Nonstop flight route between Fairbanks, Alaska, United States and Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Eielson Air Force Base (EIL), Fairbanks, Alaska, United States and General Servando Canales International Airport (MAM), Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,455 miles (or 5,559 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 Eielson Air Force Base and General Servando Canales 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 Eielson Air Force Base and General Servando Canales International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Eielson Air Force Base (EIL):

• The 58th Weather Squadron remained at Eielson until 8 August 1958.
• Operational uses of Mile 26 were few.
• In addition to being known as "Eielson Air Force Base", another name for EIL is "Eielson AFB".
• The furthest airport from Eielson Air Force Base (EIL) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,295 miles (16,568 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
• For the next 34 years, the 5010th served as host-unit at Eielson.
• The host unit at Eielson is the 354th Fighter Wing assigned to the Pacific Air Forces Eleventh Air Force.
• Another change involved the 3rd Fighter Training Squadron, which was replaced by the 353rd Fighter Squadron.
• The closest airport to Eielson Air Force Base (EIL) is Ladd Army Airfield (FBK), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) NW of EIL.

Facts about General Servando Canales International Airport (MAM):

• The furthest airport from General Servando Canales International Airport (MAM) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,152 miles (17,947 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The closest airport to General Servando Canales International Airport (MAM) is Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport (BRO), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NNE of MAM.
• Because of General Servando Canales International Airport's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at General Servando Canales International 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.
• In addition to being known as "General Servando Canales International Airport", another name for MAM is "Aeropuerto Internacional General Servando Canales".
• General Servando Canales International Airport (MAM) currently has only 1 runway.