Nonstop flight route between Fairbanks / Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States and Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ladd Army Airfield (FBK), Fairbanks / Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States and Door County Cherryland Airport (SUE), Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,625 miles (or 4,224 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 Ladd Army Airfield and Door County Cherryland 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 Ladd Army Airfield and Door County Cherryland Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FBK / PAFB |
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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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SUE / KSUE |
Airport Name: | Door County Cherryland Airport |
Location: | Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°50'36"N by 87°25'18"W |
Area Served: | Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin |
Operator/Owner: | Door County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 724 feet (221 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SUE |
More Information: | SUE Maps & Info |
Facts about Ladd Army Airfield (FBK):
- Ladd Army Airfield (FBK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Ladd Army Airfield (FBK) is Fairbanks International Airport (FAI), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) WSW of FBK.
- Reflecting the need to insure aircraft bound for the Soviet Union were prepared for the flight to Galena and Nome, prior to flying across the Bering Straits to Siberia, Ladd AAF the Alaska Air Depot of XI AF Service Command was activated on 8 July 1942.
- 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.
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- In addition to being known as "Ladd Army Airfield", another name for FBK is "(Ladd Air Force Base)".
- 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.
- The airplanes arrived at Ladd were stripped of all but basic instrumentation and armament.
- Ladd was not exclusively an Air Force site.
Facts about Door County Cherryland Airport (SUE):
- The closest airport to Door County Cherryland Airport (SUE) is Austin Straubel International Airport (GRB), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) SW of SUE.
- Because of Door County Cherryland Airport's relatively low elevation of 724 feet, planes can take off or land at Door County Cherryland 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.
- Door County Cherryland Airport (SUE) has 2 runways.
- Door County Cherryland Airport is home to the Door County Civil Air Patrol Senior Squadron.
- The furthest airport from Door County Cherryland Airport (SUE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,025 miles (17,742 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.