensions heightened, the Army's 2nd Infantry sent ground defense soldiers to Ladd
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 40.94 miles (65.88 km) SSW | Mytilene International Airport (MJT) | Mytilene, Lesbos Island, Greece |     |
| 2 | 48.78 miles (78.50 km) E | Balıkesir Airport (BZI) | Balıkesir, Turkey | |
| 3 | 50.92 miles (81.95 km) NW | Çanakkale Airport (CKZ) | Çanakkale, Turkey | |
| 4 | 71.97 miles (115.83 km) S | Çiğli Air Base (IGL) | Çiğli / İzmir, Turkey | |
| 5 | 73.41 miles (118.14 km) NE | Bandırma Airport (BDM) | Bandırma, Turkey | |
| 6 | 74.80 miles (120.38 km) NW | Gökçeada Airport (GKD) | Gökçeada, Turkey | |
| 7 | 87.75 miles (141.22 km) S | İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport (ADB) | İzmir, Turkey | |
| 8 | 95.95 miles (154.41 km) SSW | Chios Island National Airport (JKH) | Chios Island, Greece | |
| 9 | 97.70 miles (157.23 km) WNW | Lemnos International Airport (LXS) | Lemnos, Greece | |
| 10 | 105.82 miles (170.30 km) NNW | Alexandroupolis International Airport (AXD) | Alexandroupolis, Greece | |
| 11 | 119.37 miles (192.11 km) NNE | Çorlu Airport (TEQ) | Tekirdag, Turkey | |
| 12 | 128.94 miles (207.50 km) S | Samos International Airport "Aristarchos of Samos" (SMI) | Samos Island, Greece | |
| 13 | 134.23 miles (216.03 km) SSW | Ikaria Island National Airport (JIK) | Ikaria, Greece | |
| 14 | 136.60 miles (219.83 km) NE | Istanbul Atatürk Airport (IST) | Istanbul, Turkey | |
| 15 | 141.10 miles (227.08 km) WSW | Skyros Island National Airport (SKU) | Skyros, Greece | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,249.92 miles (18,104.95 km) S | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,195.06 miles (18,016.66 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,182.76 miles (17,996.86 km) SSE | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 4 | 11,106.37 miles (17,873.92 km) SSE | Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) | Avarua, Cook Islands | |
| 5 | 11,070.45 miles (17,816.12 km) SSE | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) | Mauke Island, Cook Islands | |
| 6 | 11,046.30 miles (17,777.26 km) SSE | Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) | Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands | |
| 7 | 10,903.48 miles (17,547.41 km) S | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 10,900.03 miles (17,541.86 km) S | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 10,885.68 miles (17,518.76 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,883.73 miles (17,515.62 km) SW | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 10,882.06 miles (17,512.93 km) SW | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 10,852.41 miles (17,465.22 km) S | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 10,838.32 miles (17,442.54 km) SSW | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 10,838.27 miles (17,442.45 km) S | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 10,838.18 miles (17,442.31 km) S | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 7.28 miles (11.71 km) WSW | Fairbanks International Airport (FAI) | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | |
| 2 | 19.23 miles (30.95 km) SE | Eielson Air Force Base (EIL) | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 47.54 miles (76.51 km) WSW | Nenana Municipal Airport (ENN) | Nenana, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 55.55 miles (89.39 km) WNW | Minto Al Wright Airport (MNT) | Minto, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 78.44 miles (126.24 km) SE | Delta Junction Airport (DJN) | Delta Junction, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 81.12 miles (130.55 km) SE | Allen Army Airfield (BIG) | Fort Greely, Delta Junction, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 85.66 miles (137.86 km) SSW | McKinley National Park Airport (MCL) | McKinley Park, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 86.69 miles (139.51 km) WNW | Rampart Airport (RMP) | Rampart, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 89.42 miles (143.90 km) W | Manley Hot Springs Airport (MLY) | Manley Hot Springs, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 91.39 miles (147.07 km) NNW | Stevens Village Airport (SVS) | Stevens Village, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 96.58 miles (155.43 km) ENE | Central Airport (CEM) | Central, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 97.99 miles (157.70 km) ENE | Circle Hot Springs Airport (CHP) | Circle Hot Springs, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 98.83 miles (159.05 km) NW | Five Mile Airport (FMC) | Five Mile, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 104.78 miles (168.63 km) ESE | Healy River Airport (HKB) | Healy Lake, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 105.51 miles (169.81 km) N | Beaver Airport (WBQ) | Beaver, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,286.15 miles (16,553.91 km) S | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 2 | 10,265.55 miles (16,520.76 km) SSE | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,262.90 miles (16,516.49 km) S | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,230.98 miles (16,465.13 km) S | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,226.87 miles (16,458.51 km) SSE | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,131.13 miles (16,304.44 km) S | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,087.50 miles (16,234.22 km) S | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,016.83 miles (16,120.48 km) S | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 9 | 10,011.35 miles (16,111.66 km) S | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 10 | 10,006.60 miles (16,104.01 km) S | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 11 | 10,005.78 miles (16,102.70 km) S | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 12 | 10,003.82 miles (16,099.55 km) S | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 13 | 10,002.65 miles (16,097.66 km) S | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 14 | 9,983.62 miles (16,067.03 km) S | Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU) | Maseru, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 9,975.91 miles (16,054.63 km) S | Mokhotlong Airport (MKH) | Mokhotlong, Lesotho | |