Nonstop flight route between Kharkiv, Ukraine and Fairbanks / Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kharkiv International Airport (HRK), Kharkiv, Ukraine and Ladd Army Airfield (FBK), Fairbanks / Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,505 miles (or 7,250 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 Kharkiv International 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 Kharkiv International 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: | HRK / UKHH |
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Location: | Kharkiv, Ukraine |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°55'28"N by 36°17'23"E |
Area Served: | Kharkiv |
Operator/Owner: | "New Systems AM" LLC |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 508 feet (155 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HRK |
More Information: | HRK Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Kharkiv International Airport (HRK):
- The furthest airport from Kharkiv International Airport (HRK) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,847 miles (17,457 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Kharkiv International Airport (HRK) is Belgorod International Airport (EGO), which is located 51 miles (83 kilometers) NNE of HRK.
- Kharkiv International Airport (HRK) currently has only 1 runway.
- Kharkiv International Airport is well served by municipal transport and is connected to the city's wider network of roads and railways via Aeroflotska Street and the M03 national trunk road.
- In addition to being known as "Kharkiv International Airport", another name for HRK is "Міжнародний аеропорт "Харків"".
- Because of Kharkiv International Airport's relatively low elevation of 508 feet, planes can take off or land at Kharkiv 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.
Facts about Ladd Army Airfield (FBK):
- 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.
- Ladd Army Airfield (FBK) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Ladd Army Airfield (FBK) is Fairbanks International Airport (FAI), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) WSW of FBK.
- From the onset of the Korean War in 1950 and continuing through 1957, Ladd saw intense use.
- 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.
- From the late 1940s into the 1950s, Ladd AFB served as the northern hub for Air Force activities in Alaska.