Nonstop flight route between Buru, Indonesia and Fairbanks, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Namrole Airport (NRE), Buru, Indonesia and Eielson Air Force Base (EIL), Fairbanks, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,347 miles (or 10,214 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 Namrole Airport and Eielson Air Force Base, 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 Namrole Airport and Eielson Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NRE / WAPG |
Airport Name: | Namrole Airport |
Location: | Buru, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°51'20"S by 126°41'58"E |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
View all routes: | Routes from NRE |
More Information: | NRE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EIL / PAEI |
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Location: | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 64°39'56"N by 147°6'5"W |
View all routes: | Routes from EIL |
More Information: | EIL Maps & Info |
Facts about Namrole Airport (NRE):
- The furthest airport from Namrole Airport (NRE) is Saül Airport (XAU), which is nearly antipodal to Namrole Airport (meaning Namrole Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Saül Airport), and is located 12,419 miles (19,986 kilometers) away in Saül, French Guiana.
- The closest airport to Namrole Airport (NRE) is Pattimura Airport (PTA) (AMQ), which is located 96 miles (155 kilometers) E of NRE.
Facts about Eielson Air Force Base (EIL):
- 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.
- Taken off deployment status in 2007 as a result of BRAC 2005, today the primary mission of the base is to support Red Flag-Alaska, a series of Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercises for U.S.
- In addition to being known as "Eielson Air Force Base", another name for EIL is "Eielson AFB".
- 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.
- The 58th Weather Squadron remained at Eielson until 8 August 1958.
- A year later, however, Eielson moved from under the shadow of Ladd Field when the Alaskan Air Command assumed organizational control.
- The 6th SW remained at Eielson AFB until 1992.